Preview: LA Tech vs. ODU - LA Tech Athletics

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech volleyball hosts Old Dominion Friday and Saturday in another round of Sun Belt action.

MATCH INFORMATION
Dates/Times: Friday, Oct. 30 (6 p.m. CT) | Saturday, Oct. 31 (1 p.m. CT)
Location: Thomas Assembly Center
Live Stats: LATechSports.com/Stats
Live Video: ESPN+

ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (8-17, 0-10 SBC)
The Bulldogs enter the Thomas Assembly Center victorious over the Lady Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Tuesday mid-week matchup. LA Tech won 3-1 with significant contribution from Megan Cooley, who led the team in kills and blocks.

Cooley scored 10 kills on 18 attempts with only one error, hitting .500 on the day. It led the match in hitting percentage by all players with at least 10 attempts. The four-year Bulldog also notched three solo blocks, the most by a Bulldog in the match.

Riley Steubing led the match with 20 digs, the only player with 10+ digs in the match. Steubing sits at 1,214 career digs, seven shy of being seventh all-time in the Bulldog ranks, or fourth in the rally scoring era.

Sydnee Carter is also close to history sitting at 955 career assists after leading the team against the Lady Lions with 23. Carter leads the team with 479 assists, surpassing her 453 from last season, needing only 45 assists for 1,000 in her 2-year career.

Carter also dimed five service aces in the win Tuesday night, tying her career high and tying the most by a Bulldog this season.

ABOUT OLD DOMINION (4-17, 0-10 SBC)
The Monarchs (4-17, 0-10 Sun Belt) hosted a Sun Belt series versus Marshall last weekend, dropping both matches to the Thundering Herd. The visitors took the first match in straight sets, 3-0 last Friday.

Katie Rakoski led ODU with 13 kills, Kyra Hampton recorded a 26-assist, 15-dig double-double, and Taylor Motes made five blocks. In the series finale on Saturday, ODU won the first set, 26-24, but Marshall took the next three.

Leilani Lawrence finished with a team-high 16 kills, Rita Benidio contributed a 14-kill, 10-dig double-double, and Rakoski scored 14 kills. Hampton set a new career best with 44 assists, Ashlyn Gent and Erica Duffy had 22 and 13 digs, respectively, and Motes made six blocks.

THE SERIES
This is the first matchup in the history of the programs.

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Players Mentioned

Sydnee Carter

Megan Cooley

Riley Steubing

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