Bulldogs Drop Series Opener to Monarchs

Friday, October 30

Ruston, LA

6 p.m.

Louisiana Tech University

8-18,0-11Sun Belt

Old Dominion

5-17,1-10Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Old Dominion	22	25	25	25	3
Louisiana Tech	25	23	22	15	1

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Photo by: Gabe Walker

10/30/2026 9:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Louisiana Tech volleyball fell to Old Dominion on their first ever match up, 3-1, inside the Thomas Assembly Center Friday night.

By: Gabe Walker

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech volleyball fell to Old Dominion on their first ever match up, 3-1, inside the Thomas Assembly Center Friday night.

Taylor Woods and Kylie Rodriguez led the team with eight kills, with Woods mixing in five blocks. Six Bulldogs recorded an assist, led by Sydnee Carter's 16

Louisiana Tech opened the match with a four point lead at the media timeout, but Old Dominion came back late and tied the match at 21-21. The Bulldogs closed the set on a 4-1 run to take the first point, capitalized by a kill from Gabrielle Hairston. Hairston and Rodriguez led the team with four kills apiece, both hitting over .500 in the set.

Point two saw 13 ties and six lead changes, with the Bulldogs taking a five point lead at the media. The Monarchs rallied, winning as many as five in a row during a 15-8 run to close the set 25-23 ODU to tie the match at 1-1.

Set three was the closest of the match with neither team able to lead by more than four. The Monarchs took a one point lead at the media, but the Bulldogs immediately tied it. The match would be tied 4 more times before ODU found footing, winning the set 25-22.

ODU dominated the final set, leading by eight at the media, ultimately winning the set 25-15, finding their first win in Sun Belt play this season.

QUOTABLES
Head coach Scott Mattera
Really disappointing night, we won the first and had leads in games two and three, just not intense or focused enough to close it out.

When we did the things we are supposed to do, we are pretty successful, but then the mistakes creep in and they tend to creep in at the worst times. That is on me as the coach to figure out why that is and make the changes so that stops biting us on th scoreboard.

We have such a great group of kids. They work, they are fun, they are polite. It is time to see the fight come through because there is no doubt that it is in them.

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