LAFAYETTE, La. – Texas State (9-1, 4-0 Sun Belt) made a statement with its straight-set victory (25-11, 25-21, 25-14) over No. 15 Louisiana (11-1, 5-1 Sun Belt) to open the weekend series on Friday morning at Earl K. Long Gym. With the win, the Bobcats increase their winning streak to six matches and now sit atop the West Division in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Bobcats jumped right into gear despite a two-week absence of competition and dominated offensively, hitting .372 (48-13-94) against the nationally-ranked Louisiana club who entered the weekend with a .