Golden Eagles Head West for Midweek Contest

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (0-6, 0-0 C-USA) women's volleyball team will head west on Tuesday for a midweek contest against Louisiana (3-3, 0-0 Sun Belt). The Golden Eagles and Ragin' Cajuns are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start in Lafayette, La.

The last time out
The Golden Eagles are coming off a 0-3 weekend at the 12^th-annual Southern Miss Classic. Saturday's contest against in-state rival Mississippi State proved to be a turning point for Southern Miss. The Bulldogs, who came into the contest undefeated, took an early lead on the Golden Eagles by winning the first two sets. However, the Golden Eagles scrapped together an impressive third set.

Backed by Kess Krutsinger's four kills in the third set, Southern Miss was in good shape to force another set. The Bulldogs were able to force five different lead changes and 12 ties before winning the final set, 25-23. Ashley Berry produced an impressive .429 hitting percentage on 12 kills.

Noteworthy

Kellie Garraway will make a homecoming when the Louisiana native takes the court against the Ragin' Cajuns. Garraway, who hails from Madisonville, La., last played in her home state in 2018 against LA Tech.
In four of the six matches, Ashley Berry has led the Golden Eagles in kills. The senior has tallied 52 kills in her final season wearing the black and gold while climbing to a team-best 2.89 kills per set.
Junior transfer Piper Matsumoto leads Southern Miss with two double-doubles -- San Francisco (27a, 13d); New Orleans (23a, 12d)

Scouting Louisiana
The Ragin' Cajuns recently climbed back to a 3-3 record after winning all three matches at the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic. In Lafayette, they opened Friday with a five-set win over McNeese and ended the day with a sweep of Eastern Michigan.

Louisiana closed the weekend with a 3-1 win over Florida A&M. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot, who is the winningest coach in program history.

All-time series
Dating back to 1980, the Ragin' Cajuns hold a 23-11 edge over the Golden Eagles in matches played. The two schools last met in 2017 where Southern Miss swept the visiting Ragin' Cajuns.

Historically, Louisiana leads 6-3 in matches played at Earl K. Long Gym. In 2014, the Golden Eagles dropped a 3-1 decision in Lafayette.

Match info
Tuesday's match will be streamed on the Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.

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Golden Eagles Head West for Midweek Contest

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Berry

Kellie Garraway

Kess Krutsinger

Piper Matsumoto

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