The Northwestern State Demons battled the McNeese Cowgirls all three sets before falling 3-0 (25-21, 25-20 and 25-23) Wednesday night in Southland Conference volleyball action at Prather Coliseum.
The Demons (1-20, 0-7 SLC) came out strong as they had an 11-6 first set lead following a kill by Deja Benjamin. After the Cowgirls (6-13, 2-5 SLC) tied the match at 13-13, it was a back-and forth battle for much of the remainder of the set. The match was tied nine times before McNeese broke a 21-21 tie with four straight points to clinch the set.
The Cowgirls came out in the second set and appeared to be in control as they took an 11-5 lead after two kills and an NSU attack error. But the Demons had other ideas they as they crept their way back into a match after a kill from an unlikely spot, freshman Harper Kauley. The Ruston, Louisiana native, Cauley entered the match without a kill on the season but had four Wednesday.