NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball opened the Tulane I-10 Challenge, and its 2018 season, with a straight sets sweep (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) of Incarnate Word on Friday at Devlin Fieldhouse.
Louisiana (1-0) used a balanced and efficient attack to land the season-opening triumph. A quartet of players with at least seven kills charged the offensive production and the squad's .323 match hitting percentage was key to a second set comeback and outlasting the Cardinals (0-2) in the third set.
The Ragin' Cajuns took charge in the opening set paced by a .375 hitting percentage and a combined nine kills from and .