LAKE CHARLES— McNeese volleyball closed out its home schedule with a straight set 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-19) win over Nicholls Thursday night to improve to 12-14 overall and 8-7 in the SLC. The loss drops Nicholls to 9-19 overall and 2-13 in the SLC. The two teams will meet again on Saturday in Thibodaux in the season finale starting at 1 p.m.
Senior
Kayla Wilson paced the Cowgirls' offense, finishing the night with a match high 13 kills and a .500 hitting percent.
Sophia Tocmo and
Gaby Santiago picked up double figure digs with Tocmo being credited with a match high 17 digs. Santiago ended the match with 11 digs.
Setters
Corynne Hausler and
Megan Grose each recorded double figure assists. Hausler led all players with 17 assists while Grose ended the match with 13 assists.
As a team, the Cowgirls collected a season high 10 aces with four of the 10 coming in the first set.
After the Cowgirls took a 2-0 overall match lead, Nicholls led for the first 15 points of the final set.
Following the media timeout, it was all Wilson who put down four straight kills to give McNeese an 18-15 lead and the Cowgirls never trailed for the rest of the set.
Gaby Santiago's first ace of the match gave McNeese a 24-19 lead then a block solo by
Harmony Soles and
Carli Banks gave the Cowgirls the third set win and the overall match win.
