Tigers Drop Five-Set Match Versus Mississippi State

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU cut up the weekend sequence towards Mississippi State as they fell in 5 units 24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 14-16 Sunday afternoon on the Pete Maravich Meeting Heart.

LSU (13-9, 7-5 SEC) has performed in 10 five-set matches this season, together with 9 in SEC mathes the place they maintain a 6-3 report. Mississippi State (12-10, 5-7 SEC) snaps a five-match dropping streak within the win regardless of being outhit .167-.150.

The Tigers logged 12 blocks to mark the second consecutive match and fourth in 5 matches that LSU has reached 10 or extra blocks. The Tigers additionally registered a season-high 108 digs which is tied for No. 8 in this system’s report ebook for probably the most digs in a five-set match.

Outdoors hitter Sanaa Dotson recorded double-double No. 8 this season with a team-high 18 kills and registered 12 digs. Dotson additionally matched a career-high with three aces and added a pair of blocks. Center blocker Anita Anwusi tied her season-best of 13 kills behind a .385 hitting proportion and had 5 blocks together with one solo block.

Setter Josie Vondran led the workforce with 22 assists and completed with 5 digs, 4 blocks and 4 kills. Freshman setter Maddie Waak had her second consecutive double-double with 21 assists and a season-high 17 digs. Waak additionally had one ace.

Libero Ella Larkin notched her fourth match with 30 or extra digs after a team-high 31 digs and completed with six assists. Defensive specialist Jill Bohnet adopted with 21 digs and out of doors hitter Paige Flickinger set a brand new season-high with 18 digs to associate with seven kills and one solo block.

Set 1

• Mississippi State led 5-2 behind a 4-0 run and was on high 10-5 when LSU known as its first timeout of the match.
• LSU pulled inside two factors at 14-12 because of a 4-0 run of its personal, however MSU elevated its margin again to 5 at 17-12, forcing LSU to make use of its remaining timeout of the body.
• After the Bulldogs grabbed its largest lead of the set at 20-13, the Tigers responded by scoring eight of the subsequent 10 factors to chop the deficit to 22-21.
• Mississippi State took a timeout to cease the bleeding, however LSU continued to roll and used an total 11-2 run highlighted by 5 unanswered factors, to take a 24-22 lead.
• The Bulldogs went on to struggle off two match factors and ended the set on a 4-0 run to win it 26-24.

Set 2

• LSU took a 12-8 lead courtesy of a 4-0 run that made MSU use the primary timeout within the stanza. The Tigers stretched its result in as many as six factors at 19-13 when the Bulldogs known as their remaining timeout.
• The Tigers finally returned the favor and closed the set with 4 unanswered factors and took a 25-16 second set to even up the match.
• LSU hit .325 within the set with 17 kills, whereas holding Mississippi State to a .086 hitting proportion with solely 10 kills. Anwusi dominated the body with six kills (.625) and contributed one block.

Set 3

• One other early 12-7 benefit for the Tigers compelled a Bulldog timeout. MSU burned its remaining timeout after LSU took a 21-14 lead late within the set.
• Following the timeout, Mississippi State landed a kill, however the Tigers scored 4 of the subsequent 5 factors, together with an ace from Dotson to seal a 25-16 win and 2-1 match lead.
• Along with her two aces within the set, Dotson led the Tigers with 4 kills.

Set 4

• An LSU 4-1 scoring run led to a 12-8 edge when MSU signaled for a timeout. The Bulldogs battled again nevertheless and took an 18-17 result in power an LSU timeout.
• The Tigers regained the lead rapidly with three consecutive factors following the break in motion, however MSU answered with its personal 3-0 run to take the 21-20 benefit, pressuring LSU into its remaining timeout.
• The Bulldogs run continued on the opposite aspect of the break as an total 6-1 run gave the visiting workforce a 25-21 win to power a fifth set.

Set 5

• The groups switched sides with LSU on high 8-7 with six ties and three lead adjustments by the media timeout.
• Following the pause, MSU scored the subsequent three factors to take a 10-9 lead and LSU known as a timeout.
• The Tigers was gifted with a Bulldog service error for a 10-10 tie, however the guests discovered the ground on a pair of kills to go forward 12-10 and LSU took its remaining timeout.
• LSU scored three of the subsequent 5 factors to drag inside one level at 14-13 and MSU known as for time. An attacking error from the Bulldogs tied the rating at 14 however the visiting workforce turned in consecutive kills to win the set 16-14.

Up Subsequent

LSU will play away from house for 4 consecutive matches starting with a two-match sequence at Tennessee Nov. 5-6.

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