Volleyball Returns Home for Nicholls, McNeese

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball returns home for the Southland Conference home opener as the Islanders host Nicholls on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Dugan Wellness Center.
 
Thursday's match will feature a celebration of the 2016 Southland Conference Championship as Islanders fans will have the opportunity to take photos with the 2016 Southland Conference Championship trophies.
 
The Islanders will continue the homestand with a 1 p.m. first serve against McNeese on Saturday. The first 150 fans in attendance will receive a free Islanders volleyball t-shirt.

Both matches will be streamed on the Islanders Digital Network powered by AEP Texas.
 
INSIDE THE ISLANDERS
 
>> Corpus Christi has been a digging machine through three games in Southland play, averaging 16.82 per set to rank second in the league.
>> Madison Woods matched a career high with 23 digs on Tuesday night.
>> Four Islanders are averaging better than two kills per set as the Blue and Green has produced a balanced attack through the first weekend.
 
SCOUTING NICHOLLS
 
Nicholls enters Thursday with a 2-14 mark on the season and an 0-3 start in Southland play.  The Colonels dropped a 3-0 decision to Sam Houston State on Tuesday night.
 
>> Stephanie Tobison leads Nicholls with 116 kills on the year.
>> Imanie Williams has 108 kills and averages a team-best 2.51 per set.
>>  Setter Jade Piper has 323 assists on the season, averaging 6.87 per set.
>>Emily Venable leads the way with 212 digs on the season.
 
SCOUTING MCNEESE
 
McNeese sits at 10-7 on the season and 2-1 in Southland matches. The Cowgirls knocked off Abilene Christian on the road Tuesday night in a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats.
 
>> Shanna Spree and Keegan Nelms lead the Cowgirls with 161 and 153 kills, respectively.
>> The Cowgirls sit in a three-way tie for fourth in the league standings through the first weekend.
>> Adison Giambrone and Alexandra Aguilera have shared the load setting for the Cowgirls this season.
>> Libero Angela McGownd leads the league with 5.45 digs per set on the year.