CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team is back in action tomorrow as they take on Northwestern State in Southland play. The match is set for 1 p.m. in Natchitoches, Louisiana, as the Islanders enter with a 4-1 record in SLC play.
The Islanders and the Demons are meeting for the 31st time, with TAMUCC holding an 18-12 all-time series advantage and having dominated the series of late, the last six meetings and 12 of the last 13. Northwestern State is 10-10 on the season and sitting at 2-3 in the conference. They are coming off a 3-0 defeat at home to UTRGV on Thursday night while the Islanders took down East Texas A&M 3-1 on the road.
In their match on Thursday,
Erin Herrmann delivered a career night as she finished with 13 kills against the Lions.
Kenna Buchanan and
Hadley Burger were the focal points of the attack as they finished with 12 and eight kills, respectively. Buchanan still leads the team with 158 kills on the season while
Tatum Mason and
Ally Saleh have cracked the 100 kill mark on the season. Setters
Ava Hight and
Virginia Van Der Werff are coming off a strong game against East Texas A&M as Hight finished with 25 assists, her most in conference play, while Van Der Werff finished with eight kills and had 15 assists.
Northwestern State leads the conference in assists and kills so far this season and have two of the top-10 individuals in kills. Both Islander setters sit in the top-10 in the conference in assists per set, while Northwestern State's Jade Longlad leads the league.
Brooklyn Jaeger continues to climb the Islander record books as she moved into seventh all-time in digs in TAMUCC history.
The game can be seen on ESPN+
here, and live stats can be followed during the match
here.
Match 17 // A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern State
Date: Saturday, October 10
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Location: Natchitoches, La.
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