BATON ROUGE, The. – LSU made quick work of South Carolina 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 Sunday afternoon at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) to pick up its sixth sweep of the season and first in play SEC.
LSU (12-8, 6-4 SEC) improved to 6-0 on the year hitting over .300 while finishing the match at a .320 clip after 38 kills on 37 assists and added four aces. The Tigers held South Carolina (10-9, 4-5 SEC) to a .175 hitting percentage after stuffing the Gamecocks nine times and opening 49 possessions. LSU has now held 12 opponents under a .200 clip and has done so twice in as many games.
Outside hitter Sanaa Dotson had 15 kills on a .464 hitting percentage to lead the Tigers and finished with six digs and an ace. Setters Josie Vondran and Maddie Waak each recorded 16 assists and five digs in the win, while Vondra also had three blocks and two kills. Libero Ella Larkin posted a game-high 17 digs to go along with four assists and a kill.
LSU had three Tigers tie for a game-high four blocks, including middle blocker Anita Anwusi, right winger Hannah Jacobs and middle blocker Alia Williams. Anwusi and Jacobs both had a solo block.
Set 1
- The Tigers used a 6-1 run highlighted by four unanswered points to grab a 17-12 lead and force the Gamecocks to take their first timeout of the game.
- LSU led 23-17 when South Carolina called the final timeout of the set, and eventually won 25-18 after scoring five of the last six points.
- LSU posted a .316 hitting percentage led by Dotson’s six kills on 12 errorless swings (.500).
Set 2
- LSU scored the first four points of the set and jumped out to a 13-6 lead when South Carolina called for a timeout.
- The Tigers pushed their lead to nine points at 20-11 when the Gamecocks used their final timeout.
- LSU extended its lead to double digits and won the set 25-13. Dotson and outside hitter Paige Flickinger each had four kills in the set. Flickinger finished the match with eight kills, six digs, an ace and a block.
Set 3
- The two clubs battled to 13 ties and three lead changes by halftime, which had LSU leading, 15-14. South Carolina burned its first period of time trailing 18-15.
- The Tigers put together another 4-1 run and led 22-18 when the Gamecocks called the final timeout and LSU sealed the game with a 25-21 win after taking three of the next five points.
- Dotson again hit .500 with five kills in eight attempts with one error, and was followed by Jacobs and Williams’ three kills and two blocks each.
The next one
LSU will close out October with a pair of home games against Mississippi State in the PMAC Oct. 29-30.
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