The Recap: LSU Tigers Volleyball Sweeps Southeastern Louisiana for Fifth Straight Win

On the right side, Tireh Smith chipped in eight kills on a strong .333 clip, while middle blocker Jessica Jones posted a flawless performance with six kills on 10 swings for a career-high .600 hitting percentage.

The offense was well-orchestrated by setters Takyla Brown and Lauren Brooker, who combined for 35 of the team’s 44 assists.

Brown dished out 19 assists and matched libero Laurel Cassidy with a team-best nine digs, while Brooker added 16 assists and an ace. Cassidy also had an ace of her own.

The Tigers controlled the first two sets, using efficient offense and steady defense to take a 2-0 lead.

Southeastern pushed LSU to the brink in the third, but LSU rallied back and scored the final five points of the set to secure the sweep.

Set 1:

LSU took a 15-11 lead into the media timeout and increased its margin to 19-13 when SLU called its first timeout.

An impressive rally that ended with a Washington kill forced the Lions to burn their second timeout trailing 22-17, but the Tigers closed out the set 25-18.

LSU hit .538 in the frame, led by Robinson’s seven kills on nine attacks with no errors for a .778 hitting percentage.  

Set 2:

Southeastern used an early timeout down 8-7, but LSU scored four of the following five points and eventually stretched its lead to 20-12 behind a 4-0 run.

SLU called its final timeout with LSU ahead 22-14, but it was too late as the Tigers took a 2-0 match lead with a 25-17 victory.

LSU logged a .429 hitting percentage in the set. Seven Tigers recorded kills in the frame, including Robinson, Smith, and Washington, leading the way with three kills each.   

Set 3:

The Tigers jumped out to a 12-6 advantage when the Lions signaled for time. With LSU leading 14-9, SLU rattled off a massive 9-1 run to take an 18-15 lead, burning through both of LSU’s timeouts.

The Bayou Bengals scored three consecutive points out of the timeout to knot the score at 18, and later a 4-0 run by the home club gave LSU a 25-24 lead.

Southeastern called a timeout but could not stop LSU’s momentum. Smith ended the set and match with a kill, and the Tigers won the third set 26-24, closing out the match on a 5-0 run.

LSU hits the road again for three matches in Los Angeles on Sept. 18-20, including a pair against USC at the Galen Center.