Game 19 - Conference Game #9
Aggies Record (15-3, 7-1)
Opponent: LSU Tigers (10-9, 3-5)
Opponent RPI: 77
Date: October 24th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Streaming: SEC Network+ / ESPN +
Tickets: https://lsusports.evenue.net/event/V25/V08
Stats: https://12thman.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Game Preview
7-1, only 7 conference games left in the regular season. Tomorrow night we are in Baton Rouge to take on the Bayou Tigers. The 9th ranked Texas A&M Aggies head into the match with 3 sweeps in a row and look to continue its momentum and remain in 3rd place in the conference standings.
LSU is sitting at 3-5 in conference play but has played one of the toughest conference schedules. They have losses to Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, but have surprising losses to Alabama and Oklahoma (both 0-3). They do have a win over Florida and coming into the season I was high on this team as they had a solid outside duo in Jurnee Robinson and Nia Washington. However, beyond that this team lacks depth and fire power. Aside from those two, no one else has more than 2 kills a set. They have a solid block, but not an intimidating one, and they are also not great at serving aside from Washington.
Their results have been really inconsistent this year. They rode or die behind Robinson, who's lethal on the outside. However a strong block and some tough serving can really take them out of their element. LSU did upset Florida and did upset us last year in Baton Rouge. However, this A&M team is complete different.
Texas A&M looks to be rolling and have been dominant this season in conference play. Aside from the loss vs #3 Kentucky, the Aggies have only lost 2 sets and won 21 of them. The Aggies have been taking care of business against unranked teams and haven't lost to anyone outside the top ten in the country all season.
Setter Maddie Waak is ranked 1st in the nation in assists per set. She continues to orchestrate a strong and versatile attack. Logan Lednicky had herself an all time performance last week with 23 kills. Our middles Ifenna Cos-Okpalla and Morgan Perkins continue to be near the top of the conference in hitting percentage. On the outside Kyndal Stowers, Emily Hellmuth, and even freshman Megan Fitch have been hitting well. Our first touch and defensive play has been improving each game and will need to continue doing so.
Against LSU it's imperative we serve hard. Their back row play hasn't been superb so we need to take advantage and serve aggressively. Along with that, our block needs to be present and dominant to slow down LSU's outside attack. If we get around 3 aces and/or 3 blocks per set I think we can get out of Baton Rouge easily and quickly. However, LSU will put up a big fight. They came into the season with high expectations and are sitting outside of the bubble. They'll be desperate for a huge win and I'm sure they'll have a great crowd.
Hopefully we can get some maroon in there as Aggies there for the football game can go see the game before or after a Friday dinner! If you're in the area head on over to their arena on campus and catch your top ten Aggie Volleyball team. Why not beat LSU back to back nights! BTHO lsu!!!
Stat Leaders - LSU (per set)
Kills
Jurnee Robinson - 4.95
Nia Washington - 3.08
Jessica Jones - 1.57
Assists
Lauren Brooker - 5.74
Takyla Brown - 4.49
Aces
Nia Washington - 0.33
Jurnee Robinson - 0.18
Blocks
Jessica Jones - 1.11
Angelina Lee - 0.81
Digs
Jurnee Robinson - 2.67
Nia Washington - 2.13
Laurel Cassidy - 1.93
Stat Leaders - Texas A&M (per set)
Kills
Logan Lednicky - 4.07
Kyndal Stowers - 3.24
Emily Hellmuth - 2.94
Assists
Maddie Waak - 11.49
Aces
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla - 0.35
Maddie Waak - 0.29
Blocks
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla - 1.57
Morgan Perkins - 0.75
Logan Lednicky - 0.75
Digs
Ava Underwood - 3.11
Logan Lednicky - 2.81
Kyndal Stowers - 2.49
Aggies Record (15-3, 7-1)
Opponent: LSU Tigers (10-9, 3-5)
Opponent RPI: 77
Date: October 24th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Streaming: SEC Network+ / ESPN +
Tickets: https://lsusports.evenue.net/event/V25/V08
Stats: https://12thman.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Game Preview
7-1, only 7 conference games left in the regular season. Tomorrow night we are in Baton Rouge to take on the Bayou Tigers. The 9th ranked Texas A&M Aggies head into the match with 3 sweeps in a row and look to continue its momentum and remain in 3rd place in the conference standings.
LSU is sitting at 3-5 in conference play but has played one of the toughest conference schedules. They have losses to Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, but have surprising losses to Alabama and Oklahoma (both 0-3). They do have a win over Florida and coming into the season I was high on this team as they had a solid outside duo in Jurnee Robinson and Nia Washington. However, beyond that this team lacks depth and fire power. Aside from those two, no one else has more than 2 kills a set. They have a solid block, but not an intimidating one, and they are also not great at serving aside from Washington.
Their results have been really inconsistent this year. They rode or die behind Robinson, who's lethal on the outside. However a strong block and some tough serving can really take them out of their element. LSU did upset Florida and did upset us last year in Baton Rouge. However, this A&M team is complete different.
Texas A&M looks to be rolling and have been dominant this season in conference play. Aside from the loss vs #3 Kentucky, the Aggies have only lost 2 sets and won 21 of them. The Aggies have been taking care of business against unranked teams and haven't lost to anyone outside the top ten in the country all season.
Setter Maddie Waak is ranked 1st in the nation in assists per set. She continues to orchestrate a strong and versatile attack. Logan Lednicky had herself an all time performance last week with 23 kills. Our middles Ifenna Cos-Okpalla and Morgan Perkins continue to be near the top of the conference in hitting percentage. On the outside Kyndal Stowers, Emily Hellmuth, and even freshman Megan Fitch have been hitting well. Our first touch and defensive play has been improving each game and will need to continue doing so.
Against LSU it's imperative we serve hard. Their back row play hasn't been superb so we need to take advantage and serve aggressively. Along with that, our block needs to be present and dominant to slow down LSU's outside attack. If we get around 3 aces and/or 3 blocks per set I think we can get out of Baton Rouge easily and quickly. However, LSU will put up a big fight. They came into the season with high expectations and are sitting outside of the bubble. They'll be desperate for a huge win and I'm sure they'll have a great crowd.
Hopefully we can get some maroon in there as Aggies there for the football game can go see the game before or after a Friday dinner! If you're in the area head on over to their arena on campus and catch your top ten Aggie Volleyball team. Why not beat LSU back to back nights! BTHO lsu!!!
Stat Leaders - LSU (per set)
Kills
Jurnee Robinson - 4.95
Nia Washington - 3.08
Jessica Jones - 1.57
Assists
Lauren Brooker - 5.74
Takyla Brown - 4.49
Aces
Nia Washington - 0.33
Jurnee Robinson - 0.18
Blocks
Jessica Jones - 1.11
Angelina Lee - 0.81
Digs
Jurnee Robinson - 2.67
Nia Washington - 2.13
Laurel Cassidy - 1.93
Stat Leaders - Texas A&M (per set)
Kills
Logan Lednicky - 4.07
Kyndal Stowers - 3.24
Emily Hellmuth - 2.94
Assists
Maddie Waak - 11.49
Aces
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla - 0.35
Maddie Waak - 0.29
Blocks
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla - 1.57
Morgan Perkins - 0.75
Logan Lednicky - 0.75
Digs
Ava Underwood - 3.11
Logan Lednicky - 2.81
Kyndal Stowers - 2.49
LSU