Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion states an object in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by some outside force.Apparently the LSU volleyball team has been paying attention in physics class because the Tigers are allowing no outside force to put a halt to their momentum. LSU got through another pair of Southeastern Conference foes this weekend, defeating both Ole Miss and Arkansas en route to a fifth-straight SEC West Division crown.The No. 19 Tigers (20-5, 14-2) have now won 13 of their last 14 matches while recording nine sweeps in that span. LSU has also recorded 28 straight victories against SEC West Division opponents.The Tigers remain a half-match behind Kentucky for the overall SEC crown.”Winning the SEC West is always a great thing,” said senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper. “But our focus remains on winning the overall SEC title.”Backed by freshman outside hitter Jasmine Norton’s 29 kills, Arkansas tried to stop LSU’s momentum Sunday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.But the Tigers wouldn’t surrender, taking home a 3-2 (25-22, 27-25, 14-25, 21-25, 15-10) five-set victory against the Razorbacks (11-15, 5-10).Cooper once again paved the way for the Tigers. Her 18 kills in the match made her the 16th player in program history to record 1,000 or more career kills, as she now has 1,017 career spikes. She added one solo block and six block assists in the match.”My shoulder felt much better today,” Cooper said. “It hurt a little Friday night at the beginning of the match, but after that it was fine.”After taking the first two sets from Arkansas, LSU fell hard in the third set, 25-14, and then fell behind early in the fourth set, 17-12. A 6-0 run gave LSU an 18-17 lead, but Arkansas eventually stormed back to take the set, 25-21, and tied the match at two sets apiece.The Tigers regrouped in the fifth set with a dominating 15-10 victory to take the match and improve to 3-3 in five-set matches on the season.As a team, LSU hit a .230 clip while recording 13 blocks.”We were making it too hard on ourselves in the third and fourth sets,” said LSU senior setter Sam Dabbs. “We were looking ahead, instead of playing one point at a time.”The story was a bit different Friday night in Oxford, Miss., as the Tigers easily swept past the Rebels, 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 29-27).LSU posted a season-best .416 team hitting percentage in the match, led by senior outside hitter Marina Skender’s season-high .556 hitting percentage with 17 kills and 11 digs to rack up her 10th double-double of the season.Cooper had 12 kills on 20 attempts with four blocks for LSU in the match, while Dabbs dished out 39 assists for the Tigers against the Rebels (8-17, 2-13).”Sam did an excellent job of setting and creating opportunities,” Flory said after the match. “Marina also worked extremely hard to adjust some things in her approach. She hit the right shot in the right situation, and I don’t think she can be much better than she was [Friday night].”Contact Andy Schwehm at [email protected]