Wednesday, October 21
Commerce, TX
6:30 PM
Stephen F. Austin
at
East Texas A&M
PREVIEW: Ladyjacks Get Set for Split Week at ETAMU Before Homecoming Versus Northwestern State
10/20/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball will travel to Commerce for a matchup against the East Texas A&M Lions Wednesday night before coming back home for the Battle of the Sabine: Homecoming Edition against Northwestern State on Saturday afternoon.
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WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Both matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
• Greg Miller will be on radio for Wednesday night's match on sfavolleyblog.net.
• Miller will then be joined by Brittany Castledine on Saturday's ESPN+ broadcast.
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SCOUTING ETAMU
• The Lions have a 9-12 overall record and have a 3-5 record in SLC play. Last weekend, ETAMU fell to McNeese in five sets, then swept Nicholls on Saturday.
• Ariana Brown holds the team lead in kills with 271 and averages 3.27 per set. Brown has been named SLC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season and currently leads the conference in kills.
• Haley Mullaney leads the Lions offense with 451 assists and averages 5.43 per set.
• Brown and Mullaney also lead the service pressure with each of them recording over 30 this season.
• Jade Washington holds down the floor defense for ETAMU with 389 digs. Washington joins teammate Brown as she has been named SLC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
• Sabine Wenzel leads the net presence for the Lions with 72 blocks which is just behind SFA's Kyanna Creecy for third in the conference.
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SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE
• The Demons enter this week with a 12-11 overall record and a 4-4 record in SLC play. Last weekend, NSU swept Nicholls before getting swept by McNeese on Saturday.
• Two Demons have recorded over 200 kills this season with 256 from Elsie Sanchez and 217 from Olivia Nzioki. Nzioki earned SLC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14
• Jade Longlad leads the 5-1 offense for the Demons with 723 assists and averages 9.39 per set. She is ranked second in the conference in both categories and was named SLC Setter of the Week on Sept. 21.
• Three Demons have recorded over 20 aces this season.
• Emmarie McFarland leads the team with 379 digs and averages 4.62 digs per set. She earned SLC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14.
• Nzioki leads the net defense for Northwestern State with 71 blocks which ranks her fourth in the conference.
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HEAD COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"East Texas has a lot of powerful hitters," said Coach Humphreys "They're extremely scrappy on defense. They've got two kids that are just huge. You know, just a big blocking presence and six-six, six-seven kind of bodies. They're just very long. So that's something we'll have to contend with up at the net. And then Northwestern State, maybe not that big, but they, um, just their middles are extremely athletic and dynamic, and they're gonna want the, to get them a lot of balls."
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MILESTONE WATCH
• Last match against TAMU-Corpus Christi, Kyanna Creecy recorded her 500th career kill.
• Caroline Kahle is eight digs away from 1,000 career digs.
• Katherine Holtman is three points away from her 1,000th career point.
• Kyanna Creecy needs six more blocks is enter the Top 10 for total blocks in SFA history.
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FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Both matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
• Greg Miller will be on radio for Wednesday night's match on sfavolleyblog.net.
• Miller will then be joined by Brittany Castledine on Saturday's ESPN+ broadcast.
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SCOUTING ETAMU
• The Lions have a 9-12 overall record and have a 3-5 record in SLC play. Last weekend, ETAMU fell to McNeese in five sets, then swept Nicholls on Saturday.
• Ariana Brown holds the team lead in kills with 271 and averages 3.27 per set. Brown has been named SLC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season and currently leads the conference in kills.
• Haley Mullaney leads the Lions offense with 451 assists and averages 5.43 per set.
• Brown and Mullaney also lead the service pressure with each of them recording over 30 this season.
• Jade Washington holds down the floor defense for ETAMU with 389 digs. Washington joins teammate Brown as she has been named SLC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
• Sabine Wenzel leads the net presence for the Lions with 72 blocks which is just behind SFA's Kyanna Creecy for third in the conference.
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SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE
• The Demons enter this week with a 12-11 overall record and a 4-4 record in SLC play. Last weekend, NSU swept Nicholls before getting swept by McNeese on Saturday.
• Two Demons have recorded over 200 kills this season with 256 from Elsie Sanchez and 217 from Olivia Nzioki. Nzioki earned SLC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14
• Jade Longlad leads the 5-1 offense for the Demons with 723 assists and averages 9.39 per set. She is ranked second in the conference in both categories and was named SLC Setter of the Week on Sept. 21.
• Three Demons have recorded over 20 aces this season.
• Emmarie McFarland leads the team with 379 digs and averages 4.62 digs per set. She earned SLC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14.
• Nzioki leads the net defense for Northwestern State with 71 blocks which ranks her fourth in the conference.
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HEAD COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"East Texas has a lot of powerful hitters," said Coach Humphreys "They're extremely scrappy on defense. They've got two kids that are just huge. You know, just a big blocking presence and six-six, six-seven kind of bodies. They're just very long. So that's something we'll have to contend with up at the net. And then Northwestern State, maybe not that big, but they, um, just their middles are extremely athletic and dynamic, and they're gonna want the, to get them a lot of balls."
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MILESTONE WATCH
• Last match against TAMU-Corpus Christi, Kyanna Creecy recorded her 500th career kill.
• Caroline Kahle is eight digs away from 1,000 career digs.
• Katherine Holtman is three points away from her 1,000th career point.
• Kyanna Creecy needs six more blocks is enter the Top 10 for total blocks in SFA history.
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FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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