NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers volleyball team returns home for a pair of matches against the East Texas A&M Lions and the Northwestern State Demons on Thursday and Saturday at the Human Performance Center.
Thursday's match is the Pink Out match in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and those who have fought or are currently fighting breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and any breast cancer survivors in attendance will be recognized during the match.
The Privateers are coming off a tough road trip that had losses at Stephen F. Austin and Lamar. New Orleans took the opening set against Lamar, but couldn't push through in the next three sets.
Vanae Sapp finished with 14 kills and 21 digs, her highest totals of the season.
New Orleans had their first 20-kill set of the season when they accomplished the feat in the opening set against Lamar last Saturday. New Orleans currently ranks sixth in the Southland in kills per set at 12.19.
As a team, the Privateers are averaging 15.0 digs per set entering the week. Four Privateers are averaging over 2.5 digs per set this season: Sapp,
Peyton Cole,
Celia Mbaya and
Ella Moss.
The Privateers are 3-3 all-time against East Texas A&M with two of those wins coming on the road. New Orleans is 10-20 all-time against Northwestern State and is looking to snap a seven-match losing streak against the Demons dating back to their last win in March 2021.
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East Texas A&M is level with the Privateers in the conference standings at 1-3 with a 3-12 mark overall. Jade Washington leads the Southland in digs per set with 5.82 while Gracie Campbell is second in the league in kills per set at 3.63.
Northwestern State (1-17, 0-4) won their season opener but has not been able to break through to the left side of the column since their five-set victory against Tennessee State. Jade Longlad leads the conference in aces per set at 0.59 and total aces with 34.
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