Courtesy: RaginCajuns.com http://www.ragincajuns.com Amie Goodwin hit .300 with 10 kills in the win over North Texas.

DENTON, Texas – A four-game losing streak ended Friday night for Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns volleyball team, as they swept the North Texas Mean Green for their first Sun Belt Conference victory by scores of 25-21, 28-26 and 25-17.
Despite the 3-0 score, North Texas was determined not to make it too easy for the Cajuns. The Mean Green almost came back from a 20-13 deficit, rallying for five straight points. Louisiana stopped the rally with a Sonora Edwards kill, followed immediately by a Kendra Hall service ace and a kill from Lesley Mirarchi to get within two points of the win. After three North Texas points, Mirarchi and Kerrilyn Lazare delivered the set’s final two kills, respectively.
The Cajuns found themselves at a 12-17 disadvantage midway through the second set, which featured 13 tie scores. They caught up during a 12-7 stretch, just in time to ensure extra points in the set with a 24-24 tie. After both teams inched up to 26 points, Mirarchi found the hardwood for a kill, before a North Texas attack error handed the Cajuns the set.
The third set saw UL grab the lead and never turn back. They finished strong, gathering an eight point lead, their largest of the night, on match point.
Head coach Heather Mazeitis earned a significant milestone with the win.
“It was my first Sun Belt win, and it felt great,” she said. “We didn’t play perfect. We had some hitting errors, but we stayed consistent, and that was the most important thing.”
Leading the offense was Mirarchi, who set her own career high in kills, with 14 against five errors in 27 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. Amie Goodwin followed with 10 kills, her second best performance of the season, with four errors in 20 attempts, finishing at .300. Together, Mirarchi and Goodwin provided over half of the team’s kills.
Seven total blocks helped keep the pressure off the offense. Senior Elizabeth Inman posted five block assists to lead the Cajuns, while freshman Meghan Harrison made her floor time count with a career high three block assists
“The blocking was a big deal for us,” Mazeitis said. “We had so many good touches, our defense just didn’t have to work very hard.”
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