BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU volleyball team looks to continue its winning success as the 6-0 Tigers head out to North Carolina for three matches Friday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 10.
The Tigers will face off against High Point in the Millis Center on Friday at 5 p.m. CT, before heading over to Chapel Hill for the Tar Heel Classic, facing LIU Brooklyn on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT and North Carolina on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
Live stats will be available online at LSUsports.net, and there will be live match updates through the team’s Twitter (@LSUvolleyball) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/lsuvolleyball) pages.
Flory’s Final Thoughts
“We’re certainly excited to compete again. We need to play a cleaner version of our system and eliminate the unforced errors and control our side of the net a little better. We have to make improvements. We have addressed those in practice and we’re excited to see how we are able to implement them over this weekend.”
“These are all really important, tough matches. High Point is going to be a tougher match than I anticipated in the beginning. They beat Georgia and Oklahoma last weekend. LIU Brooklyn is going to be a little different style, but they are a great match for us. North Carolina will have the home court advantage and Carmichael Arena is not an easy place to play. They are going to be big on the block.”
“We are trying to get better the next match. Our team has had a good perspective in practice and we will continue this weekend with great energy, great passion and a positive drive.”
Series History with the Field
>> Friday’s meeting between the Tigers and the High Point Panthers will be the first meeting in the history of the program.
>> LSU leads LIU Brooklyn 1-0 in the all-time series. LSU put together a three-set victory in the 2015 season with scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-11.
>> The Tigers and North Carolina will square off on Sunday for an ACC Network (ESPN3) match. The series is tied up 4-4. The last time they met was on Sept. 7, 2012. The Tigers fell to the Tar Heels 18-25, 19-25, 14-25. The last time the Tigers defeated the Tar Heels was in the Maravich Center on Sept. 10, 2010, downing the Tar Heels 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Team Notes
>> The LSU Tigers continued their winning success for the second straight weekend after picking up three more wins at the Dog Pound Challenge to remain unbeaten at 6-0. It is the first time since 2010 since, the Tigers have won their first six matches of the season.
>> The last time that LSU opened the season with six or more wins was in 2010 when the Tigers went on a 13-match tear to start the season before finishing the season ranked No.17.
>> Over last weekend, sophomore Jacqui Armer led the way with a total of 27 kills to earn MVP of the Dog Pound Challenge. She put together a team-high 14 kills in five-set thrilling win over UConn.
>> Setter Anna Zweibel and middle blocker Olivia Beyer picked up All-Tournament honors at the Dog Pound Challege.
>> Freshman Raigen Cianciulli leads the way for Tigers in the back row, averaging 3.55 digs per set with 78 total digs. She also leads the team in aces with six. Second on the team in digs is Gina Tillis with 54 and 2.57 per set.
>> At setter Anna Zwiebel paved the way for the LSU offense during the Dog Pound Challenge, with 91 assists for 8.82 assists per set.
>> Sophomore Jacqui Armer and Olivia Beyer led the Tigers in blocks with 14 and 11 respectively. Beyer averaged 1.27 blocks per set, while Armer averaged 1.10.
>> Gina Tillis [10 K, 11 Digs] picked up her 18th career double-double against UConn. The double-double is her second on the season. She leads the Tigers in kills with 50 with 2.38 kills per set.
>> The Tigers rank first among the SEC in opponent hitting percentage at .114.
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