A-State began play Friday with a backhand forth set on. The Red Wolves jumped out to a lead midway through the set at 17-12, but ULL quickly stormed back, to get to within 19-`17.
A-State, off of Carlisa May’s dominant performance, went up 23-19, but ULL was not done. The Cajuns went on a 4-0 run to even things up at 23-23.
The Red Wolves responded after the timeout with a Brentlee Weaver kill, followed up by a service error, and took set one 25-23.
The Cajuns took the momentum garnered from set one and quickly jumped out to a 5-32 lead.