HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana wraps up the regular season with a Southland Conference match at 12 p.m. Saturday against Central Arkansas at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas.
 
The Lady Lions (11-3, 9-2 Southland) are currently tied for second place in the Southland standings with Sam Houston (9-2, 9-2 Southland), one game back of Stephen F. Austin (22-5, 10-1 Southland).
 
Winners of eight straight, Southeastern still has an opportunity to claim a share of the conference title. A Southeastern win over UCA (9-7, 7-4 Southland) coupled with an SFA loss Saturday would give the Lady Lions a share of the title. A Southeastern win coupled with losses by both SFA and Sam Houston would give the Lady Lions a share of the conference title along with the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament.
 
Southeastern, which has guaranteed itself a winning season for the first time in nearly two decades and a spot in the conference tournament for the second time in as many seasons, could finish the regular season anywhere from first to fifth in the Southland standings.
 
UCA will provide live stats for the match in addition to a video stream. Media links can be found on the volleyball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
The Lady Lions are led by three-time Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week Kailin Newsome (4.17 kills per set) along with Ryan Maddera (2.06 k/set), Karlee Wilkerson (1.97 k/set) and Sam Gomez (1.69 k/set). Calli Collins (5.00 assists per set) and Ariana Hebert (4.93 a/set) direct Southeastern's 6- 2 system from the setter position.
 
Gomez (0.88 blocks per set) and Crispin Adams (0.75 b/set) lead Southeastern's frontline defense at the net, while Ansley Tullis (4.27 digs per set) teams with Newsome (2.80 d/set) and Lizzy Low (2.42 d/set) to lend support along the end line.
 
The Sugar Bears have won their last two after dropping back-to-back matches at Houston Baptist and SFA.
 
Lexi Miller (2.93 k/s), Amanda Beaton (2.62 k/s), Madi Bowles (2.28 k/s), Bailey Waddington (7.93 a/s) and Anna Williams (4.83 a/s) drive the UCA offensive efforts. Ravin Rhodes (0.79 b/s), Charlie Tidwell (0.78 b/s) and Amari Mitchell (0.77 b/s) are the Sugar Bears' top blocking threats. Emily Doss (5.13 d/s) and Alexis Stumbough (3.32d/s) are their top defenders along the end line.
 
UP NEXT
Southeastern is slated to compete in the 2020-21 Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament. Scheduled to run March 31-April 3, the tournament is being held at the Dugan Wellness Center on the campus of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The top eight teams in the Southland will qualify with the top four seeds drawing a first-round bye and the top two seeds drawing a bye directly into the semifinals.
 
LIONS GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE APP
The Lions Gameday Experience app puts audio, stats, video, social media and more in the hands of fans. Those in attendance can also check in to earn reward points redeemable for Southeastern-related prizes. Available for both Android and iOS devices, it can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play or by following the link www.LionSports.net/App.
 
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
For more information on Lady Lions Volleyball, follow @LionUpVB or @JWhiteSLU on Twitter, @LionUpVB on Instagram, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.