LSU volleyball takes the court for its first game of the season this Friday against UCLA. Because there were a few changes to the roster, we’ll be going over every player as the game draws closer.
On...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• August 23, 2023
Eight months ago, LSU did the unthinkable.
With a Dec. 2 win over Hawai’i, the Tigers advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014, making their first postseason...
With the volleyball season right around the corner, the Tigers are ready to hit the court again after a historic 2022 season under then-first-year head coach Tonya Johnson.
The team has a few new faces...
After a career full of leaning on her faith and following her intuition, Josie Vondran’s heart led to using her fifth year of eligibility at LSU.
As her last season approaches its end, she’ll...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• December 4, 2022
When LSU’s name was called for the NCAA Division I Tournament, it was surprising for a number of reasons.
For one, it would’ve been hard to imagine that LSU would be a significantly better team this...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• November 28, 2022
On Sunday, Nov. 27, the NCAA aired its annual Selection Show for the NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament on ESPNU. The LSU Tigers, along with many other volleyball teams in the country, waited to see...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• November 11, 2022
LSU’s weekend series against Tennessee was an important matchup between two teams jockeying for an NCAA Tournament berth, both in danger of being on the bubble on Selection Sunday.
Both teams had a...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• November 3, 2022
“It’s a mindset to me. Do you want to finish this, or do you want to drag this thing out? For some reason, we’ve chosen to drag it out. It’s not like we’re not capable of finishing the match.”
That...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• October 27, 2022
Head Coach Tonya Johnson has said all season that every game in the SEC is a battle.
She’s said it despite the NCAA’s RPI rankings suggesting that there is a big gap between the top few teams and...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• October 12, 2022
If there’s one thing you can count on the LSU volleyball team to do, it’s to make a match interesting.
There were points in each of its three matches this past week–one against Auburn on Wednesday...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• October 5, 2022
Tonya Johnson said it all week.
She said it to her players, and she said it to everyone who asked. She said it heading into the weekend, she said it during the weekend and she certainly said it after...
By Jason Willis, Managing Editor
• September 28, 2022
“At the end of the day, we just battled,” said Head Coach, Tonya Johnson, after an incredible first few games of conference play where her Tigers knocked off both No. 15 Kentucky and red-hot No. 20...
