HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University volleyball team hosts Texas Southern at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the final non-conference match of the regular-season.
Winners of the 2012 Fall Greek Challenge will be announced at the match and it will also serve as a Swabbin' 4 Robin event. The bone-marrow donor registration campaign is being conducted in honor of Southeastern alum Robin Roberts, who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant.
Fans can watch the match live on LionVision, a live video stream, or follow live statistics available at www.LionSports.net. Mobile users can access live stats (www.lionsports.net/mobile) or keep up with the match on Twitter by following @SLUathletics.
Leading the Lady Lion offense is
Courtney Donald, ranked third in the Southland Conference in kills (3.65 per set) and fifth in hitting percentage (.347). The senior middle blocker owns the sixth-best career attack percentage in school history. She also ranks among the best in Southeastern history in kills (7th), attempts (7th), solo blocks (9th), block assists (7th), total blocks (8th) and points (8th).
Veronica Turk (2.29 k/set),
Tamra Grayson (1.67 k/set),
Shelby Devlin (1.53 k/set) and
Becky Bekelja (8.71 assists per set) are the other top offensive weapons for the Lady Lions.
Libero
Megan McMillin ranks fifth in the Southland with 4.11 digs per set. Lending a helping hand on defense are Bekelja (2.30 d/set),
Morgan Todd (2.12 d/set),
Taylor Buckner (1.93 d/set) and
Cherish Krohn (1.89 d/set). Donald (88 total blocks) and Devlin (75 tb) are Southeastern's top blockers.
The Lady Lions (10-17) are looking to snap a three-match losing streak while Texas Southern (14-12) has swept through its last five.
Robyn Shannon (3.07 k/set), Mona Reed (2.79 k/set) and Veronica Azubuike (2.13 k/set) lead the TSU offense. Erin Spivey (2.44 d/set), Azubuike (1.87 d/set) and Reed (1.72 d/set) are the top defenders.
Southeastern will wrap up the regular season Saturday at 2 p.m. with Senior Day against Southland Conference-foe Nicholls State.
