NEW ORLEANS – Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and North Texas topped the preseason Sun Belt Conference volleyball poll, while MT’s Maria Szivos and Arkansas State’s Megan Baska headline the preseason all-conference team, as voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches. UL was picked 4th of 7 in the West division.
After completing the team's first winning season since 2002, the University of Louisiana volleyball team held the annual end of the season banquet last week.
Three University of Louisiana volleyball players were named to the 2010 All-Louisiana Team, as announced by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association on Wednesday. Libero Lindsay Brown and outside hitter Lesley Mirarchi both earned second team All-Louisiana honors, while setter Mandi Gavin garnered honorable mention accolades.
University of Louisiana middle blocker Lesley Mirarchi earned a spot on the 2010 All-Sun Belt Conference volleyball team, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Louisiana libero Lindsay Brown has been named the Collegiate Volleyball Update's (CVU.com) National Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 20 through Sept. 26. She is the first player ever from the state of Louisiana to be named to the honor.
Louisiana's Lindsay Brown was named the Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
The University of Louisiana volleyball team opens the 2010 season on Friday, Aug. 27 at the Comfort Suites SHSU Invitational in Huntsville, Texas. Head coach Heather Mazeitis, who is returning for her third season, sat down with RaginCajuns.com to preview the season.
Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball standout Priscilla Lima is making a name for herself in the United States in sand volleyball on the Association of Volley Professionals (AVP) tour. As of June 3, Lima was ranked No. 7 in the nation on the AVP Tour.
Ragin' Cajuns volleyball player Lindsay Brown was selected as the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
www.ragincajuns.com - Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Department will host its annual Fall Sports Fan Day - presented by Mid-South Bank and Acadiana Fun Jumps - on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Cajun Field.