Nacogdoches, Texas – The University of New Orleans (10-14, 4-5 Southland) will look to halt a five-game losing streak when they face a pair of conference foes. The Privateers take on the top team in the SLC in Stephen F. Austin (21-2, 8-0 Southland) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Sharps Gym, then UNO will make the trip to the Prince Center to face Central Arkansas (16-5, 6-2) Saturday at 1 p.m.
The match against Stephen F. Austin will air on ESPN 3 (link below).
HOW TO FOLLOW vs STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
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Twitter:
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Live Stats:
https://sfajacks.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Watch (ESPN 3):
http://www.espn.com/watch
HOW TO FOLLOW VS CENTRAL ARKANSAS
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www.Facebook.com/PrivateersVB
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Live Stats:
https://ucasports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Watch:
https://ucasports.com/watch/?Live=1849&type=Live
LAST TIME THEY MET
UNO fell in the two matches last season to SFA
Kyra Hunter and
Blessing Dunn combined for 25 kills in the second match-up. And the Privateers fell in the only meeting against the Sugar Bears.
SCOUTING THE TEAMS
NEW ORLEANS
Kaitlyn Grice continues to be the top hitter in the conference at a .346 clip with 229 kills to her credit on 509 attempts. Grice is also ranked fourth in the nation and first in the Southland in blocks with 116.
Blessing Dunn (31) and
Brianna Vega (29) are first and third, respectively, in service aces in the Southlands.
Dunn is closing in on the 1,000-kill mark in her career at UNO. When she hits the mark, she will be the fourth in school history to accomplish 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs and the first since Kristin O'Hearn (1992-95).
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
The Lady Jacks have a pair of players on the leaderboard in hitting percentage – Danae Daron (.335) and Makenzee Hanna (.319) are second and fifth, respectively.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
UCA has a pair of players on the kills leaderboard – Samantha Anderson (253) and Haley Tippett (250) are second and seventh, respectively.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans are encouraged to follow @PrivateersVB on Twitter, @PrivateersVB on Instagram, like /PrivateersVB on Facebook and subscribe to the PrivateerAthletics YouTube channel.
