NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers will travel to two in-state opponents this week. They will face the Northwestern State Lady Demons on Thursday (6:30 p.m.) and finish out the week in Hammond against the Southeastern Lady Lions at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
This week starts the final road trip of the regular season for the Privateers. Two more road matches await the following week at UIW and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
 
NOTABLES
-Sheilah Purcell has gone for double digits in digs in 11 of her 12 matches played. Purcell is averaging 4.55 digs per set, which ranks second in the Southland.
-Sh'Diamond Holly is averaging a block per set this year in 39 sets played. Holly's 0.97 blocks per set for her career would keep her in seventh all-time in program history.
-New Orleans lost 3-1 to Northwestern State a week ago. Rita Zecchin recorded her third double-double of the season with 13 kills and 13 digs.
-The Privateers are also looking to avenge a 3-0 loss to Southeastern which was incurred on Saturday, Oct. 16.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
-Northwestern State is the team in the Southland that has been blocked the least. Opponents are averaging 1.6 blocks per set against the Lady Demons offense.
-Two Lady Demons are in the top ten in hitting percentage in the conference: Audrey Quesnel and Jaylibeth Garcia-Rosa.
-Southeastern enters the week tied for second in the conference standings at 5-2. The Lady Lions have played just two home matches this year.
-Cicily Hidalgo is first by a wide margin in points in the conference. Hidalgo has racked up 339 points. The next closest competitor is Bethany Clapp (UIW) with 226.
 
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