Bulldogs Fall in Series Finale to Trojans

Saturday, October 17

Ruston, LA

1 p.m.

Louisiana Tech University

7-15,0-8Sun Belt

Troy

12-5,7-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Troy	25	25	25	3
Louisiana Tech	23	16	21	0

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Photo by: Olivia Sharpe

Bulldogs Fall in Series Finale to Trojans

10/17/2026 4:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Louisiana Tech volleyball fell in the series finale 3-0 against top-seeded Troy Saturday afternoon in the Thomas Assembly Center.

By: Gabe Walker

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech volleyball fell in the series finale 3-0 against top-seeded Troy Saturday afternoon in the Thomas Assembly Center.

Riley Steubing, who dislocated her shoulder at the end of set one, missed the entirety of set two. She started the next set and nearly led the match in total digs. On a sprained ankle and torn labrum, the four-year Bulldog led the match in digs/set.

Four Bulldogs registered at least five kills, led by Kylie Rodriguez with eight. It marks the second match in a row with Rodriguez as the leader. Violet Morrandez continued to be excellent at the net, having a part in all seven blocks for the Bulldogs. Morrandez nearly had double the blocks of the next closest player in the match.

The 'Dogs jumped out early in the first set, leading 5-1 behind a Morrandez and Taylor Woods combo block. Troy managed to tie the match at nine, but LA Tech took a 15-13 lead heading into the media timeout. The Trojans tied the match at 22 and closed on a 3-1 run to win the point. Steubing netted seven digs in the set, nearly double the next closest player for either team.

Troy took early control of set two, leading by as much as 10 late. A kill from Kalina Calvillo secured a 25-16 win, the largest margin of victory of the weekend. Three Bulldogs punched a pair of kills, while Sydnee Carter assisted seven times.

Set three was tightly contested with five ties before the media timeout. The Bulldogs tied the match at 17, but the Trojans closed on an 8-4 run to sweep the match and the series.

Steubing finished the match with eight digs, two behind the match leader in Troy's Haley Nash. Steubing missed the entirety of set two, the only set she has not played in all season.

QUOTABLES
Head coach Scott Mattera
"That first game was some of the best volleyball we have played all year. Our consistency for most of the game was incredibly. We just could not finish. Those opportunities are there against a really good team in Troy, we just need to step up and make those plays. It is a part of growing as a team and maturing. Just have to keep to the process.

Big matches this week against a rival, the girls are pumped about it and so am I."

NOTABLES

Steubing was nearly the match leader in digs while missing an entire set because of a dislocated shoulder.
That set is the only set that Steubing has missed all year.
Rodriguez led the Bulldogs in kills for the second straight match.
Carter assisted 23 times, her fourth match in a row with 20 or more.
A freshman has led the Bulldogs in kills in the last 11 matches.
Morrandez led the team with seven blocks, combining for 13 over the series.
Morrandez was the match leader in both matches in blocks, having a piece of every block for the Bulldogs today.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs travel to ULM next weekend in the inaugural Radiance Technologies I-20 Showdown in volleyball.

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