Islanders Take On Top SLC Side Southeastern

HAMMOND, La. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team faces Southeastern Louisiana on the road tomorrow in Southland Conference play. The match is set for 12 p.m. as the Islanders are coming off a 3-0 win at LSU New Orleans Thursday night.

The Islanders enter with a 5-4 record in SLC play, which has them in fifth place in the conference standings. Southeastern Louisiana comes into the match as the hottest team in the league, riding an eight-match winning streak and coming off a win over UTRGV on Thursday night to move atop the conference with an 8-1 record. Corpus Christi leads the all-time series with the Lions 19-9, but SLU has had the upper hand of late, winning seven of the last ten meetings.

Kenna Buchanan led the Islanders with 13 kills against LSU New Orleans as she hit a season-high .632 . They had a balanced offense last night as Hadley Burger, Erin Herrmann, and Kaitlyn Aleshire all had eight kills. Virginia Van Der Werff had 37 assists on the night as she moves closer to the 1,500 career assists mark as she is just four away from the mark now. 

The Islanders have the second highest hitting percentage in conference play, while the Lions are one spot behind them. Southeastern hasn't lost at home in conference play this season, while the Islanders have gone 3-1 on the road in SLC play.

The match can be seen on ESPN+ with the link here, and live stats can be followed throughout the match here.

Match 21 // A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern Louisiana
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 12 p.m. CT
Location: Hammond, La.
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