CARBONDALE, Ill. – IUPUI volleyball will look to build on a win against Purdue Fort Wayne as the Jags will head to Southern Illinois for a weekend tournament against Southern Illinois, Alabama State and Memphis on Friday (Sept. 13) and Saturday (Sept. 14).
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, September 13
Southern Illinois // 1:30 p.m. //
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Alabama State // 6 p.m. //
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Saturday, September 14
Memphis // 12 p.m. //
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LAST TIME OUT
The Jags broke a three-match losing streak with a
3-1 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday (Sept. 10). Fort Wayne, Ind., native
McKayla Wright led the Jaguars offense with 14 kills and added 12 digs for a double-double. The Jags also got nine kills from both
Hannah Oehlberg and
Allie Pogue.
JAG SCRATCHES
- McKayla Wright leads the Jaguars offense with 84 kills, averaging a team-high 3.36 per set. The senior from Fort Wayne, Ind., has now finished with double-digit kills five of her six matches this year.
- Haley Hoffman leads the Jaguars front line defense with 1.28 blocks per set, including a season-high 10 blocks against Lipscomb
- Freshman Corriss Remter (0.80) and Allie Pogue (0.52) are second and third on the team in blocks per set.
- Sophomore Rachel Hickey leads the Jags with 3.65 digs per set. Two other Jaguars – Rhiannon Schuenemann and Hannah Oehlberg – are averaging more than 3.00 digs per set with 3.44 and 3.10, respectively.
- Junior Rebecca Schlechte leads the offense with 7.72 assists per set and has collected at least 30 assists in five of the six matches this season.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Southern Illinois
- IUPUI is 0-4 against Southern Illinois all-time. The last three matches against the Salukis have all been 3-1 matches in favor of SIU.
Alabama State
- This will be the first meeting all-time between IUPUI and Alabama State
Memphis
- The Jags and Tigers have met once with IUPUI earning the win in a five-set match in Memphis back in 2008.
SCOUTING REPORT
Southern Illinois
- Southern Illinois comes in to the weekend with a 4-3 record having won their last two matches. The Salukis are 3-1 on their home court this season.
- The Salukis are led on offense by Alex Washington with 2.92 kills per set and two other Salukis are averaging over 2.00 kills per frame.
- On defense Laura Rojas leads the team with 1.72 digs per set and Kyra Hunter is tops on the team at 0.71 blocks per set.
Alabama State
- Alabama State is 3-4 on the season but the Hornets have lost their last four matches, all 0-3 sweeps.
- The Hornets are led by Bayle' Bennett with 3.43 kills per set and Madison Beasley is guiding the offense with 7.23 assists per set.
- The Hornets are allowing teams to hit .244 on the season, while only hitting .190 as a team.
Memphis
- Memphis is riding high coming in to the weekend holding a 6-0 record and winning three of those matches in three sets.
- The Tigers are hitting .234 on the season and holding their opponents to a .128 hitting percentage.
- Meredith Wallace leads the offense with 3.61 kills per set and on the defensive end, Sabria Cooper and Andrea O'connor are averaging over 0.80 blocks per set.
UP NEXT
- After the weekend tournament, IUPUI will play its last midweek nonconference match next Tuesday (Sept. 17) at Indiana State.
