HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southeastern Louisiana wraps up its current road trip Tuesday at 6 p.m. with a non-conference match against Southern Miss at Reed Green Coliseum.
 
The Lady Lions (2-20) step outside of Southland Conference action for the final time this season to face Southern Miss (11-12). The Golden Eagles dropped a conference match Saturday at Florida International after winning the first two sets.
 
Fans can stream the match live on CUSA.tv, Conference USA's digital network, or follow live statistics. Links for stats and video are available on the volleyball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
Southern Miss defeated the Lady Lions last season in straight sets at the University Center.

OPPONENT NOTES

• Kyle Grandy (4.28 kills/set), Catherine Repsher (2.47 k/s), Chandler Marshall (2.37 k/s) and Sarah Bell (10.88 assists/set) pace the Golden Eagles' offensive attack. Grandy also leads the squad with 28 service aces.
• Southern Miss is hitting .230 collectively, holding opponents to a .195 attack percentage.
• Madison Lawler (3.37 digs/set) and Bell (3.23 d/set) are the Golden Eagles top defenders along the back line. Alexis Coombs (1.05 blocks/set), Repsher (0.92 b/s) and Ashley Berry (0.79 b/s) lead the blocking corps.

 
SLU NOTES

• Jodi Edo (1.97 k/s), Caroline Golden (1.85 k/s), Elyssa Purcell (1.83) and Maddy Katchen (1.65 k/s) lead the Lady Lions' offense under the direction of setters Haley Baker (4.22 a/s) and Michelle Mirarchi (3.68 a/s). A sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana, Golden leads the squad with 16 service aces.
• Southeastern has recorded a .132 attack percentage this season, while opponents are hitting .268 against the Lady Lion defense.
• Lexie Torres (2.99 d/s), Golden (2.40 d/s) and Alexis Pratt (2.13 d/s) anchor the defense along the back line. Sam Gomez (0.86 b/s) and Tempestt Vaughn (0.59 b/s) are Southeastern's top blocking threats.

 
LAST MATCH
The offense was clicking early for Southeastern, but Abilene Christian rallied Saturday for a 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20, Southland Conference win at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas.
 
The Lady Lions took the first set off second-place ACU (12-10, 9-1 Southland), swinging at a .345 clip. The Wildcats rebounded to out-hit Southeastern the rest of the way.
 
Golden picked up a team-leading 12 kills while Purcell turned in 10 and Edo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) added another 9 kills. Baker handed out 33 assists.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern returns to the University Center for its final homestand of the season Saturday against Northwestern State. First serves is scheduled for 1 p.m. Conference matches against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 1) and Houston Baptist (Nov. 3) wrap up the home slate for the 2018 season.
 
DIGGIN' IT CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the Southeastern volleyball program are encouraged to join the Diggin' It Club. Lion volleyball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diggin' It Club and S Club (volleyball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern volleyball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
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