IUPUI vs. South Dakota – Live Stats | Live Video
IUPUI vs. UMKC – Live Stats | Live Video
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INDIANAPOLIS – Heading into the middle of the Summit League schedule, the IUPUI volleyball team begins a tough three match stretch away from home this weekend when it travels to South Dakota and UMKC for a pair of conference match-ups on Friday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 2, respectively. The Jags take on the Coyotes at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, before meeting the Kangaroos at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
IUPUI got off to a rough start last weekend falling in three sets to Oral Roberts, before bouncing back in a big way with a 3-1 win over Southern Utah, marking its first conference win of the season.
"It's always tough to come back after a loss where we didn't play well, but we came out and played really well, both offensively and defensively, and were able to get the 3-1 win," said head coach Steve Payne following the win over Southern Utah."
During the match against the Thunderbirds, several Jags players hit season highs starting with Kalyse Reimbold who hit a season-best .406 en route to a season-high 16 kills, while Bethany Fogler and Kelsey Hoefer finished with 14 kills and 11 kills respectively. Fogler led the team hitting .545, while Hoefer's .391 hitting percentage set a new career high. Alexis Meeks' 52 assists also set a new season-high, while Kortni Wright's six total blocks and Hoefer's four total blocks each tied career bests.
IUPUI LEADERS
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CONFERENCE LEADERS (AS OF 9/26)
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Category
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Team Overall/Conf. Only
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Player
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Overall / Conf. Only
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Hitting Percentage
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.182 (8th)/.200 (6th)
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Bethany Fogler
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.273 (8th) / .333 (6th)
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Opp. Hitting Percentage
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.214 (7th)/.216 (9th)
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N/A
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N/A
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Assists
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10.75 (9th)/ 10.68 (9th)
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Alexis Meeks
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9.20 (9th) / 9.36 (8th)
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Kills
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11.59 (9th)/11.68 (9th)
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Moriah Fair
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2.90 (7th) / NA
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Blocks
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2.21 (1st)/2.23 (3rd)
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Bethany Fogler
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1.10 (1st) / NA
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Aces
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1.10 (9th)/1.27 (5th)
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Beth Howard
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NA / NA
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Digs
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15.37 (5th)/15.32 (7th)
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Shari Bernhardt
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5.03 (3rd) / 4.82 (7th)
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SCOUTING THE COYOTES AND KANGAROOS
South Dakota is in its first season in the Summit League and the Coyotes own an 8-7 overall record and a 3-1 record in conference play.
USD is led offensively by Kendall Kritenbrink, whose 4.11 kills per set ranks second in the conference. In conference-only play, Kritenbrink has been even more of a force averaging 5.38 kps. The Coyotes are also very aggressive with their serving as they rank second in the conference in aces averaging 1.48 sa/s despite committing 139 service errors.
UMKC comes into the weekend at 6-8 overall and 0-4 in league action. Three players average over 2.00 kps led by Kelsey Knoche's 2.69 kps.
One of the strengths of the Kangaroos is their blocking as two players average at least 0.90 bps. Brittany Fossier is one of four players in the conference to average over 1.00 bps in all matches this season and Christiana McQuin is close behind averaging 0.90 bps.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
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South Dakota (8-7; 3-1 SL)
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Category
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IUPUI (6-10; 1-4 SL)
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12.37
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Kills Per Set
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11.59
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.217
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Hitting Percentage
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.182
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11.03
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Assists Per Set
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10.75
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1.20
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Service Aces Per Set
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1.10
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12.54
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Digs Per Set
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15.37
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1.69
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Blocks Per Set
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2.21
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9.73
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Total Errors Per Set
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8.14
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UMKC (6-8; 0-4 SL)
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Category
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IUPUI (6-10; 1-4 SL)
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11.58
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Kills Per Set
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11.59
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.152
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Hitting Percentage
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.182
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10.65
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Assists Per Set
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10.75
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1.17
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Service Aces Per Set
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1.10
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15.29
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Digs Per Set
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15.37
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2.15
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Blocks Per Set
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2.21
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9.92
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Total Errors Per Set
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8.14
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ODDS AND ENDS
·        Kalyse Reimbold is approaching the No. 2 spot on IUPUI's all-time kills chart. She needs 128 kills to pass Marcy Bixler for second in program history.
·        Shari Bernhardt is approaching IUPUI's all-time digs record. She needs 265 more digs to break Erin Jones' record of 2,067 career digs.
·        Bethany Fogler needs three solo blocks to move into the Top 10 on the IUPUI single-season solo blocks chart.
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