NEW ORLEANS, La. — Lamar University held off LSU New Orleans for a four-set victory, 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, at the Human Performance Center on Thursday night.
In the Southland Conference standings, the Cardinals remain in sole possession of seventh place.
The Cardinals did not experience a tie in the first set as they led throughout, taking an 8-2 lead after using a 4-0 run.
Nisaan Martinez had three kills during the run, while
Saida Maksoud and
Grace Hill teamed up for a crucial block.
Lamar used another 4-0 run to extend its lead to 11.
Maja Malinowska had two kills during the run, while
Rihanna Bryant and Maksoud each had one.
LSU New Orleans closed the gap, cutting the deficit to seven after scoring four unanswered points.
The Cardinals extended their lead to double digits, holding a 10-point advantage after outscoring the Privateers 4-1.
Martinez added two more kills during the run, while Maksoud had one.
LSU New Orleans outscored the Cardinals 5-1 to bring the deficit to six points. However, Hill secured the set point with a kill.
There were six ties in the second set.
Lamar broke a 7-7 tie using a 4-0 run that saw kills by Malinowska, Bryant and
Kinley Elms.
The Privateers used a 6-0 run to take an 18-16 lead.
The score was tied twice more before the Cardinals closed out the set with a 4-0 run to win by four points.
Martinez and Malinowska each had a kill during the run.
The third set featured nine ties.
Lamar scored the first three unanswered points with a pair of kills by Malinowska and Maksoud and a service ace from
Gabby Baker.
LSU New Orleans responded with three straight points to tie the score.
After the Privateers used a 3-0 run to take a 6-4 lead, the Cardinals scored four unanswered points to take an 8-6 lead.
Martinez had three straight kills during the run.
The score was tied four times until the Privateers used a 5-0 run to take a six-point lead.
Lamar responded with a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to one before using a 3-0 run to take a 22-21 lead.
LSU New Orleans outscored the Cardinals 4-1 down the final stretch to claim the third set.
To start the fourth set, the Cardinals broke a 3-3 tie using a 5-0 run that included two kills by Maksoud and one kill each from Malinowska and Martinez.
LSU New Orleans scored three unanswered points to cut the deficit to two and then used a 5-0 run to take a 16-15 lead.
The Cardinals pulled ahead with a 3-0 run that included two kills by Martinez.
LSU New Orleans tied the score twice down the stretch by outscoring Lamar 4-1, but the Cardinals got back-to-back kills by Malinowska to secure the match.
MATCH NOTES
- Martinez led the way with 19 kills, five digs, one block assist and one assist.
- Malinowska recorded her 45th career double-double and 14th of the season by posting 15 kills, 18 digs and two block assists.
- Maksoud added eight kills, two service aces and five block assists.
- Alexa Gonzalez posted her 24th career double-double and fourth of the season with 27 assists, 11 digs and one service ace.
- Gonzalez now has 2,314 career assists, ranking 10th on Lamar's all-time assists list.
- Hughes chipped in with 23 assists, 13 digs and one service ace to record her seventh double-double of the season.
- Baker tied her season high with 27 digs and added seven assists and one service ace.
- Baker is now tied for ninth in single season digs with 437, alongside Andrea Hamilton (2006).
- Addison Stanley had a career-high 15 digs.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals end the regular season with a 12 p.m. match at Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, Nov. 14.
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