HAMMOND, La. -- With just a week remaining in the regular season, the Nicholls State University women's volleyball program (11-14, 5-9 Southland) looks to secure one of the two final seeds in the Southland Conference Tournament with a pair of tough contests, initially trekking north to challenge in-state rival Southeastern Louisiana (13-15, 7-7 Southland) on Tuesday evening before returning home for Senior Day festivities & a key matchup against HBU (16-13, 8-6 Southland) on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

After fighting through the entire cast of Southland opponents over the course of the past month & a half, the Colonels wrap up the regular season with another pair of rematches, inverting the home-court advantage from the initial contest. Against the Lady Lions, the Red & Gray have their sights set on revenge after falling to SLU in a five-set barn burner on Oct. 1; oppositely, the Huskies enter Thibodaux seeking out their own brand of vengeance following the Colonels' 3-1 victory in Houston back on Oct. 3.

WHAT: Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 12 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: University Center | Hammond, La.
MEDIA: Live Stats | Watch

WHAT: Nicholls vs. HBU
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 14 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Stopher Gym | Thibodaux, La.
MEDIA: Live Stats | Watch

COMPLETE PROGRAM BREAKDOWN
Roster | Schedule | Quick Facts
 

• Kallie Noble enters her first season leading the Colonels, and currently sports a 11-14 (5-9) overall record with the Red & Gray.
• The team boasts two seniors: DS Emily Venable and OH Jennifer Olivarez.
• This year's roster is highlighted by eight newcomers, as junior OH Kate Hoerdemann joined the program as transfer from Memphis while freshmen DS Rebecka Bollinger, OH Devon Bright, DS Bailey Lyons, OH Jackie Alanis, S Lilly Bivens, OH/S Jaida Felix and MB Abigail Bouzigard signed on directly from high school.
• This season's depth chart features seven players from across the state of Louisiana, six from Texas, a pair from Illinois and one from each of the following: Georgia, Indiana, Missouri and South Carolina.
• The Colonels were projected to finish 12th in the Southland Conference, per the league's preseason poll.
• Nicholls returns four of last season's seven starters, including senior DS Emily Venable, junior MB Kimberly Iwunze and sophomores MB Aaliyah Burras & RS/OH Katie Jones.

UP NEXT
As one of five programs still competing for the final two seeds of the Southland Conference Tournament, Nicholls remains poised to advance to the postseason for the first time since the 2014 campaign; should the Red & Gray clinch one of the two remaining spots during the final week of competition, the Colonels will pack their bags for the single-elimination tournament, set for Friday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 24 in Conway, Ark.

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