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Ruston volleyball's LHSAA run continues growth in northeast Louisiana
RUSTON — Amanda Cauley and her family have found their home at Ruston. Both the Lady Bearcats volleyball coach and her husband, Nick, are from Texas, but played at Louisiana Tech. After her Lady Techsters career, Cauley taught at Simsboro, and in 2014, she joined Ruston to start its volleyball program. LHSAA football: 5 Monroe-area storylines to watch for the first round A five-, 10-and 20-year plan was established of what the Lady Bearcats would look like and what needed to happen for the sport to grow. There was tremendous buy-in as Ruston started a junior high program and club volleyball. In 2018, Cauley stepped down from the program following a 17-8 campaign. "I took three years off to focus on my children. My family and I moved to Shreveport," Cauley said. "I just knew that Ruston was home and we moved back and thought that I would just get to be a mom in the stands. I think the Lord had other plans because of the way the events worked out. (Then-coach Lucie) Hunt (needed) some assistance, and I was able to step in and fill back in for her. "We went to the (Cajundome for the LHSAA tournament