Preview: Nicholls State Colonels at Houston Christian Huskies HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Nicholls State Colonels look to move above .500 when they visit the Houston Christian Huskies in a Southland Conference women’s basketball matchup Thursday at Sharp Gymnasium. The Colonels (11-11, 5-6 Southland) enter on the heels of a dominant 69-42 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, where they held their opponent to 25% shooting. Nicholls State has shown a pattern of alternating wins and losses over its last seven games. Houston Christian (6-16, 3-8) seeks to halt a two-game skid after falling 68-61 at Southeastern Louisiana. The Huskies have struggled to find consistency, particularly on offense, having been held under 55 points in four of their last six contests. A key matchup will feature Nicholls State’s Marie Kenembeni against Houston Christian’s Grace Booth. Kenembeni, a dynamic scoring threat, is averaging 17.4 points over her last five games where she played significant minutes, including a 19-point, five-rebound performance in Saturday’s win. For the Huskies, Booth has been a steady contributor, averaging 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds over her last six outings. The recent series favors the Colonels decisively. In their first meeting this season on Dec. 18, Nicholls State routed Houston Christian 70-47 in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The Huskies will need a significantly improved offensive effort to reverse that result on their home floor. For Nicholls State, maintaining its recent defensive intensity will be crucial after forcing 24 turnovers against Corpus Christi. Houston Christian must improve its ball security and shooting after a 35-point outing in a loss to McNeese State last week. The game tips off at 7 p.m. CST Thursday. Nicholls State travels to face Incarnate Word on Saturday, while Houston Christian hosts New Orleans the same day.