COURTESY OF A-STATE ATHLETICS | MIYA GARRETT

The Arkansas State volleyball team fell to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 3-1 in the First National Bank Arena Friday night.

With the loss, the Red Wolves dropped to 6-9 in the Sun Belt Conference and 15-12 overall. Louisiana improved to 9-6 in the SBC and 13-15 overall.

A-State looked plenty capable of beating a Ragin’ Cajun team that swept them earlier in the season, but A-State just could not edge out Louisiana.

Hali Wisnoskie had a great game for the visitors, the junior led Louisiana with 17 kills.

Two Red Wolves registered double digit kills in the game as Timber Terrell and Macey Putt both accounted for 11 kills each. Putt had a double double on the night as she also accounted for 15 digs.

Setters Julianna Cramer and Malgorzata Andersohn registered 18 and 11 assists respectively.

Looking Ahead

The Red Wolves take on ULM Saturday night in A-State’s regular season finale. A-State must win against ULM to clinch a spot in the SBC tournament. First service from First National Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m.

Game Summary

Fourth Set

Louisiana jumped out to a 10-3 lead but with their backs against the wall, the Red Wolves did not give up.

A-State went on a 4-0 run forcing Louisiana into a timeout. Despite this early momentum from the Red Wolves, Louisiana closed out the set comfortably 25-14.

Third Set

Louisiana erased an early deficit to come back and take control of the third set.

Down by four, 13-9, the Ragin’ Cajuns went on a 5-0 run to take a 14-13 lead. Louisiana finished the set strong to gain a 2-1 advantage in the game as the third set ended 25-21.

Second Set

The Red Wolves took the lead in the second set and never really looked back.

Terrell put the Red Wolves ahead by three with a big kill to make the scoreline 12-9. This forced Louisiana into a timeout but the Red Wolves kept the momentum going out of the break.

Paulina Sobolewska registered an ace following the timeout and the Red Wolves’ lead later jumped out to 19-11.

Despite a late push by the Ragin’ Cajuns it never really looked like Louisiana was going to come back. Josie Stanford gave A-State a second set victory with an ace at a 25-18 scoreline.

First Set

The Red Wolves and Ragin’ Cajuns battled back and forth in a thrilling first set.

Louisiana jumped out to a 14-10 lead and looked like they were going to coast through the set. However, A-State head coach Santiago Restrepo called a timeout and A-State seemed to quell Louisiana’s momentum.

The Red Wolves forced two quick timeouts from Louisiana with the second coming after a combined block by Madison Brown and Brianna Hollingshed.

Louisiana brought the set to set point at 24-22 but two kills by Putt brought the match to a 24-24 scoreline.

However, the Red Wolves fell just short 26-24.

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