SAN ANTONIO – University of the Incarnate Word's volleyball team travels to Katy, Texas, to face off against No. 8 University of New Orleans on Thursday in its first match of the Southland Conference Tournament. The Cardinals head into the tournament as the fifth seed, the highest spot in program history. 
 
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LAST TIME THEY MET­

• The Cardinals have swept the Privateers in both meetings this season. 
• UIW and UNO last met on Oct. 28, 2021, when the Cardinals won, 3-0, at home. 
• UIW tallied 39 kills and 53 digs against the Privateers. 
• Bethany Clapp led the Cardinals with eight kills, followed by Chase Jackson and Annamarie Alvarez with seven each. Audrey Patton led the defense with 11 digs. Natalie Martin set up the Cardinal offense with 19 assists.

 
UIW 

• The Cardinals are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Islanders of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. 
• UIW battled throughout the entire match, staying neck-and-neck with No. 1 Texas A&M- Corpus Christi. 
• The Cardinals head to the conference tournament seeded No. 5 with an overall record of 11-18 and a conference record of 6-8. 
• UIW leads the series history against UNO 8-2, including a 4-0 winning streak. 
• The Cardinals are 2-0 in neutral site matchups so far this season. 

 
UNO

• UNO is coming off a 3-1 loss against the Colonels of Nicholls.
• The Privateers head to the conference tournament seeded No. 8 with an overall record of 1-21 and a conference record of 1-13.
• UNO is currently on a 13-match losing streak heading into Thursday's match against the Cardinals. 

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH 

• UIW's outside hitter Bethany Clapp leads the Cardinal offense with 288 kills in 90 sets played. Clapp's versatility is a key contribution to the Cardinal offense. She tallied 15 assists, 30 service aces, 34 blocks and 248 digs in the regular season. 
• UNO's Trinity Jackson leads the Privateer offense with 195 kills in 75 sets played this season. 
• UIW's Macy Sumrall leads the Cardinal defense with 423 digs on the season. 
• UNO's Sheilah Purcell leads the Privateers defense, totaling 340 digs on the season.

 
FOLLOW ALONG
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