Deja Benjamin recorded her 400th career kill for The Northwestern State Demons, but the team was defeated by the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15 and 25-18) Saturday afternoon in Southland conference volleyball action.
The Demons (1-17, 0-4 Southland) came out strong as they had 15-11 lead midway through the first set highlighted by four kills from Samaya Wesson.
However, the Islanders (6-10, 2-2 Southland) rallied to tie the match at 22-22 before edging the Demons in the first set on three straight kills.