HOUSTON, Texas – Currently on a three-game win-streak, the Northwestern State volleyball team hits the road to Southland Conference newcomer Houston Baptist on Thursday for a seven o'clock start at Sharp Gym.
 
The Lady Demons (10-9 overall, 6-1 SLC) picked up two wins last week over McNeese and Nicholls State, both at home in Prather Coliseum to continue their unbeaten streak on their own floor. The Huskies (9-11, 4-4) went 1-1 last week with a five-set win over Abilene Christian and 3-1 loss to Incarnate Word.
 
The Huskies ended the 2012 season with a loss to Utah Valley in the Great West Conference tournament championship match. Thursday night's meeting is just the second in program history for the two schools, last seeing each other in 2011 as HBU walked away with a 3-1 win.
 
Redshirt sophomore Caiti O'Connell leads NSU with 3.07 kills per set as she ranks 12^th in the league, followed by freshman Ashley Elrod with 2.93 kills per set. Elrod records a team-high six double-doubles and 18 service aces.
 
Libero Keelie Arneson sits atop the Southland and 27^th in the nation with 5.01 digs per set while setter Emily Johnson holds down 12^th in the conference with 5.66 assists per set. Amanda Kunz ranks eighth in blocks with .90 per set.
 
Junior Madeline Gaffney leads the Huskies with a .310 attack percentage while knocking down 2.92 kills per set. Freshman setter Kayla Armer sits third in the southland, dishing out 10.51 assists per set as libero Haley Hoffman digs up 3.78 attacks per set, ranking 11th in the league.
 
The Lady Demons will continue on the road for a Saturday afternoon match at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, slated to begin at 2:00 at the Dugan Wellness Center. NSU returns home on Oct. 24 and 26 for a pair of "Dig Pink" matches with Lamar and Sam Houston State. The Lady Demons will be wearing pink uniforms in honor of breast cancer awareness month.