SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team will travel to Natchitoches for its first conference match of the 2025 season. The Cardinals and Demons will face off on Thursday at the Prather Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. 

How to Follow Along 

• Matchday Link 

UIW  

• UIW is coming off a grueling non-conference slate that featured five Power Four opponents, including a pair of nationally ranked top-25 programs.  

• Sophomore setter Calissa Allison has been the heartbeat of the Cardinals, impacting every phase of the game. She ranks among the team's top five in kills, points, digs, blocks, service aces, and assists, and was recognized as Southland Conference (SLC) Setter of the Week after her standout showing at the BYU Nike Invitational. 

• Seniors Kyla Malone and Finley Evans power the attack, sitting first and second on the team in kills, while senior middle blocker Kade Thomas anchors the defense. Thomas not only leads the Cardinals in blocks this season but also etched her name in the record books by setting the program's Division I career blocks record. 

• Adding even more firepower, newcomer Kitana Tu'ufuli was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week last weekend after posting double-digit kills in all three matches at the Red Raider Classic. 

Scouting the Demons 

• The Demons (1-13) are playing just their second home game under first-year head coach Ben Kaszeta. 

• Jade Longlad leads the Southland in aces with 29 after recording seven against Grambling this past weekend.  

• Reagan Hamm is fourth in the league with 21 aces. The Demons now lead the conference in aces with 89 while Nichols (10-3) is second with 70. 
   

FOLLOW ALONG  
 

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