Nicholls at HBU
Thursday, Oct. 3 – 6:30 p.m. – Sharp Gym
New Orleans at HBU
Saturday, Oct. 5 – 1 p.m. – Sharp Gym
Watch (
Russ Reneau)
Live Stats
Game Program
HOUSTON – HBU takes on Nicholls in its Southland Conference volleyball home opener Thursday night, followed by New Orleans Saturday afternoon at Sharp Gym. The live video broadcasts with
Russ Reneau will be shown on the Husky Sports Network. Fans with tickets to the HBU football game against UIW can show their football tickets at the Sharp Gym entrance to receive free admission to Saturday's volleyball match.
The Huskies (9-8, 1-1 SLC) opened league play with a split on the road last weekend, downing Central Arkansas, before falling to Northwestern State. Junior outside hitter
Mikayla Vivens has recorded a double-double in seven of the last eight matches, including each of the last three, and leads HBU with 2.82 kills and 3.77 digs per set. Sophomore outside hitter
Kelly Colwell has posted three-straight double-digit kill efforts and is averaging 2.14 kills and 2.80 digs per set. Junior setter
Morgan Dewyer hands out 7.48 assists per set and leads the Huskies with 27 aces, while sophomore middle blocker
Ebonie Ballesteros ranks third in the league with 1.12 blocks per set. Senior
Hannah Lewis adds 3.35 digs per set and senior
Camie Copeland averages 3.13 digs per set.
Nicholls Colonels (7-7, 1-2 SLC)
Jackie Alanis leads a balanced Colonels attack with 2.75 kills per set, while Katie Jones averages 2.62, Emily Gauthreaux averages 2.57 and Aaliyah Burras averages 2.29 kills per set. Meghan Wozniak distributes at a pace of 8.83 assists per set. Emily Venable is Nicholls' top defender at 3.73 digs per set, with Kate Hoerdemann chipping in with 2.77.
New Orleans Privateers (9-7, 2-0 SLC)
Brianna Vega leads UNO with 3.47 kills and adds 2.32 digs per set, while Ehize Omoghibo averages 2.69 kills per set. Sh'Diamond Holley puts up 1.85 kills and 1.04 blocks per frame, while Lucie Pokorna averages 9.65 assists and 2.50 digs per set. Andrea Nava anchors the Privateers defensively with 4.20 digs per set.
Up Next
HBU faces Sam Houston State Thursday, Oct. 10, in Huntsville, followed by McNeese Saturday, Oct. 12, in Lake Charles, La.
Cardinal Relief Fund
The HBU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be collecting donations to the Cardinal Relief Fund at Thursday's match. All donations will go to benefit Tropical Storm Imelda flood victims at fellow Southland Conference insititution Lamar University.
