2013 LSU Volleyball LSU vs. Georgia Friday, November 8 6 p.m. Ramsey Center Athens, Ga. Live Audio/Stats:

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1 2013 LSU Volleyball LSU vs. Georgia Friday, November 8 Ramsey Center Athens, Ga. Live Audio/Stats: setting the scene LSU opens up a stretch of six of its next eight matches on the road Friday when the Tigers square o with Georgia. LSU has a series edge over UGA. The Tigers have won 13 of the last 16 meetings dating back to the 2005 season. Four of the last six meetings have gone five sets. The two teams met earlier this season with the Bulldogs winning in five sets back in late September [See page 8]. Last time out, LSU was handed a 3-1 loss by No. 5 Florida. Briana Holman ripped 12 kills to go along six blocks to pace the Tigers. LSU s oense has posted kills per set and a.254 hitting percentage during its 14 wins versus kills per set and a.145 hitting clip in the team s seven losses. sports information Senior Associate AD/SID Michael Bonnette Senior Associate SID Kent Lowe Senior Associate SID Bill Franques Associate SID (Volleyball) Matt Dunaway Dunaway s mdunaway@lsu.edu Dunaway s Oice Phone (225) Dunaway s Cell Phone (225) Associate SIDs Bill Martin, Will Staord, Jake Terry SID Student Assistants Brandon Berrio, Palmer Black SID Student Assistants Jordan Bergeron, Taylor Brown SID Student Assistants Alison Chastain, Caroline Downer SID Student Assistants Morgan Go, Cari Gold SID Student Assistants Emily Sullivan, Bria Turner Publications Coordinator Jason Feirman Graphics Design Coordinator Krystal Bennett Graphics Design Coordinator Hannah Brinks Photography Coordinator Steve Franz Photography Assistants Chris Parent, Hilary Scheinuk Administrative Secretary Pam LeBlanc WHAT S inside Introduction/Series History/Stats vs. Georgia 1 Schedule/Results 1 Quick Facts/Media Info/2013 Roster 2 SEC Standings/2013 Honors & Awards 3 AVCA Top 25 Poll/LSU Record When/Geaux Kids 4 Career Double-Doubles/Career Records 5 Player Notes 3-6 Player Career-Highs 7 The Last Time: LSU vs. Georgia 8 The Last Time LSU... 9 Statistics, SEC Rankings & Team Leaders WHAT S next LSU takes on its fourth ranked opponent of the 2013 season Sunday when the Tigers meet No. 20 Kentucky. First serve is on-tap for 12 p.m., with live audio and live stats available for free inside the Geaux Zone at www. LSUsports.net/live. series history at a glance [georgia] Overall LSU leads Home LSU leads 15-7 Away LSU leads Neutral Georgia leads 4-3 Flory Era LSU leads 17-9 Streak L-1 Match-by-Match [Flory era] Date Result location 10/25/98 L, 3-2 [12-15, 15-11, 13-15, 15-4, 10-15] Athens 10/03/99 W, 3-0 [15-9, 15-6, 15-7] Baton Rouge 10/22/00 L, 3-0 [7-15, 6-15, 13-15] Athens 11/18/00 W, 3-0 [15-11, 15-10, 15-11] Gainesville, Fla. 10/26/01 L, 3-0 [26-30, 25-30, 27-30] Athens 10/20/02 W, 3-2 [30-26, 24-30, 39-37, 24-30, 15-11] Athens 11/22/02 L, 3-1 [22-30, 24-30, 30-24, 18-30] Fayetteville, Ark. 11/07/03 L, 3-0 [19-30, 21-30, 23-30] Athens 09/24/04 W, 3-0 [30-28, 30-21, 30-27] Baton Rouge 10/17/04 L, 3-0 [27-30, 22-30, 19-30] Athens 10/21/05 W, 3-0 [30-20, 30-21, 30-24] Athens 09/24/06 W, 3-0 [30-23, 30-24, 31-29] Baton Rouge 10/27/06 W, 3-0 [30-28, 30-19, 30-28] Athens 09/30/07 W, 3-0 [30-28, 30-27, 30-22] Athens 11/16/07 W, 3-0 [30-23, 30-17, 30-24] Baton Rouge 10/08/08 L, 3-0 [17-25, 23-25, 16-25] Athens 11/29/08 W, 3-1 [19-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-16] Baton Rouge 09/27/09 W, 3-0 [25-13, 30-28, 25-22] Athens 10/30/09 W, 3-1 [25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23] Baton Rouge 09/19/10 W, 3-0 [25-20, 25-17, 25-21] Baton Rouge 10/22/10 W, 3-2 [25-21, 20-25, 27-25, 26-28, 15-10] Athens 10/14/11 W, 3-1 [25-18, 19-25, 25-16, 25-13] Baton Rouge 11/06/11 W, 3-2 [20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 18-16] Athens 10/03/12 L, 3-2 [29-27, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 6-15] Baton Rouge 11/09/12 W, 3-1 [28-30, 25-17, 28-26, 25-21] Athens 09/27/13 L, 3-2 [26-24, 21-25, 25-16, 25-27, 9-15] Baton Rouge career stats vs. georgia Player SP-MP K-E-TA PCT A D BS-BA Fears Elliott Leak Raicevic Boyle Pardo Holman Lindelow Mahaey Smith Whalen Dunlap schedule/results [14-7, 4-5 SEC] August [3-0] Tiger Classic - Maravich Center 30 Texas-San Antonio W, UC Davis W, [RV] San Diego State W, 3-2 September [7-2] 6-7 Rice Invitational - Houston, Texas 6 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock W, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, at Rice W, at [RV] Miami W, at [RV] Miami L, Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup - Houston, Texas 20 vs. North Texas W, vs. Baylor W, at Houston W, Georgia [SEC] l, 3-2 OCTOBER [4-4] 5 No. 4 Texas [LHN] l, at Texas A&M [SEC, ESPNU] W, Ole Miss [SEC] W, Mississippi State [SEC] W, at Auburn [SEC, FSN] L, at Alabama [SEC] L, No. 11 Missouri [SEC] l, Arkansas [SEC] W, 3-2 November [0-1] 1 No. 5 Florida [SEC] l, at Georgia [SEC] 10 at No. 20 Kentucky [SEC, FSN South] 12 p.m. 13 Texas A&M [SEC, CST] 15 Auburn [SEC] 7 p.m. 17 at Tennessee [SEC] 12 p.m. 22 at No. 5 Florida [SEC, SUN] 7 p.m. 24 at South Carolina [SEC] 12:30 p.m. 27 at Ole Miss [SEC] 7 p.m. 30 Alabama [SEC] 1 p.m. 29-Dec. 1 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA December 7-8 NCAA Sweet 16/Elite 8 Rounds TBA 13 NCAA Semifinals TBA 15 NCAA Championship TBA All match times are Central and subject to change; Rankings reflect AVCA Top 25 on day of match; Home matches are bolded and played at Maravich Center; [SEC] Southeastern Conference Match; [RV] Opponent receiving votes in AVCA Top 25; [LHN] Televised by Longhorn Network; [ESPN U] Televised by ESPN U; [FSN] Televised by Fox Sports Network; [CST] Televised by Cox Sports Television; [CSS] Televised by Comcast/Charter SportsSouth; [SUN] Televised by Sun Sports Florida.

2 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY Location Baton Rouge, La. Founded 1860 Enrollment 29,549 Nickname Tigers or Fighting Tigers Colors Purple and Gold Mascot Mike VI [live Bengal tiger] Conference Southeastern Website President/Chancellor Dr. F. King Alexander NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Bill Demastes athletics department Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva Sr. Associate AD/Operations Verge Ausberry Sr. Associate AD/Student Services & SWA Miriam Segar Sr. Associate AD/Compliance & Planning Bo Bahnsen Sr. Associate AD/SID Michael Bonnette Sr. Associate AD/Business Mark Ewing Sr. Associate AD/Facilities & Grounds Ronnie Haliburton Sr. Associate AD/Internal Aairs & Development Eddie Nunez Associate AD/Ticket Manager Brian Broussard Assistant AD/Marketing Matt Shanklin coaching sta Head Coach Fran Flory Alma Mater, Year Texas, 1984 Record at LSU [Seasons] [16] Career Record [Seasons] [23] Associate Head Coach Jill Lytle Wilson Alma Mater, Year LSU, 2001 Season at LSU 7th Assistant Coach Sam Ojie Alma Mater, Year Tulane, 2003 Season at LSU 2nd Director of Operations Shalini Gogawale Alma Mater, Year Southern Illinois, 2006 Season at LSU 1st Season Team information 2012 Record SEC Record (Division Finish) 8-12 (Tied 3rd West) 2012 Postseason None Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/6 Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 + Libero Newcomers 5 facility information Name [Capacity] Maravich Center [13,215] All-Time PMAC Record [Seasons] [.713, 32] Press Row Number [225] Program history All-Time Record [Seasons] [.638, 40] All-Time SEC Record [Seasons] [.607, 30] SEC Western Division Titles 7 Seasons SEC Regular Season Titles 5 Seasons 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009 NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 NCAA Tournament Record [.500] Final Four Appearances [Seasons] 2 [1990, 1991] Sports Information/credentials LSU Associate SID Matt Dunaway handles the media relations duties for the Tiger volleyball team. Dunaway can be reached on his oice line at (225) , his cell phone at (225) or by at mdunaway@lsu.edu. All media members are encouraged to apply for season credentials through LSUsports.net/media. Single match credentials also are available and all requests should be made to Dunaway at least 24 hours in advance. Passes may be picked up starting 60 minutes prior to match time at the press will call table located in the Northeast Cooridor of the Maravich Center. Information about the LSU volleyball, including player bios, game recaps and notes packets are available online at the Oicial Website of LSU Athletics, Final box score and stat books will be available shortly following each home match. Live streaming video for LSU volleyball home matches and live audio for LSU volleyball road matches can be found inside the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net/live. Live statistics for all matches also will be carried on LSUsports.net. practice times/interviews LSU splits its practices between the volleyball practice facility and the main floor of the Maravich Center. Team sessions generally begin at 2 p.m. On most days, head coach Fran Flory and players are available for interviews before practice. Members of the media who wish to cover practice should contact SID Matt Dunaway for the latest practice schedule. Phone interviews may be arranged on special occasions. Coach Flory is usually available for oice and phone interviews weekday mornings. Her oice is located on the fourth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. media information 2013 roster Requests for sit down or phone interviews must be made at least 24 hours in advance with Dunaway. post match interviews Interviews with players and coaches are done courtside postmatch after the team s 10-minute cooling o period. Please inform SID Matt Dunaway if you need to request a specific player. For assistance with opposing coaches and players, touch base with that school s SID for their postmatch media procedures. southeastern conference media information Chevonne Mansfield is the volleyball media relations director for the SEC and can be reached at (205) Each Monday, the league will name a Player of the Week, a Defensive Player of the Week and a Freshman of the Week. The SEC Website, SECSports.com, can be accessed 24/7/365 to access updated standings, statistics and notes. tigers on the tube LSU is slated to appear on television six times in 2013 single matches on Cox Sports Television (Cox cable channel 1037 in HD), ESPN U (Cox cable channel 1243 in HD), Longhorn Network (Cox cable channel 1277 in HD), Fox Sports Network (Cox cable channel 1038 and Sun Sports Florida. Date Opponent Time Network Result Oct. 5 No. 4 Texas 1 p.m. LHN L, 3-0 Oct. 9 at Texas A&M 7 p.m. ESPNU W, 3-2 Oct. 18 at Auburn 7:30 p.m. FSN L, 3-1 Nov. 10 at No. 20 Kentucky 12 p.m. FSN South Nov. 13 Texas A&M CST Nov. 22 at No. 5 Florida SUN NO. NAME POS HT. CL.-EXP HOMETOWN [PREVIOUS SCHOOL] 1 Khourtni Fears MB 6-2 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Bellaire HS) 2 Emily Ehrle OH 6-2 So.-TR Crowley, Texas (Texas Tech) 3 Laura Whalen DS 5-6 Jr.-TR Littleton, Colo. (Texas State) 4 Desiree Elliott MB/RS 6-0 Sr.-3L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods HS) 6 Katie Dunlap DS 5-9 Fr.-HS Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 7 Katie Lindelow OH/DS 5-11 So.-1L Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) 8 Helen Boyle OH 5-11 Jr.-2L Eureka, Mo. (St. Joseph s Academy) 9 Madi Mahaey MB/RS 6-4 Jr.-2L Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 11 Katarina Raicevic OH/RS 6-0 Fr.-HS Belgrade, Serbia (Sport Grammar School) 13 Briana Holman MB 6-1 Fr.-HS DeSoto, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) 14 Malorie Pardo S 5-10 Jr.-2L League City, Texas (Pearland HS) 15 Haley Smith DS 5-4 So.-1L Meraux, La. (Chalmette HS) 24 Cati Leak OH/RS 6-2 So.-1L Guntersville, Ala. (Guntersville HS) Coaching Sta Head Coach: Fran Flory [Texas, 1984] Assistant Coach: Sam Ojie [Tulane, 2003] Associate Head Coach: Jill Lytle Wilson [LSU, 2001] Director of Operations: Shalini Gogawale [Southern Illinois, 2006] Pronunciation Guide Emily EHRLE EARL Malorie PARDO PAHR-doh Katie LINDELOW LYNN-da-low KATARINA RAICEVIC kat-ah-ree-nah rye-e-cha-vich Jill LYTLE Wilson LIE-til SHALINI GOGAWALE shawl-in-knee go-gah-wuh-lay Sam OJIE OH-gee Laura WHALEN way-lynn earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 2 u 1990 & 1991 NCAA final four

3 2013 sec preseason poll & team SEC Western Division SEC Eastern Division Team, Points team, Points LSU, 21 Florida, 12 Texas A&M, 21 Kentucky, 25 Arkansas, 36 Missouri, 35 Auburn, 45 Georgia, 44 Alabama, 56 Tennessee, 56 Ole Miss, 58 South Carolina, 65 Mississippi State, 78 SEC Champion: Florida (12), Kentucky (1) SEC Preseason Team Player, School, Position Whitney Billings, Kentucky, RS Desiree Elliott, LSU, MB Lisa Henning, Missouri, OH Camila Jersonsky, Auburn, MB Molly Kreklow, Missouri, S Chloe Mann, Florida, MB Ziva Recek, Florida, OH Juliette Thevenin, South Carolina Allie Sawatzky, Texas A&M, S The SEC Athletic Directors voted in late August to discontinue the use of divisions in volleyball. HONORS & AWARDS Desiree Elliott 2013 All-SEC Preseason Team 2013 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team Khourtni fears 2013 Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team Briana holman 2013 SEC Oensive Player of the Week [10/15] 2013 SEC Freshman of the Week [09/09, 09/16] 2013 Rice Invitational MVP 2013 Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team CATI LEAK 2013 Tiger Classic MVP 2013 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team Katie lindelow 2013 Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team MALORIE PARDO 2013 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup MVP 2013 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament Team 2013 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team HALEY SMITH 2013 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament Team streaks, storylines & Sidebars LSU has earned 185 victories sparked by five 20-win seasons to go along with seven of the last eight SEC Western Division titles since The Tigers are one of 34 programs to appear in six NCAA Tournaments during the previous eight-year stretch. LSU posted a record and an 8-12 SEC mark in It was the Tigers first losing season since The Tigers graduated four seniors headed by Sam Delahoussaye, Madie Jones and Meghan Mannari. The trio wrapped up their careers on the program s 1,000-dig and 1,000-kill clubs. In May, LSU participated in a 12-day European Tour that saw stops in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. The Tigers bring back five starters and adds a talented group of five newcomers itchingto make an instant impact. Helen Boyle, Desiree Elliott, Khourtni Fears and Cati Leak accounted for 63.7 percent of the team s kills last season. Boyle, Elliott and Pardo have garnered All-SEC accolades during their careers with Elliott collecting the program s fifth SEC Freshman of the Year award in Among the five newcomers are Emily Ehrle and Laura Whalen who join the Tigers from Texas Tech and Texas State. Briana Holman was listed among Volleyball Magazine s Fab 50. The Tigers will play 11 matches versus 2012 NCAA Tournament opponents this season. LSU has already defeated San Diego State, split its matches versus Miami, knocked o Texas A&M and Arkansas in five sets. The Tigers have lost a three-set decision with No. 4 Texas and lost a four-set outing with No. 5 Florida. LSU has earned 14 victories this season, and the 4-5 SEC mark has the Tigers in sole possession of eighth place in the league standings [See full SEC standings to the right]. A key to LSU s 14-7 record has been a 2.75 blocks per set average which not only leads the SEC, but the Tigers enter the week ranked 21st nationally. LSU has tallied double digit blocks in 14 matches headlined by a 21-stu eort at Miami [Sept. 13]. The last time LSU notched 20 blocks in a match was against Denver on Aug. 28, LSU has garnered already tallied 242 total blocks, 98.2 percent of the team s output from last season, over its first 21 matches. LSU has wiped away three 2-0 deficits versus Miami (Sept. 13) Baylor (Sept. 20) and Texas A&M (Oct. 9) this season. The only other time that LSU has posted three two-set comeback wins during the same season was in LSU ended Miami s 18-match home winning streak on Sept. 13 which dated back to the 2011 season. The Tigers are one of only two SEC programs, Arkansas on opening weekend against New Mexico, to overcome a two-set deficit in LSU added a second two-set comeback over Baylor on Sept. 20. It ended the Bears run of 53 consecutive 2-0 conversions dating back to LSU erased a third 2-0 hole at Texas A&M on Oct. 9 to give Fran Flory her 400th career win. Over the final three sets of the match, LSU s oense powered home 39 of its 59 kills and connected for a.356 hitting percentage. Conversely, the Aggies were limited to 33 kills and a.103 hitting clip during the last three sets. Since sets were moved to the 25-point format prior to the 2008 season, LSU has won 169 of 176 frames when compiling a 70 percent or better sideout eiciency. LSU s seven setbacks came during set one against Auburn [Sept. 17, 2010], the third set versus Xavier [Sept. 9, 2011], set two at No. 13 Florida [Oct. 9, 2011], the fourth set against Ole Miss [Oct. 23, 2011], set three at Auburn [Nov. 4, 2011], the second set versus Kentucky [Sept. 21, 2012] and set two at Houston [Sept. 21, 2013]. sec standings Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. Missouri Florida Kentucky Alabama Georgia Auburn Arkansas LSU South Carolina Texas A&M Ole Miss Mississippi State Tennessee a look ahead IN THE SEC ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL Friday, November 8 LSU at Georgia South Carolina at No. 20 Kentucky Ole Miss at Tennessee No. 7 Missouri at Auburn 7 p.m. Arkansas at Alabama 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Mississippi State 7 p.m. Sunday, November 10 LSU at No. 20 Kentucky [TV: FS South] South Carolina at Georgia Texas A&M at Ole Miss No. 7 Missouri at Alabama Arkansas at Auburn Wednesday November 13 Texas A&M at LSU [TV: CST] South Carolina at No. 5 Florida [TV: ESPNU] Friday November 15 Tennessee at Texas A&M Alabama at South Carolina No. 7 Missouri at No. 5 Florida [TV: SUN Sports] Auburn at LSU No. 20 Kentucky at Mississippi State Georgia at Ole Miss Sunday November 17 LSU at Tennessee No. 7 Missouri at South Carolina Auburn at Texas A&M Alabama at No. 5 Florida [TV: CST/CSS] No. 20 Kentucky at Ole Miss Georgia at Mississippi State 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 3 u 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 & 2009 SEC Regular season champions

4 AVCA top 25 nov. 4 Rank Team PTS Record Pvs 1 Texas [41] Penn State [14] Washington [5] Southern Cal Florida Stanford Missouri San Diego Minnesota Colorado State Nebraska Hawai`i Michigan State Purdue Duke Wisconsin Michigan Florida State North Carolina Kentucky BYU California Cal State Northridge Kansas NR 25 Iowa State NR Receiving Votes: Oregon 43; St. Mary s [Calif.] 36; Oklahoma 27; Marquette 26; Western Kentucky 25; Ohio 14; Colorado 12; Illinois 7; Arizona State 6; Northwestern 3 and Arizona 2. Dropped Out: No. 23 Oregon & No. 25 Oklahoma Bold Opponents tigers in the polls Date avca Ranking [votes] Preseason - Sept. 2 - Sept. 9 - Sept Sept Sept Oct. 7 - Oct Oct Oct Nov. 4 - Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Final Under Flory Total Weeks Ranked 51 Last Time Ranked 15 [11/29/10] Most Consecutive Weeks Ranked 24 [09/04/06-10/15/07] [10/12/09-11/29/10] Current Streak 0 Highest Ranking 10 [10/02/06 & 10/23/06] middle blockers Khourtni Fears has notched 1.89 kills and 0.93 blocks per set during her three rotations. She has knocked at least five kills in 12 of her 16 outings. After seeing limited action over a five-match stretch [Oct. 9-20], Fears ripped 10 kills to go along with a season-high nine blocks versus No. 11 Missouri [Oct. 25]. Fears belted a career-best 15 kills on a.387 hitting clip during LSU s 3-2 loss to Georgia (Sept. 27). Fears added 12 kills and five blocks during LSU s 3-2 comeback win over Baylor [Sept. 20]. It marked the first time that Fears reached double figure kills in her career. Fears was one of three players to pick up Rice Invitational All- Tournament Team accolades. She cranked nine kills on a.500 hitting percentage and secured six blocks versus Rice [Sept. 7]. Briana Holman has made an instant impact for the Purple and Gold and has started 20 of 21 matches for the Tigers. The lone match she didn t start was versus No. 5 Florida [Nov. 1]. Holman won the SEC s Oensive Player of the Week [Oct. 15], and is a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week [Sept. 9 & 16]. The only other LSU player to earn SEC Oensive Player of the Week as a freshman was Marina Skender in Holman has hammered home 3.05 kills per set on a teamleading.330 hitting percentage. The.330 hitting clip is 11th, while the 3.05 kills per set are 16th in the SEC rankings. Holman has produced a team-leading 130 blocks over her first 21 matches. She is one of seven freshmen since 1984 to amass 100-plus stus in their first season [See Table on Page 5]. Holman has tallied at least five stus 15 times. Her 1.55 blocks per set average not only leads the SEC, but she entered the week ranked sixth nationally - second among freshmen. Holman cranked 18 kills on a.387 hitting ratio at Texas A&M [Oct. 9]. It was Holman s second highest kill output of the season. She belted 12 kills on a.370 hitting percentage over three sets and tacked on six blocks versus No. 5 Florida [Nov. 1]. Holman has powered home 10-plus kills in 16 of her last 19 matches [Aug. 31-Nov. 1] highlighted by a run of 10 straight outings [Aug. 31-Sept. 27]. She buried a career-best 19 kills against Baylor [Sept. 20]. Holman turned in 15 kills and 10 blocks at Rice [Sept. 7] for LSU s first double-double in kills and blocks since former All- American Brittnee Cooper against Denver on Aug. 29, Holman took it to the next level and picked up a career-high 14 blocks versus Miami [Sept. 13]. The 14 stus were the most by a LSU player since former All-American Ivana Kuzmic against Houston on Nov. 27, Desiree Elliott, a Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team pick, has turned in a balanced 2.35 kills, 1.40 digs and 0.60 blocks per set. She missed five matches due to injury [Sept. 6-14] and saw limited action over a four-match span [Sept ]. Elliott returned to the middle blocker position where she notched 13 kills and three blocks during LSU s five-set win over Texas A&M [Oct. 9]. Over her last seven outings [Oct. 9-Nov. 1], Elliott has notched 2.41 kills and 0.85 per set at middle blocker. She didn t play during the Missouri match [Oct. 25]. Elliott came o the bench to crank 10 kills over the final three sets on LSU s 3-2 comeback win over Arkansas [Oct. 27]. Elliott heads into the Georgia match four kills away from moving past Brittnee Cooper [ ] and Madie Jones [ ] for 15th place in program history [See Table on Page 5]. Her 1,107 career kills also rank fourth among SEC active players. Earlier this season, Elliott became the 20th player in program history to amass over 1,000 career kills during the season opener versus Texas-San Antonio [Aug. 30]. LSU s REcord when... Win-Loss Summary 2013 Overall 14-7 SEC 4-5 Non-Conference 10-2 Home 6-4 Away 4-3 Neutral 4-0 SEC Home 3-3 SEC Away 1-2 Non-Conference Home 3-1 Non-Conference Away 3-1 Non-Conference Neutral 4-0 Top 10 Opponents 0-2 Top 25 Opponents 0-3 Receiving Votes 2-1 Three-Set Matches 3-1 Four-Set Matches 5-4 Five-Set Matches 6-2 Win First Set 8-2 Lose First Set 6-5 Leading Tied Trailing Leading Trailing Tied August 3-0 September 7-2 October 4-4 November 0-1 December 0-0 Wednesday 1-0 Friday 6-4 Saturday 5-2 Sunday 2-1 Day Matches 8-3 Night Matches 6-4 Hitting Below Hitting Hitting Hitting Above desiree Elliott s geaux kids project Desiree Elliott will continue LSU s legacy of serving the community. She is teaming up with St. Vincent de Paul and Bishop Ott Shelter Program for her season-long senior class philanthropy project. The Tigers will be collecting items at every home match ranging from children s clothes and shoes along with baby supplies and toys as part of the Geaux Kids initiative. Fans will be able to donate items inside the Geaux Kids boxes located at the Fan Zone. Last year, Sam Delahoussaye, Victoria Jacobsen, Madie Jones and Meghan Mannari have created and championed PAWS in the PMAC where close to 1,250 items ranging from food to toys were donated to the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society. In 2011, Lauren Waclawczyk and Michele Williams participated in the Geaux Books campaign where close to 3,000 books were collected to replenish the library at Dufrocq Elementary School. earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 4 u 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 SEC Western division champions

5 Elliott compiled her first career double-double, 22 kills and 12 digs, during the UC Davis match [Aug. 31]. The 22 kills matched her second-highest career output. outside hitters Malorie Pardo [35] Date Stats Opponent 11/01/13 30 assists, 18 digs No. 5 Florida 10/27/13 51 assists, 13 digs Arkansas 10/25/13 36 assists, 13 digs No. 11 Missouri 10/18/13 35 assists, 16 digs at Auburn 10/09/13 46 assists, 10 digs at Texas A&M 10/05/13 29 assists, 10 digs No. 4 Texas 09/27/13 48 assists, 23 digs Georgia 09/21/13 45 assists, 15 digs at Houston 09/20/13 62 assists, 18 digs vs. Baylor 09/20/13 48 assists, 10 digs vs. North Texas 09/14/13 33 assists, 10 digs at Miami 08/31/13 68 assists, 13 digs UC Davis 08/30/13 47 assists, 12 digs Texas-San Antonio 11/09/12 57 assists, 17 digs at Georgia 10/28/12 29 assists, 13 digs Mississippi State 10/26/12 45 assists, 18 digs Texas A&M 10/19/12 19 assists, 11 digs at Auburn 10/14/12 57 assists, 15 digs Alabama 10/10/12 54 assists, 19 digs Tennessee 10/03/12 64 assists, 14 digs Georgia 09/28/12 55 assists, 18 digs at Mississippi State 09/23/12 57 assists, 15 digs Missouri 09/21/12 60 assists, 13 digs Kentucky 09/16/12 21 assists, 12 digs at South Carolina 08/27/11 53 assists, 15 digs Miami 09/09/11 41 assists, 10 digs vs. Wake Forest 09/09/11 50 assists, 10 digs vs. Xavier 09/10/11 48 assists, 10 digs at Western Kentucky 09/16/11 60 assists, 12 digs at Ole Miss 10/07/11 50 assists, 12 digs at South Carolina Cati Leak, the Tiger Classic MVP, has buried a team-leading 3.14 kills per set to rank 15th in the SEC rankings. She has popped double digit kills in 12 of 21 matches. Leak has chipped in 2.54 digs per set and compiled seven double-doubles, tied for 14th place on the SEC s leaderboard. Leak powered home a career-high 31 kills against UC Davis [Aug. 31], one of nine players in program history to reach 30 kills in a match. Leak s 31 kills was the highest output by a LSU player since Carmis Franks totaled 30 at South Carolina on Oct. 25, Leak came away with 13 kills and a career-high 18 digs during LSU s 3-2 win over Arkansas [Oct. 27]. Leak has produced 10-plus kills in four of her last eight outings [Oct. 9-Nov. 1] highlighted by 16 spikes on a.366 hitting clip against Alabama [Oct. 20], both SEC season-highs. After spending the first four matches of the season as LSU s libero, Katie Lindelow has moved into a outside hitter spot. Lindelow has secured 2.17 kills and 2.51 digs per set as an outside hitter over 17 matches [Sept. 7-Oct. Nov. 1]. Lindelow has garnered a double-double in five of her last eight matches [Oct. 9-Nov. 1], most recently 10 kills and 10 digs aganst Arkansas [Oct. 27]. Her eight overall double dips are tied for ninth on the SEC leaderboard. Lindelow ripped a career-best 18 kills on a.304 hitting percentage during LSU s 3-2 comeback win over Baylor [Sept. 20]. Lindelow smashed six of her 10 kills during the fourth set when the Tigers erased a deficit to rally for a win over Rice [Sept. 7]. She registered 11 digs to claim her first career double-double. Lindelow struck for six of her 10 kills in the fourth set of LSU s 3-2 comeback triumph at Texas A&M [Oct. 9]. She also corralled 16 digs en route to her fourth double dip of the season. Lindelow has amassed 10-plus digs a team-leading 17 times, while her 2.88 digs per set is 14th on the SEC leaderboard. Lindelow has converted on 436-of-453 reception attempts which includes a team-leading 11 perfect passer ratings. She has tallied a perfect passer rating in seven of her last 11 outings [Sept. 21-Nov. 1]. Lindelow has slapped an ace during 15 of 21 matches which includes multiple aces eight times. Her 0.31 aces per set are good enough for a eighth place tie among the SEC leaders. Lindelow ripped a career-best five aces against North Texas [Sept. 20], the most by a LSU player since Meghan Mannari s seven aces against Jacksonville State on Aug. 27, Emily Ehrle, a transfer from Texas Tech, has averaged 1.68 kills over her 11 appearances. She fired in 10 kills on a.333 hitting ratio against Texas-San Antonio [Aug. 30]. Ehrle added nine kills, three digs and two blocks during LSU s sweep of Arkansas-Little Rock [Sept. 6]. Helen Boyle had seen limited action during LSU s first 11 matches [Aug. 30-Sept. 21] after she missed the final four matches of the 2012 season with an injury. She has started six of LSU s last 10 matches [Sept. 27-Nov. 1] where she has averaged 1.83 kills and 2.63 digs per set. career double-doubles 10/16/11 55 assists, 10 digs Auburn 10/23/11 60 assists, 14 digs Ole Miss 10/30/11 55 assists, 10 digs at Mississippi State 11/06/11 60 assists, 10 digs at Georgia 11/13/11 56 assists, 12 digs South Carolina Helen Boyle [19] Date Stats opponent 09/27/13 15 kills, 17 digs Georgia 09/20/13 14 kills, 14 digs vs. Baylor 11/09/12 14 kills, 13 digs at Georgia 10/28/12 10 kills, 11 digs Mississippi State 10/19/12 14 kills, 10 digs at Auburn 10/14/12 14 kills, 10 digs Alabama 10/10/12 13 kills, 14 digs Tennessee 10/07/12 15 kills, 13 digs South Carolina 10/03/12 16 kills, 18 digs Georgia 09/28/12 13 kills, 20 digs at Mississippi State 09/23/12 15 kills, 17 digs Missouri 09/21/12 18 kills, 12 digs Kentucky 08/27/11 16 kills, 20 digs Miami 09/03/11 11 kills, 13 digs at New Mexico State 09/09/11 12 kills, 11 digs vs. Xavier 10/23/11 10 kills, 15 digs Ole Miss 11/04/11 18 kills, 18 digs at Auburn 11/06/11 11 kills, 10 digs at Georgia 11/18/11 11 kills, 14 digs at No. 16 Kentucky Cati Leak [9] Date Stats Opponent 10/27/13 13 kills, 18 digs Arkansas 09/20/13 12 kills, 10 digs vs. North Texas career kills RANK PLAYER [Years] Kills 13 Regan Hood [ ] 1, Tess Sulatycki [ ] 1, Brittnee Cooper [ ] 1, Madie Jones [ ] 1, Desiree Elliott [2010-Present] 1,107 career assists RANK PLAYER [Years] assists 4 Katie Kubena [ ] 3,702 5 Malorie Pardo [2011-Current] 3,206 6 Randi Winn [ ] 2,743 7 Luciana Santana [ ] 2,458 8 Sam Dabbs [ ] 2,089 freshmen total blocks RANK PLAYER [Year] assists 1 Julie Stempel [1988] Lauren DeGirolamo [2006] Briana Holman [2013] Miranda Cantu [1994] Meagan Davis [1998] Desiree Elliott [2010] Lisa Smith [1984] /14/13 13 kills, 10 digs at Miami 09/06/13 13 kills, 13 digs vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 08/31/13 14 kills, 12 digs San Diego State 08/31/13 31 kills, 14 digs UC Davis 08/30/13 19 kills, 14 digs Texas-San Antonio 11/09/12 16 kills, 12 digs at Georgia 08/25/12 11 kills, 15 digs vs. Cal Poly Katie Lindelow [8] Date Stats Opponent 10/27/13 10 kills, 10 digs Arkansas 10/25/13 12 kills, 11 digs No. 11 Missouri 10/20/13 11 kills, 17 digs at Alabama 10/13/13 12 kills, 12 digs Mississippi State 10/09/13 10 kills, 16 digs at Texas A&M 09/21/13 10 kills, 10 digs at Houston 09/20/13 18 kills, 13 digs vs. Baylor 09/07/13 10 kills, 11 digs at Rice Briana Holman [2] Date Stats Opponent 09/13/13 12 kills, 14 blocks at Miami 09/07/13 15 kills, 10 blocks at Rice Desiree Elliott [1] Date Stats Opponent 08/31/13 22 kills, 12 digs UC Davis earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 5 u 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 NCAA Tournament

6 2013 rpi report nov. 4 Overall Ranking 26 Record vs. RPI Home 0-3 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Record vs. RPI Home 1-1 Away 1-2 Neutral 0-0 Record vs. RPI Home 2-0 Away 1-1 Neutral 1-0 Record vs. RPI Home 3-0 Away 0-0 Neutral 2-0 Record vs. RPI Home 0-0 Away 2-0 Neutral 1-0 Quality Wins [Location, Match Length] No. 34 Arkansas [Home, Five Sets] No. 36 Miami [Away, Five Sets] No. 54 Texas A&M [Away, Five Sets] Quality Losses [RPI Rank, Location] No. 1 Texas [Home, Three Sets] No. 3 Florida [Home, Four Sets] No. 6 Missouri [Home, Four Sets] No. 31 Georgia [Home, Five Sets] No. 41 Alabama [Away, Four Sets] No. 53 Miami [Away, Five Sets] follow lsu volleyball like never before LSU volleyball has been on the cutting edge when it comes to integrating social media. Through its team-specific Facebook page, Twitter feed (@lsuvolleyball) and Instagram account (@lsuvb), fans can follow the Tigers like never before with in-match updates, behind-the-scenes access to coaches and student-athletes and breaking news. LSU volleyball s oicial Facebook page, continues to grow on a daily basis. The page has over 3,500 likes as of November Coach Fran Flory keeps her followers up to date with the Tigers through her Twitter Free live audio for all of LSU s road matches which includes the Georgia [Nov. 8] and Kentucky [Nov. 10] can be found inside the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net/live. The accounts accessed from are the only entities that are oicially sanctioned by the LSU Athletics Department. Earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 6 Boyle provided a season s best with 15 kills and 17 digs during the Georgia match [Sept. 27]. O the bench, Boyle connected for six kills on 11 errorless swings to claim a career-best.545 hitting percentage versus Mississippi State [Oct. 13]. For the season, Boyle has came away with 1.74 kills and 2.47 digs per set. She was a perfect 5-for-5 on her attacks during the season opener versus Texas-San Antonio [Aug. 30] and registered seven digs against UC Davis [Aug. 31]. Boyle saw her first extended action of the season during LSU s 3-2 comeback win over Baylor [Sept. 20]. She cranked 14 kills to go along with 14 digs. right side Madi Mahaey has started in 11 of LSU s 21 matches and slapped 0.93 kills to go along with 0.93 blocks per set. Mahaey cranked a season s best 10 kills versus Arkansas- Little Rock [Sept. 6]. The only other time she reached double figure kills during her career came during an 11-spike eort versus Grambling State [Sept. 2, 2011]. Mahaey s 0.93 blocks per set rank are 15th in the SEC. She has notched five-plus blocks six times which includes a careerbest nine stus during the San Diego State [Aug. 31] and Miami [Sept. 13] matches. Katarina Raicevic made her career debut and recorded an ace against UC Davis [Aug. 31]. She has seen limited action in LSU s six October matches [Oct. 4-20]. Raicevic broke into the starting lineup versus North Texas [Sept. 20] where she provided a career-best seven kills to go along with five digs and two blocks. Raicevic came away with five kills and three blocks versus Baylor [Sept. 21] in addition to six kills versus Georgia [Sept. 27]. She has missed LSU s last five matches [Oct. 18-Nov. 1]. Setters Malorie Pardo has paced LSU s oense to kills per set and a.216 hitting percentage through 21 matches compared to kills per set and a.186 hitting clip last season. Pardo has already handed out 40 or more assists in 15 outings. Her pet set average are fifth among SEC setters. Pardo moved past Randi Winn [ ] for fifth place on LSU s all-time list with 62 helpers during the Baylor match [Sept. 20]. She eclipsed the 3,000 career assist mark versus Mississippi State [Oct. 13], while her 68 assists versus UC Davis [Aug. 30] were a career-high. Pardo is attempting to become the first player since two-time AVCA All-American and LSU Hall of Fame inductee Dani Reis ( ) to have three straight seasons of over 1,000 assists. She heads into the Georgia match 79 helpers away from accomplishing the feat. Pardo has notched a team-leading 13 double-doubles which are third-most in the SEC this season. She has garnered a double-double in four of her last five outings [Oct. 18-Nov. 1], most recently 30 assists and 18 digs versus No. 5 Florida [Nov. 1]. Earlier this season, Pardo had a run of seven straight doubledoubles [Sept. 14-Oct. 9] come to close during the Ole Miss [Oct. 11] match. Pardo has secured 0.79 blocks per set in SEC action. She has collected a career-high five blocks on five occassions this season, most recently against Arkansas [Oct. 27]. Pardo reeled in a career-best 23 digs during the Georgia match [Sept. 27]. The last LSU player other than a libero or defensive specialist to collect 20-plus digs in a match was Angela Bensend at TCU on Sept. 4, SEC double-doubles all matches RANK PLAYER [SCHOOL] D-D s 1 Lexi Dempsey [Tennessee] 15 1 Allie Sawatzky [Texas A&M] 14 3 Malorie Pardo [LSU] 13 4 Kimmy Gardiner [Mississippi State] 10 4 Taylor Scott [Mississippi State] 10 6 Whitney Billings [Kentucky] 9 6 Katherine Culwell [Auburn] 9 6 Molly Kreklow [Missouri] 9 9 Katie Lindelow [LSU] 8 9 Meredith Hays [Arkansas] 8 9 Ziva Recek [Florida] 8 9 Raymariely Santos [Arkansas] 8 9 Chelsea Wintzinger [Auburn] 8 14 Cati Leak [LSU] 7 14 Brittany Northcutt [Georgia] 7 14 Juliette Thevenin [South Carolina] 7 14 Brittany Thomas [Alabama] 7 SEC matches only RANK PLAYER [SCHOOL] D-D s 1 Malorie Pardo [LSU] 6 1 Lexi Dempsey [Tennessee] 6 1 Meredith Hays [Arkansas] 6 1 Allie Sawatzky [Texas A&M] 6 5 Katie Lindelow [LSU] 5 5 Carly Kan [Missouri] 5 5 Brittany Northcutt [Georgia] 5 5 Ziva Recek [Florida] 5 Defensive specialist LSU has been rated among the SEC s top two in digs per set in each of the last three seasons. The Tigers have come away with digs per set in 2013, fourth-best in the SEC. Haley Smith has earned the starting nod at libero during LSU s last 17 matches [Sept. 7-Nov. 1]. She racked up 4.04 digs per set over that span. Smith s 24 digs during the Rice [Sept. 7] and Baylor [Sept. 20] matches are career-highs. She has secured 20-plus scoops five times which includes 20 digs versus No. 11 Missouri [Oct. 25]. For the season, Smith has collected 3.78 digs per set to place her ninth in the SEC. She is 320-of-330 on her reception attempts which includes a perfect passer mark during four of her last six outings [Oct. 13-Nov. 1]. Laura Whalen has came away with eight double-digit dig eorts highlighted by 18 scoops versus Georgia [Sept. 27]. She has collected an ace in nine of her 18 appearances but hasn t seen action during LSU s last three matches [Oct. 25-Nov. 1]. Whalen has added three perfect passer marks which includes a 26-for-26 eort against UC Davis [Aug. 31]. Katie Dunlap made her debut against Texas A&M Corpus Christi [Sept. 7] and totaled 14 appearances on the season. She tallied one dig, one assist and was perfect 8-for-8 on her reception attempts. Dunlap has been used a serving specialist since the Baylor match [Sept. 20]. She ripped two aces at Houston [Sept. 21] and tallied two digs during the Ole Miss [Oct. 11] match. 12 AVCA All-american picks

7 #1 khourtni fears MB 6-2 so houston, texas Kills 15 at Georgia [09/27/13] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].636 vs. Western Michigan [09/08/12] Attempts 31 at Georgia [09/27/13] Assists 1 [6x] at Rice [09/07/13] Digs 4 [2x] at Rice [09/07/13] Blocks 10 Tennessee [10/10/12] #2 emily ehrle OH 6-2 so crowley, texas Kills 10 Texas-San Antonio [08/30/13] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].333 Texas-San Antonio [08/30/13] Attempts 27 San Diego State [08/31/13] Assists 1 San Diego State [08/31/13] Aces NA Digs 3 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock [09/06/13] Blocks 3 at Houston [09/21/13] #3 laura whalen Ds 5-6 Jr littleton, colorado Assists 2 [6x] at Auburn [10/18/13] Aces 3 UC Davis [08/31/13] Digs 18 at Georgia [09/27/13] Reception Attempts 26 UC Davis [08/31/13] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 3 at Miami [09/13/13] #4 desiree elliott MB/RS 6-0 Sr cypress, texas Kills 23 Ole Miss [10/23/11] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].722 Louisiana-Lafayette [08/26/11] Attempts 51 Georgia [10/03/12] Assists 4 at TCU [09/03/10] Aces 4 Jacksonville State [08/27/11] Digs 12 [2x] UC Davis [08/31/13] Blocks 9 at South Carolina [09/16/12] #6 katie dunlap ds 5-9 Fr southlake, texas Assists 1 [2x] Ole Miss [10/11/13] Aces 2 at Houston [09/21/13] Digs 2 Ole Miss [10/11/13] Reception Attempts 8 [2x] Ole Miss [10/11/13] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 0 #7 katie lindelow OH/DS 5-11 so mandeville, la. Kills 18 vs. Baylor [09/20/13] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].304 vs. Baylor [09/20/13] Attempts 55 at Georgia [09/27/13] Assists 4 UC Davis [08/31/13] Aces 5 vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Digs 28 UC Davis [08/31/13] Blocks 5 at Miami [09/13/13] Reception Attempts 38 Arkansas [10/27/13] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 11 No. 11 Missouri [10/25/13] #9 madi mahaey Mb/RS 6-4 Jr vestavia hills, ala. Kills 11 vs. Grambling State [09/02/11] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].667 vs. Grambling State [09/02/11] Attempts 21 Arkansas Little Rock [09/06/13] Assists 2 Arkansas [11/21/12] Aces 1 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi ]09/07/13] Digs 5 at Miami [09/14/13] Blocks 9 [2x] at Miami [09/13/13] Earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 7 #8 helen boyle OH 5-11 so eureka, missouri Kills 18 [2x] Kentucky [09/21/12] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].545 Mississippi State [10/13/13] Attempts 58 at Auburn [10/19/12] Assists 3 [3x] at Mississippi State [09/28/12] Aces 3 [3x] at Arkansas [09/30/12] Digs 20 [3x] at Mississippi State [09/28/12] Blocks 4 [3x] at Auburn [10/19/12] Reception Attempts 45 Georgia [10/03/12] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 25 at Auburn [10/18/13] #11 katarina raicevic OH/RS 6-0 FR belgrade, serbia Kills 7 vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].417 vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Attempts 17 at Georgia [09/27/13] Assists 1 vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Aces 1 [2x] vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Digs 5 vs. North Texas [09/20/13] Blocks 3 [2x] vs. Baylor [09/20/13] #13 briana holman MB 6-1 Fr desoto, texas Kills 19 vs. Baylor [09/20/13] Hitting Percentage [Min. 10 Attempts].591 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi [09/07/13] Attempts 38 at Baylor [09/20/13] Assists 1 [3x] Mississippi State [10/13/13] Aces NA Digs 3 at Rice [09/07/13] Blocks 14 at Miami [09/13/13] #14 malorie pardo S 5-10 Jr league city, texas Kills 5 at Mississippi State [09/28/12] Assists 68 UC Davis [08/31/13] Aces 3 [4x] No. 5 Florida [11/01/13] Digs 23 at Georgia [09/27/13] Blocks 5 [5x] Arkansas [10/27/13] #15 haley smith Ds 5-4 So meraux, la. Assists 4 at Miami [09/14/13] Aces 1 [5x] No. 11 Missouri [10/25/13] Digs 24 [2x] vs. Baylor [09/20/13] Reception Attempts 39 at Texas A&M [10/09/13] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 13 Arkansas [10/27/13] #24 cati leak oh/rs 6-2 so guntersville, ala. Kills 31 UC Davis [08/31/13] Hitting Percentage.484 at Georgia [11/09/12] Attempts 62 UC Davis [08/31/13] Assists 5 [2x] No. 5 Florida [11/01/13] Aces 2 [4x] Arkansas [10/27/13] Digs 18 Arkansas [10/27/13] Blocks 7 Tennessee [10/10/12] Reception Attempts 36 at No. 16 Florida [11/16/12] Perfect Passer Ratings [Min. 10 Attempts] 17 No. 5 Florida [11/01/13] Dani reis: 2013 Lsu athletics hall of fame inductee

8 georgia 3, lsu 2 09/27/13 BATON ROUGE Khourtni Fears belted a career-high 15 kills on a.387 hitting percentage, but the LSU volleyball team was unable to hold a 2-1 lead as Georgia came back to claim a five-set decision [26-24, 21-25, 25-16, 25-27, 9-15] during the SEC opener for both teams at the Maravich Center. LSU (10-2, 0-1 SEC) had its run of nine straight wins in SEC home openers since 2004 come to a close. Georgia (11-2, 1-0 SEC) defeated the Tigers for only the third time in the last 16 meetings going back to the 2004 season, but the Bulldogs have won consecutive five-set matches in Baton Rouge during the last two seasons. You have to credit Georgia for coming back and winning this match, head coach Fran Flory said. I don t think we lost so much as they won. We could have used a few more kills from our pin hitters. We could have been a little more terminating. They came back and made the plays they needed to make to win the match so you have to credit them. For Fears, it marked the second time in the last three matches she has reached double figures in kills. The 31 attempts were a career-high. Malorie Pardo amassed her fifth straight double dip and seventh overall of She handed out 48 assists and racked up a careerhigh 23 digs. LSU held a.162 to.155 edge in hitting percentage, but Georgia garnered 69 kills versus LSU s 60 spikes. I thought Khourtni played very well, Flory said. She was very eicient, and I thought she blocked fairly well. I thought she channeled the ball well when she wasn t blocking. She hit smart shots. She showed great maturity in the shot selection she chose. She didn t try to burry every ball like the rest of us. She was hitting high deep corners. Those are balls that are going to score against anybody. Helen Boyle returned to the starting lineup and collected her second double-double of the season. She powered home 15 kills and added 17 digs. Briana Holman notched 14 kills and six blocks. She was limited to a.153 hitting clip, her lowest output since the team s season-opener versus Texas-San Antonio on Aug. 30. It marked Holman s 10th consecutive match with 10 or more kills. UGA s oense was led by Stacey Smith (19 kills), Tirah Le au (16 kills) and Lauren Teknipp (14 kills). Maggie Baumert and Kaylee Kehoe distributed 29 and 27 assists for the Bulldogs. Defensively, Allison Summers sprawled out for 38 digs, the most by a SEC player this season. The first set featured 12 ties and four lead changes. Georgia picked up five early blocks and took its largest lead at The Tigers ripped o three straight points on a Holman kill, a Lindelow ace and a Holman solo block to draw back to LSU knotted the score at after consecutive Pardo and Lindelow kills. The Tigers wiped away a set point at and emerged with the victory as Holman popped two more kills sandwiched between a UGA setting error. The trio of Boyle, Fears and Holman combined for 12 of LSU s 15 kills during the frame. LSU raced out to a 14-9 edge to start set two behind three kills each from Boyle and Fears. The Tigers also turned up the defensive intensity and forced Georgia into five hitting errors. However, the Bulldogs regrouped with13 of the next 16 points to surge ahead by a margin. LSU would charge back to within 23-21, but UGA received Smith and Le au kills to close out the decision. Out of the locker room, the Tigers controlled the third stanza from the opening moments. LSU pulled ahead 12-7 on a Boyle kill and stretched its advantage to on consecutive Lindelow and Fears spikes. LSU wrapped up the win on another Lindelow kill. A key to the frame was LSU s ability to convert on a match-best 14-of-17 sideout attempts. Set four went back-and-forth and was highlighted by 15 ties to go along with six lead changes. Georgia took a edge on a Smith kill, but it was quickly went away as LSU connected a Boyle kill, a Lindelow kill and two blocks involving Fears to tie the ledger at Neither team would go ahead by more than a one point down the stretch. LSU erased two set point chances, but Georgia organized a triple block on Holman to tuck away the win. After splitting the first six points of the winner-take-all fifth set, Georgia ripped o five straight points to seize the momentum. Le au ignited the spurt with a kill followed with consecutive aces. A Chloe Buckendahl kill capped the run and put Georgia up 8-3. LSU would get as close as 9-7 after a Raicevic kill, but back-to-back UGA blocks put the Bulldogs back ahead Le au provided the final blow to vault Georgia to the 15-9 victory. earn this: 2013 lsu volleyball u PAGE 8 Volleyball Box Score 2013 LSU Volleyball Georgia vs LSU (Sep 27, 2013 at Baton Rouge, La.) ATTACK SET SERVE RECEIVE BLOCK ## Georgia S K E TA Pct Ast TA Pct SA SE TA Pct 0 RE Pct Dig BS BA BE BHE Points 4 Buckendahl, Chloe Le'au, Tirah Northcutt, Brittany Baumert, Maggie Kehoe, Kaylee Teknipp, Lauren Smith, Stacey Eatmon, Jasmine Summers, Allison Perri, Elena McCray, Desiree Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.5 SET SCORES Georgia (3) LSU (2) Team Records: 11-2, 1-0 SEC 10-2, 0-1 SEC ATTACK SET SERVE RECEIVE BLOCK ## LSU S K E TA Pct Ast TA Pct SA SE TA Pct 0 RE Pct Dig BS BA BE BHE Points 1 FEARS, Khourtni WHALEN, Laura LINDELOW, Katie BOYLE, Helen HOLMAN, Briana PARDO, Malorie ELLIOTT, Desiree DUNLAP, Katie MAHAFFEY, Madi RAICEVIC, Katarina SMITH, Haley LEAK, Cati Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % % % fears TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 Site: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center) Date: Sep 27, 2013 Attend: 1637 Time: 2:28 Referees: Kim Wishum, Angelle Simms Total Tie scores Lead change u 2013: LSU vs. GEORGIA