RECAP: Ladyjacks Sweep Away Demons on Homecoming Saturday

Saturday, October 24

Nacogdoches, TX

12:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

14-9,8-2Southland

Northwestern State

12-13,4-6Southland

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Northwestern St.	17	17	19	0
SFA	25	25	25	3

Game Notes (PDF)

10/24/2026 2:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Kyanna Creecy enters the Top 10 Career Blocks at SFA with 393 and is one away from ninth place.

By: Amanda Paver, Assistant Director of Communications

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- Stephen F. Austin (14-9, 8-2 Southland) defeated Northwestern St. (12-13, 4-6 Southland) 3-0 on Saturday. SFA hit .325 with 36 kills and 15 blocks while holding NSU to a .020 hitting percentage.

SFA started the opening set with kills from Jordan Henderson and Molly Cravens, and after the Lady Demons tied it at 2-2 on a service ace, SFA moved back in front 5-2 behind another Cravens kill and a Brinkley Reeves ace. NSU stayed within 12-9, but SFA pushed the margin to 16-9 as Caroline Kahle served through three straight Lady Demons attack errors, including a block by Cravens and Henderson. SFA kept the cushion at 20-13 on a Kyanna Creecy kill and later reached set point at 24-13 with Katherine Holtman's kill, Avery Koonsen's ace and a block by Creecy and Holtman. NSU scored the next four points, but Creecy ended the set with a kill from Aniston Collins for a 25-17 SFA win.

The second set stayed tight through a 6-6 tie before SFA scored four straight, using a Lady Demons service error, an NSU attack error and kills by Katherine Holtman and Kahle during Avery Koonsen's service turn to move ahead 10-6. NSU pulled within 16-14 on a Lady Demon ace, but SFA answered with Avery Koonsen kill, a block by Kahle and Creecy, and a Koonsen ace to stretch the lead to 19-14. After the Lady Demons got back to 20-16, Kahle put down a kill and SFA added two points on NSU attack errors, including a block by Henderson and Cravens, before Cravens finished the set at 25-17 with a kill from Kahle.

After the Lady Demons moved in front 8-6, SFA pulled even at 8-8 on a block by Holtman and Henderson before answering another NSU point with five straight for a 13-9 lead. Madi Zorn served through the run as Kahle and Henderson put down kills, Henderson combined with Cravens on two blocks, and SFA pushed the margin to 15-10 on another Henderson kill. SFA stretched the set to 19-11 behind two Koonsen kills, a Reeves ace and a block by Creecy and Koonsen, but the Lady Demons won the next four points to close to 19-15. SFA restored separation with points from Koonsen, Holtman, Creecy and Collins, reached set point on Kahle's kill, and finished the set 25-19 on a Creecy-Holtman block.

PLAYERS OF THE MATCH
• Avery Koonsen- 7 kills with no errors on 11 attempts, .636 hitting percentage, 3 service aces, 10 digs
• Jordan Henderson- 5 kills with 1 error on 11 attempts, .364 hitting percentage, 8 total blocks, including 1 solo
• Molly Cravens- 8 kills with 2 errors on 11 attempts, .545 hitting percentage, 5 total blocks
• Kyanna Creecy- 5 kills, 7 total blocks, Entered the top 10 in career blocks at SFA and is one away from ninth place
• Brinkley Reeves- 14 digs, 3 service aces

NEXT UP
Up next, SFA volleyball hosts Lamar for Y2K Night on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. at Shelton Gym.

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