Demons Await Ladyjacks On Friday
11/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 1, 2012
SFA (19-9, 9-5 SLC) at Northwestern State (18-8, 10-4 SLC)
Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Prather Coliseum (3,000) • Natchitoches, La.
Video: None • Live Stats: www.nsudemons.com
FOR STARTERS
The Ladyjacks have won four of their last five matches after a non-conference win over North Texas on Wednesday, but now face a stiff challenge on Friday at Northwestern State in the first of four Southland Conference matches to close out the regular season.
The Demons are in the midst of the best season in program history and sit one game ahead of the Ladyjacks in the league standings, despite falling to SFA in the conference opener in Nacogdoches in September.
SFA vs THE DEMONS
vs NWLA, SFA leads 43-0
The last time: SFA 3, NWLA 1 • Sept. 4, 2012 • Nacogdoches
LIVE STATS: Thursday's match can be followed via Gametracker at www.sfajacks.com
LIVE CHAT: Friday’s match at Northwestern State can also be followed live chat with Greg Miller of www.sfavolleyblog.net with in game commentary and real-time score updates.
FOLLOW SFA ATHLETICS: Fans are encouraged to follow along with SFA Volleyball and SFA Athletics as a whole via SFA's social media sites on Facebook (SFA Athletics) and Twitter (@SFA_Athletics). Up-to-the minute match updates, as well as the latest news can be found via these outlets from all home matches and selected road matches.
THE RISTER MOVES: SFA shook things up at the setter spot on Wednesday vs North Texas, starting junior Amanda Rister. The moved worked as Rister doled out 28 assists and picked up 10 digs for her first career double-double, but more importantly led the Ladyjacks to a 3-0 win over the Mean Green in the final non-conference match of the season.
UGLY WIN: In SFA’s 3-0 win over the Mean Green on Wednesday, the Ladyjacks managed to hit just .095 as a team. That was the fifth time this season SFA has hit under .100 in a match, but the first time it has come out with a victory despite it. In fact, it was just the second time since 2006 that the Ladyjacks have won a match when hitting less than .100, the last coming on Oct. 20, 2010 when they beat Sam Houston despite .098 for the match.
HANLAN RECORD: Madison Hanlan had a career afternoon on Saturday at Nicholls, totaling 47 digs against the Colonels, a new SFA school record. That mark is six better than former all-America libero Stephanie Figgers' record of 41 set in 2006, and also the most digs by any Southland Conference player since McNeese's Jessica Strama had 62 in 2006. In addition, it is also the second-most digs by any player in the country this season according to the latest statistic report from the AVCA. All of that, along with a solid 25 digs vs Southeastern helped garner Hanlan her second conference defensive player of the week honor on Monday.
WEEKLY DOMINATION: With Hanlan's latest player of the week award it gives SFA six weekly honors from teh conference, the most by any league institution this season. Hanlan and freshman Cara Leslie each have two weekly honors this year, while Jill Ivy and Sabrina Burns each have one as well.
NOT YOUR AVERAGE JILL: Jill Ivy had another breakout match on Saturday at Nicholls, sending home a career-high 22 kills in a five-set win over the Colonels. It was the second time this year and third time in her career the sophomore has had at least 20 kills in a match, while the 22 vs Nicholls was the most by any Ladyjack since 2006.
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