NATCHITOCHES, La. – Bre'Ala Box, Ivette Dim, and Monica Strohschein paced the offense Saturday in an early morning match at Northwestern State. The Lady Demons captured a three-set decision over the Cardinals.
 
Box and Dim had six kills apiece with each hitting over .400 in the match, and Strohschein poured in another five. Erin Pequeno continued to be one of the most consistent defensive presences in the Southland Conference with 18 digs, her eighth consecutive match with double-digit digs. Kyla Rogers (15 assists) and Kinsy Haschke (13 assists) split the setting duties.
 
Extremely close in the first set, Lamar led at several points in the game, including late with a 23-21 edge. Northwestern State took four consecutive points to win the set though, 25-23.
 
Lamar took an early 2-0 lead in the second set, but that would unfortunately be the only time the Cards would be out front. NSU took five straight before the next Big Red point, and 13 of the next 17 also went to the Lady Demons to give Northwestern an 18-7 lead. NSU would capture the second set 25-14.
 
The pivotal set was close early on with Lamar trailing by just two, 6-8, and Big Red twice pulled within three later in the game, but Northwestern State had just too much left in the tank. The Lady Demons won the final set 25-20 to win the match 3-0.
 
The Cardinals continue their four-game SLC road trip with matches at A&M-Corpus Christi next Thursday and Houston Baptist next Saturday.