On Friday night, a very sad ending happened to a senior college volleyball player.
For senior Sienna Decambra, having an ace was enough to make her injury-plagued senior season worth it.
The 5-foot-8 setter played for Louisiana for the first time this season after being sidelined in the preseason with torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus.
In a story that capped her final game of her college career, she hit a walk-off ace to give the Ragin' Cajuns a 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16) victory over Georgia. South.
A groundbreaking moment also happened on Senior Day.
Wearing a heavy brace on his right leg, Decambula fired a match-point serve behind Georgia Southern, but the libero's diving wasn't enough to put the ball in play.
The Maui, Hawaii native's teammates jumped for joy and the bench emptied to surround her in hugs as Dekambura cried tears of joy.
Fellow senior Cami Hicks also had a great night with nine blocks, bringing her season total to 135 blocks.
This surpassed the rally-scoring era single-season block record of 129, set by Clarice Lairs in 2001.
Dekambra played at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, and transferred to Louisiana for the 2021-2022 season.
As a junior, she was one of only two setters in the Sun Belt Conference to total 1,100 assists in the regular season.
That same year, she recorded her first 1,000 assists in a season in her collegiate career.
Due to his performance in the 2023 season, DeCambra earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team and All-Louisiana first team.
The Decumbra ace ended the Ragin' Cajuns' season with an overall record of 9-16 (5-9 in conference).
