JONESBORO, Ark. – No. 2 Texas State defeated No. 3 Louisiana, 3-1, in the semifinals of the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship on Saturday night at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro.
The (24-8) advance to the title match and will face either top-seeded Coastal Carolina or No. 4 seed Arkansas State for the league crown at 2 p.m. (CT) on Sunday. The championship match appearance is Texas State's first trip to the finals since 2014, as the Bobcats will look to win their first title since 2013.
Amy Pflughaupt (19 digs, 17 kills) and Megan Porter (22 digs, 12 kills) led the Bobcats with a pair of double-doubles, while Jaliyah Bolden tallied 13 kills on a .