TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
AUBURN, Alabama – It was LSU over Auburn all weekend on The Plains as the LSU volleyball team used a balanced offensive attack to defeat Auburn, 3-1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18), on Sunday afternoon at Neville Arena – a day after the LSU football team defeated Auburn, 38-17, at Jordan-Hare Stadium for its first road win in the Southeastern Conference since 2024.
The LSU volleyball team (9-10, 4-6 SEC) also won its first league road match since last year. And LSU extended its winning streak against Auburn (12-9, 2-7 SEC) to three and has won 10 of the last 11 in the series.
LSU hit .315, recording 63 kills on 57 assists with five service aces and tallied 61 digs and 12 blocks, marking its 10th match with double-digit blocks this season. Auburn finished with a .255 hitting percentage and 56 kills.
Five LSU players recorded double-digit kills, led by outside hitter Jurnee Robinson, who finished with a match-high 22.5 points on 19 kills and five blocks, including two solo blocks, while adding nine digs. Outside hitter Lainee Pyles followed with 12 kills on a .370 hitting percentage and two blocks.
Tireh Smith matched her season high with 11 kills and added three blocks, while Jessica Jones and Angelina Lee each contributed 10 kills. Jones hit .588 with 10 kills on 17 errorless swings, adding two aces and two blocks. Lee hit .438 and led all players with seven blocks.
Martina Villani dished out 50 assists and added eight digs, two aces, one block and one kill. Libero Kiley Brooks matched her season high with 23 digs, recording at least 20 digs for the third consecutive match and the fourth time this season. Brooks also contributed one service ace.
LSU next plays at Ole Miss on Sunday.
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