GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The LSU volleyball team (13-11, 7-7 SEC) continues its road trip to Auburn (6-18, 0-13 SEC) on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The match will also be available via live stats on LSUSports.net.
The Tigers are coming off a three-set loss to No. 11 Florida on Friday, while Auburn feel to Texas A&M on Wednesday in three sets.
Series History
– vs. Auburn: The Tigers own a 45-15 all-time record against Auburn. LSU has won the last four matches, claiming a three-set victory earlier this month on Nov. 6.
In that match, Taylor Bannister led with 22 kills. Samarah Hill had a double-double of 12 kills and 14 digs, while Raigen Cianciulli finished with 17 digs.
Team Notes
>> Last Sunday, the Tigers claimed a four-set win over No. 25 Texas A&M, the Tigers first win over a ranked team since 2014 and the first ranked win at home since 2010.
>> Head coach Fran Flory, the winningest coach in LSU volleyball history, enters her 22nd. She owns an all-time record of 491-387.
>> Taylor Bannister became the 23rd player in program history to reach 1,000 kills against Ole Miss on Oct. 6. She is the seventh player in program history to accomplish 1,000 kills in their junior season. She now has a total of 1,185 kills.
>> Bannister picked up her fourth career double-double against Texas A&M, tallying 15 kills and 10 digs.
>> Samarah Hill had a career-match, recording a career-high and match-high of 20 kills against Texas A&M. She hit .357 and was one dig shy of a double-double with nine.
>> Hill earned SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after helping the Tigers to two victories last week. She finished the week with 4.57 kills per set, a .352 hitting percentage, 3.29 digs per set and 4.86 points per set. She finished the Auburn match with her fourth double-double of the year of 12 kills and 14 digs.
>> Cianciulli continues to leads the Tigers in the back row as she tallied 36 digs last week, earning her SEC Defensive Player of the Week. She averaged 5.14 digs per set.
>> Cianciulli now has 1,427 digs in her career which is 166 digs away from becoming the all-time leader in program history. She is third on the all-time list and is 100 digs away from tying Daniela Reis (1989-92). The all-time dig leader is Haley Smith (2012-15) with 1,593.
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