Winners in eight of its last 10 matches, the Northwestern State Demons’ volleyball team begins its longest homestand of the season at 6:30 tonight in Prather Coliseum against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in the first of four straight home contests.
The Demons (9-8, 1-1 SLC) play the Lions (4-11, 1-1 SLC) before welcoming in LSU-New Orleans (2-13, 0-2 SLC) Saturday at 1 o’clock.
Next week, the Demons will host UT Rio Grande Valley (6-7, 2-0 SLC) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. before wrapping up the homestand Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4-9, 2-0 SLC).
NSU enters the homestand following Saturday’s 3-1 loss at UIW (4-7, 2-0 SLC). The Demons are led by Elsie Sanchez with 180 kills, which is second most in the conference. The sophomore averages 3.27 kills per set, good enough for third in the league.
Senior Jade Longlad remains atop the Southland for the Demons in assists with 525. The Calgary, Alberta, Canada native is averaging 9.38 assists per. Last week’s Southland Setter of the Week, she is tied for 13th in the country in total assists (950).
Emmarie McFarland continues to lead the league in digs with 304. The Demons’ sophomore has averaged 4.98 digs per set and has had at least 10 digs in all 17 matches this season.
SLU’s 4-11 record is a little deceptive as they have losses to LSU and Ole Miss out of the SEC, UNLV, two to UL Lafayette and one to reigning Southland champion Stephen F. Austin.
Fans can watch on ESPN+ as Patrick Netherton and Caley Carter will have the call. Live stats are available at NSUDemons.com while live updates will be available @NSUDemonsVB.
Tonight is also a Fork Cancer match. Those who wish to donate to the cause of helping NSU and the American Cancer Society with its fight against cancer can do so at the following link: poseys.chipply.com/
SOCCER: A daunting weather forecast for today in San Antonio has postponed NSU’s SLC contest at Incarnate Word. The teams will try to play Friday night.