Oct. 6, 2007

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LOGAN, Utah - Amanda Nielson recorded a match-high 14 kills to lead Utah State's women's volleyball team to a three-game win (30-19, 30-27, 31-29) against Louisiana Tech here Saturday night. USU improves to 9-8 on the season and 6-2 in the Western Athletic Conference with the win, while LTU falls to 6-15 overall and 1-7 in league play with the loss.

Nielson, a senior outside hitter from West Valley City, Utah added nine digs and two blocks in the match for Utah State, while sophomore middle blocker Danielle Taylor (Springville, Utah) had eight kills and three blocks and hit a blistering .438 (8-1-16).

Louisiana Tech was led by Shannon Phillips with 13 kills, while Kristen Fairbanks added 10 kills and 12 digs.

Nielson led Utah State with six kills in the opening game as the Aggies hit .235 (13-5-34) en route to the 11-point win. Nielson added four more kills in game two as USU hit .226 (14-7-31) to record the three-point win. Louisiana Tech hit .419 (18-5-31) in game two, but also had seven service errors to offset its high hitting percentage. The Lady Techsters seemed poised to extend the match after leading for much of game three, but USU rallied late by scoring the final three points for the three-game win. USU hit .196 (15-5-51) in game three, while LTU hit .239 (18-7-46).

Utah State finished the match by hitting .216 (42-17-116), while Louisiana Tech hit .196 (43-22-107). USU also recorded four more service aces (7-3) and three fewer service errors (13-10) in the match, while LTU had eight more digs (46-38).

Utah State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Nevada at 8 p.m. (MT).

Utah State 3, Louisiana Tech 0LTU 19  27  29USU 30  30  31