Wildcats run into high-powered NSU offense

Thursday, October 24

Natchitoches, La.

6:30 p.m.

Abilene Christian

5-14,3-6Southland

Northwestern State

16-7,8-1Southland

Abilene Christian

Northwestern St.

Photo by: Chris Reich

10/24/2019 10:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NATCHITOCHES, La.— Abilene Christian headed back on the road for a weekend swing to Northwestern State and Central Arkansas, with the first stop to face the Lady Demons of NSU. Thursday night set the scene for the Wildcats to face the second-place Lady Demons, in hopes of handing them their second conference loss of the season. ACU put up a tough fight, but NSU was powered by a dominant performance from Hannah Brister as the Wildcats fell in straight sets.

The Wildcats kept the first set close, limiting their errors, but fell 25-20. The next two sets were all Northwestern State as they used the offensive success of Brister and Darria Williams to power to back-to-back 25-14 wins. Lindsey Toney led the Wildcats with eight kills and nine digs on the night. Both Lorin McNeil and Kennedy Shelstead found success in the middle with six and seven kills, respectively.

Scoring Summary
Set 1: 25-20
Set 2: 25-14
Set 3: 25-14

News and Notes

Five of Toney's eight kills came in the first set.
The Lady Demon's .418 hitting percentage was the second highest the Wildcats have allowed this season.
The Wildcats outblocked NSU, 4-2.
ACU still leads the all-time series 5-4.
Brister totaled 21 of her 24 kills in the first two sets.

Up Next
ACU will continue their road trip as they head to Conway, Ark. to face Central Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m.