Youngstown State (Friday, Oct. 29): ESPN+ I Live Stats
Robert Morris (Saturday, Oct. 30): Live Stats

INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI volleyball team will open up a four-game homestand this week when the Jaguars host back-to-back home matches against Youngstown State (Oct. 29) and Robert Morris (Oct. 30) inside the Jungle this week. Friday's match will begin at 6:00 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN+ while Saturday's contest will begin at 4:00 p.m.. 

The Jaguars are coming off an arduous three-game trip that saw IUPUI play at UIC, Milwaukee and Green Bay in a four-day span last week. The Jags took a set at UIC before dropping back-to-back 3-0 decisions at Milwaukee and Green Bay. IUPUI has continued to experience growing pains as the team's top three scorers (Briana Brown, Maddie Haines and Emily Alan) are all underclassmen, as are the primary setter (Brooke Phillips), libero (Addie Evans) and top blockers (Millai Madison and Alan). All total, nine of the team's 15 players are in their first or second year and 14 different players have started at least one match this season. 

Brown continues to lead the squad in kills (3.02/set) and Allie Pogue is next in line at 2.06 per set. Fifth-year senior Rhiannon Schuenemann leads the back row with 3.24 digs per set and Evans averages 2.82 per set. Both Alan and Madison have a team-high 66 blocks with Madison averaging a team-high 0.78 blocks per set. 

In league play, Phillips ranks sixth in the league in assists (8.28/set) while Evans is seventh in the league in digs at 3.61 per set and ninth in aces with 0.37 per set. 

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE (4-19, 1-11 HL)
Youngstown State comes in having dropped seven straight since defeating the Jaguars back on Oct. 3. Paula Gursching leads YSU with 3.70 kills/set and hits .183 while Amanda Lebioda averages 2.17 kills/set. Reilly Seagroves averages 3.80 digs/set and freshman middle Cheyenne Hlady has a team-high 37 blocks. The Penguins are hitting .168 as a team while allowing foes to hit .255. 

SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS (9-15, 2-10 HL)
Robert Morris enters this weekend on a six-game slide since defeating Youngstown State back on Oct. 8. Abby Ryan (173) and Emma Granger (172) lead the team in kills and Ashleigh Wallin averages a team-high 5.88 assists per set. Allena Carmody has a team-high 222 digs and Granger has a team-high 86 blocks. Robert Morris comes in hitting .186 and are allowing foes to hit .232. 

SERIES HISTORY
IUPUI is 9-8 all-time against Youngstown State and 3-3 in six meetings in Indy. (Series History)
IUPUI is 2-4 all-time against Robert Morris and Saturday's contest marks the first-ever meeting in Indy. RMU has won the most recent three meetings, all on the road. (Series History)

UP NEXT
IUPUI will close the home schedule with back-to-back contests with Northern Kentucky (Nov. 5) and Wright State (Nov. 6).