Box Score HAMMOND, La. – The two-time reigning Southland Conference regular season champion Southeastern Louisiana University indoor volleyball team earned its second sweep in as many matches over league foe New Orleans Thursday, topping the Privateers, 25-11, 25-18, 26-24, in the University Center.
Southeastern (18-6, 10-2 SLC) hit .340 on the way to its second win over UNO (7-18, 2-10 SLC) of the week. SLU earned a 25-15, 25-18, 25-23 win over its in-state and league rivals Tuesday in New Orleans.
The victory was the fifth straight sweep for the Lady Lions and ran their 2025 home record to 10-0.
Alexis Logarbo led SLU with a season-high 15 kills – one off her career-high – and reigning SLC Offensive Player of the Week
Kyra McKelvey added 13 kills and finished with a .733 hitting percentage to continue her torrid stretch.
Honored before the match for reaching 1,000 career assists, the Southeastern setter duo of
Peyton Stokley and
Ashley Richardson posted 21 and 19 assists, respectively, to engineer the efficient SLU attack.
The Lady Lions held UNO to a .117 hitting percentage for the match, as McKelvey and
India Bennett shared team-high honors with three blocks each.
Audrey Vielguth paced Southeastern with 13 digs, while
Mina Petrovic added nine of her own.
Alessandra Meoni and Vanae Sapp finished with eight kills apiece to lead New Orleans. Define Eciroglu led the Privateers with 13 assists.
The Lady Lions came out on fire in the opening set, hitting .714 to take a 1-0 lead. Petrovic, Logarbo, McKelvey and Bennett had two kills apiece in a dominant opening set.
The second set was more competitive, but the trio of McKelvey (six kills), Logarbo (five kills) and Bennett (five kills) powered SLU to a two-set lead, while Petrovic had eight digs in the second set.
New Orleans did its best to extend the match in a back-and-forth third set that featured 13 ties and five lead changes. Logarbo broke a 24-24 tie with a kill, then a UNO error on match point ended it for the hosts.
Thursday's match with the first of three straight home contests for Southeastern, which welcomes Lamar to the UC for a 6:30 p.m. match Nov. 6. The match versus the Cardinals will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on KSLU 90.9 The Lion. The Nov. 6 match will also feature Camp Reunion Night, as SLU volleyball campers can wear their camp t-shirts and be recognized at the match.
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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