INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI volleyball team will be battling for a post season berth and celebrate three seniors this weekend as they play host to Youngstown State (Nov. 9) and Oakland (Nov. 10).

The weekend kicks off with IUPUI needing to win out and get some help to reach the Horizon League Tournament and that attempt kicks off as the Jags host the Penguins on Friday at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ for those that cannot make it to the match.

On Saturday, IUPUI will close out its regular season at 4 p.m. against Oakland as the Jaguars celebrate the careers of seniors Abby Boatman, Elizabeth Scott and Maggie Gibson.

IUPUI enters the weekend on a two-match winning streak after taking down Cleveland State and Milwaukee both in five sets. Against Milwaukee, junior Haley Hoffman blocked a school record 11 shots and career-high 16 kills. Boatman finished with a career-high 16 kills and Katelyn Johnson's nine kills were also a career-best. Gibson dished out a season-best 54 assists in the match.  

After posting three-straight games with double-figure kills, Hannah Oehlberg is now tied with Gibson for the team lead with 2.51 kills per set. Boatman leads the team with a .257 hitting percentage. Gibson has taken over setting duties in recent matches and has upped her average to 4.11 assists per set. Rebecca Schlechte currently leads the team with 6.35 per set.

On defense, IUPUI has upped its average of digs per set to 18.61 after finishing with 98 digs against Cleveland State and 82 digs against Milwaukee. Three Jaguars are averaging over 3.00 digs per set, led by Rhiannon Schuenemann at 3.90. Schuenemann is followed by Rachel Hickey (3.48) and Gibson (3.28).

At the net, Boatman leads the team with 1.10 blocks per set and Hoffman is second on the team at 1.07.

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE
The Penguins enter the weekend with a 1-13 record in conference play and have lost their last 11 matches. Since their last win, a 3-1 win over Wright State on Sept. 28, the Penguins have only one four sets in 11 matches.

The offense for Youngstown State has struggled, hitting only .139 as a team. Only two Penguins are averaging more than 2.00 kills per set, led by Aleah Hughes with 2.70 and Margaux Thompson at 2.60. Defensively, Hughes leads the team with 3.78 digs per set but Youngstown State only averages 17.47 digs per set.

SCOUTING OAKLAND
IUPUI beat Oakland in their first meeting of the season and the Grizzlies will play at Northern Kentucky on Friday before playing the Jags on Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Grizzlies have won three of their last four matches with a 3-2 win coming against Green Bay in their last match.
Jamie Walling is the best offensive weapon for Oakland with a team-leading 3.09 kill and a .290 hitting percentage. Aleksandra Malek is second on the team with 2.49 kills per set and the offense runs through Jordan Lentz with 9.06 assists per set.  

Defensively, Krysteena Davis leads the team with 1.23 blocks per set and Oakland as a team averages 2.29 blocks per frame. On the back line, Lindsay Wightman is tops on the squad at 4.79 digs per set.