HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana wraps up an extended road trip through the state of Texas with a pair of Southland Conference matches, Thursday at Houston Baptist and Saturday at Incarnate Word.
 
Matches are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at HBU (12-11, 4-4 Southland) and 11 a.m. Saturday at UIW (4-18, 0-8 Southland). The Lady Lions (10-12, 4-4 Southland) enter the week tied for sixth in the conference standings.
 
Live stats and video are available for both matches. Links for stats and video can be found on the volleyball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
NOTEWORTHY

• Jodi Edo a senior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ranks second in the Southland in solo blocks (20), fourth in total blocks (74) and fifth in attack percentage (.298).
• Edo (2.70 k/set), Caroline Golden (2.54 k/set) and Sam Gomez (2.32 k/set) are Southeastern's top attackers.
• Baylee Laskoskie ranks fifth in the Southland with 8.52 assists per set.
• Golden, a junior from Mandeville, Louisiana, ranks third in service aces (0.41 sa/set).
• Alexis Pratt (3.08 d/set), Lizzy Low (2.64 d/set), Golden (2.58 d/set) and Jolie Hidalgo (2.58 d/set) represent the Lady Lions' top defenders along the back line.
• Against conference competition, the Lady Lions have the fourth-lowest opponent attack percentage (.178).

 
UP NEXT
The Lady Lions return home Tuesday for their Geaux Pink match against New Orleans at the University Center. All fans are encouraged to wear pink for breast cancer awareness as we Geaux Pink with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. There will be special Geaux Pink promotions and giveaways throughout the game for fans and students.
 
LAST MATCH
Southland Conference-leading Stephen F. Austin fought off a scrappy Southeastern squad Saturday, 27-25, 25-17, 25-15, at Shelton Gym.
 
Karlee Wilkerson, a sophomore from Springfield, Louisiana, and Golden led Southeastern with 11 kills apiece. Hidalgo, a freshman from Lafayette, Louisiana, added nine more to the offensive attack.
 
Laskoskie dished out 36 assists to aid the Lady Lions' efforts. Golden served up three aces. Edo had a hand in three of the Lady Lions' four team blocks, including a pair of solo blocks.
 
Low, also a freshman from Lafayette, led Southeastern with a career-high 21 digs, topping her previous best, set in Thursday's win at Abilene Christian, by five. Hidalgo also reached double figures in digs, contributing 11 for the Lady Lions.

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.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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