LAKE CHARLES—D'Nari Mills recorded her seventh double double of the season to lead McNeese volleyball in a five-set (25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-9) come back Southland Conference win over Nicholls Wednesday night.  Mills recorded a season high 22 kills to go along with 14 digs.
 
McNeese (7-18, 3-10 SLC) also had Kayla Wilson and Ava Henry end the match with double figure kills with 18 and 15, respectively.
 
Nicholls (11-15, 1-12 SLC) took a 2-1 lead after the third set and the Cowgirls held off a late Colonel rally in the fourth set to send the match to a deciding fifth set.
 
McNeese scored the first three points of the fifth set then extended the lead to 6-2 on a Wilson kill.  Nicholls got as 9-8 before the Cowgirls ended the set on a 6-1 run to seal the win.
 
The Cowgirls will turn around and head to Thibodaux on Saturday for a 1 p.m. match that will stream on ESPN+.
 
 
SET-BY-SET SCORE
Set 1: McNeese 25, Nicholls 18
Set 2: Nicholls 25, McNeese 20
Set 3: Nicholls 25, SFA 22
Set 4: McNeese 25, McNeese 12
Set 5: McNeese 15, Nicholls 9
 
 McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills: D'Nari Mills - 22
Assists:  Kinga Ziolkowska- 28
Digs:  D'Nari Mills- 14
Blocks: Ava Henry- 4
Aces: Corynne Hausler- 4
 
McNEESE MATCH NOTES
• D'Nari Mills led McNeese with her seventh double-double of the season with 22 kills and 14 digs
• Kayla Wilson recorded 18 kills.  She has recorded double figure kills in 11 out of the last 12 matches.
• Ava Henry also ended the match with 15 kills, her ninth match with 10 or more kills.  Henry also led McNeese with four blocks.
• Corynne Hausler (28) and Kinga Ziolkowska (22) both dished out at least 20 assists apiece
• Hausler was credited with a career high four service aces.
 
NEXT MATCH
Nov. 8 at Nicholls*
 
UPCOMING MATCHES
Nov. 8 at Nicholls*
Nov. 11 New Orleans*
Nov. 13 Southeastern*

Home Match
*-Southland Conference Match