Vandals Ground LSUNO, Secure Best Start to a Season Since ‘08

NEW ORLEANS, La. – It took a gritty effort, but Idaho Volleyball opened the New Orleans Invitational with a hard-earned four-set win over host LSU New Orleans on Thursday, moving to 7-3 on the year, the best record after the first ten matches of the year for the program since 2008. LSUNO set the tone early in the opener, hanging with the Vandals through 11 ties before slamming the door. Idaho led 16-13 in the middle of the frame, but the Privateers answered with a run fueled by three service aces down the stretch and back-to-back kills to steal the…