INDIANAPOLIS – Following a three-match homestand, the IUPUI volleyball team hits the road this weekend for its longest trip of the season beginning Thursday, Oct. 20 at Southern Utah, and ending on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Oral Roberts.
IUPUI currently sits alone in fourth place in the Summit League standings at 6-5, with Oakland and South Dakota right behind at 5-5 and 5-6, respectively. Southern Utah is in a tie for eighth at 3-8, while ORU sits atop the standings with a 10-1 league record.
LAST TIME OUT
The Jaguars had a big weekend against North Dakota State and South Dakota State last weekend and after falling to the Bison in four sets, IUPUI rebounded with a three-set sweep over SDSU in its annual ‘Dig Pink’ match to salvage the weekend split.
Kelsey Hoefer continued to perform at a high level combining for 34 kills in the two matches, averaging out to 4.86 kps.
Following the match against South Dakota State, Hoefer gave all the credit to her setter,
Alexis Meeks.
“Alexis was moving the ball really well and she got me a lot of one-on-one attempts and it’s really important to put the ball away in those situations.” Hoefer said. “[Alexis] got our other hitters in those same situations and she just did a really good job.”
Defensively,
Shari Bernhardt continued to lead the back-row defense averaging 5.86 dps, which followed her school record 44 digs in a five-set win over Oakland earlier last week.
Bethany Fogler continued to give the Jags a strong block totaling nine blocks against NDSU and SDSU.
IUPUI LEADERS
SCOUTING THE THUNDERBIRDS AND THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Southern Utah comes into the week with a 6-16 overall record and a 3-8 Summit League mark following a weekend split against South Dakota and UMKC last weekend. Analaine Mailoto is one of the top attackers in the Summit League averaging 4.07 kps, accounting for nearly 35 percent of the team’s kills per set.
Defensively, the Thunderbirds have a strong block led by Cashaana Renfro’s 0.99 bps. Hailey Moore gives SUU one of the top blocking duos in the conference as her 65 blocks coupled with Renfro’s 87 blocks accounts for nearly half the team’s blocking total.
ORU has reeled off 10 consecutive conference victories following a loss to South Dakota in its opener and sits atop the conference standings with a 10-1 league record.
The Golden Eagles have a balanced offensive attack with six players averaging over 1.50 kills per set. They average 1.33 sa/s compared to 1.11 for their opponents, while out performing their competition in digs, 16.23 dps to 14.65 dps.
Oral Roberts averages 2.04 blocks per set and is led in that department by Elizabeth McVicker’s 1.01 bps. However, ORU’s opponents are averaging 2.25 blocks per set which is the only statistical category the Golden Eagles are falling short to their competition.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
|
Southern Utah (6-16; 3-8 SL) |
Category |
IUPUI (11-11; 6-5 SL) |
|
11.77 |
Kills Per Set |
12.15 |
|
.164 |
Hitting Percentage |
.182 |
|
10.8 |
Assists Per Set |
11.32 |
|
1.14 |
Service Aces Per Set |
1.14 |
|
14.1 |
Digs Per Set |
17.11 |
|
2.05 |
Blocks Per Set |
2.22 |
|
10.31 |
Total Errors Per Set |
8.31 |
|
Oral Roberts (17-4; 10-1 SL) |
Category |
IUPUI (11-11; 6-5 SL) |
|
12.83 |
Kills Per Set |
12.15 |
|
.195 |
Hitting Percentage |
.182 |
|
12.18 |
Assists Per Set |
11.32 |
|
1.33 |
Service Aces Per Set |
1.14 |
|
16.23 |
Digs Per Set |
17.11 |
|
2.04 |
Blocks Per Set |
2.22 |
|
9.09 |
Total Errors Per Set |
8.31 |
ODDS AND ENDS
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Kalyse Reimbold is approaching the No. 2 spot on IUPUI’s all-time kills chart. She needs 65 kills to pass Marcy Bixler for second in program history.
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Shari Bernhardt is approaching IUPUI’s all-time digs record. She needs 128 more digs to break Erin Jones’ record of 2,067 career digs.
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Bethany Fogler needs 5 more solo blocks, 19 more blocks assists, and 25 more total blocks to become IUPUI’s single-season leader in all three statistical categories.
