THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University women's volleyball team will conclude the 2026 regular season in back-to-back contests against McNeese. The first match against the Cowgirls will be on Nov. 12 in Lake Charles and the season finale will be on Nov. 14.
Nicholls (9-18, 2-12 SLC) is currently on a nine-match slide after dropping road contests at Lamar (1-3) and Stephen F. Austin (0-3). McNeese (9-16, 7-7 SLC) is tied with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for fifth place in the league standings after splitting road contests at SFA (2-3) and Lamar (3-1).
Nicholls offense is paced by setters
Isabella Padilla and
Jenna Cicherski who have combined to dish 939 assists. The Colonels' attack is led by
Kera Arrington and
Madison Smith who have 222 and 206 kills, respectively.
Harper Holden has a team high 25 service aces.
On the other side of the action, libero
Natalia Navarro anchors the defense with 446 digs while Padilla adds 205.
Maya Schirmer is stout at the net as she has 93 blocks while Holden adds 56.
The Cowgirls are led by three attackers and two setters. Megan Grose and Corynne Hausler have combined for 838 assists. Gabbie Maldonado leads the offense with 277 kills while Kayla Wilson and Ava Henry have 243 and 234 kills respectively. Sophia Tocmo and Henry anchor the defense with 453 digs and 63 blocks, respectively.
Last season the Colonels and Cowgirls split the matchups. The Colonels won the second matchup 3-0 to pickup its first victory over the Cowgirls since 2019.
