THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University women's volleyball team will host LSU New Orleans in the Colonels' annual Stuff Stopher Match on Thursday Oct. 29. First serve from Stopher Gymnasium is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the action will be streamed via ESPN+.
 
Nicholls (9-14, 2-8 SLC) is looking to end a five-match losing streak. Last week the Colonels dropped a pair of four set road matches at HCU and UIW. Earlier this season, Nicholls beat LSU New Orleans, 3-1 on the road to pick up the fourth Red & Gray victory in the last five meetings against the Privateers. LSU New Orleans (2-21, 0-10 SLC) lost home matches against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UTRGV last week.
 
Three Colonels had outstanding performances despite the road losses a week ago.
 
Freshman libero Natalia Navarro anchored the Colonel defense with 35 digs against UIW, which is the most digs any player in the Southland this season. She added 16 against HCU earlier in the week and she posted a 2.06 serve receive rate on 63 attempts across the two matches. Additionally, her 35 digs against UIW are the most in program history dating back to 2010 and the most by any Colonel in a four-set contest. Navarro became the seventh different Colonel to record 30 or more digs in a single match.
 
Senior outside hitter Madison Smith had a pair of double-doubles this week. She began her week with a 23 kill, 18 dig performance which were both career-highs at the time. She kept her momentum rolling as she set a new career high in kills with 26 to go along with 13 digs to secure her fourth double-double of the season and sixth as a Colonel. Her 26 kills in a single game are tied for the most by a single player in the SLC this season.
 
Senior setter Isabella Padilla had a pair of impressive games this week. First, she dished 48 assists while having eight digs and two blocks defensively. Then she dished 44 assists and 14 digs to record her               fifth double-double of the season. Her 48 assists are tied for the fifth most in a single match by a player in the SLC and the third most by a SLC player in a four-set contest.