LSU volleyball dropped two matches last weekend to Western Kentucky and Xavier (Ohio), and the road won’t get any easier for the Tigers this weekend.
“We left too many easy plays and too many routine plays on the court,” said coach Fran Flory. “When you do that against good teams, you’re going to get yourself in trouble, and we got ourselves in that.”
Junior outside hitter Madie Jones said the team has been watching extra film and taking extra reps all week to prepare for tonight’s match at Ole Miss. Jones put together a season-high 15 kills and a career-best seven blocks against Western Kentucky last weekend.
“We’ve been mentally preparing for the crowd at Ole Miss,” she said. “We weren’t prepared for that last year and we just showed up and they blew us out of the water, but we’re ready for it this ourselves.”
Pardo said senior middle blocker Michele Williams and senior defensive specialist Lauren Waclawczyk have become leaders, and Flory added that sophomore defensive specialist Victoria Jacobsen has been keeping the team focused.
“When you talk about great teams, you talk about people who maybe aren’t on the court but are significant to the team,” Flory said. “Those type of players are starting to emerge for