Blue Raiders slam Ragin' Cajuns

Friday, October 23

Lafayette, La.

5:00 PM

Middle Tennessee

UL-Lafayette

Photo by: Bradley Lambert

10/23/2009 6:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

By: MT Athletic Communications

LAFAYETTE, La. - Sophomore Stacy Oladinni and junior Izabela Kozon guided Middle Tennessee to a 3-0 win (25-21, 27-25, 25-16) over UL-Lafayette on Friday night. Oladinni posted a hitting percentage of .772 after knocking down 14 kills with just one error in 18 attempts. Kozon posted a team high 15 kills with a .257 hitting percentage while senior Ashley Mead notched 10 of her own. As a team, Middle Tennessee had 51 kills for a .362 hitting percentage while holding the Ragin' Cajuns to 30 and an attack percentage of .187. Defensively, senior Leslie Clark had 10 digs while Oladinni, senior Janay Yancey and junior Alyssa Wistrick each had two block assists. Clark also had 40 assists on the night. In the first set the two teams battled but Middle Tennessee pulled it out in the end winning by four-points. ULL came out fighting in the second set and while the Blue Raiders tried to stay ahead the Ragin' Cajuns stayed in the game. Late in the set, Middle Tennessee trailed 25-24 but came back and a block by Mead and Yancey sealed the win and a 2-0 lead in the match. The Blue Raiders used the momentum from the first two sets to take a 20-13 lead late in the third. Middle Tennessee will be back in action a 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 when it faces UL-Monroe in Monroe, La.