MACOMB, Ill. - The Fighting Leatherneck volleyball team hits the road for the first of three straight road matches to end the season. Western Illinois heads to Indianapolis this Tuesday, November 11, to take on IUPUI in league action. First serve is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

LAST TIME OUT: The Leathernecks closed out its home slate this past weekend, dropping a pair of league matches to North Dakota State and South Dakota. Against the Bison, Western Illinois was able to even up the match at 1-all with a 25-16 victory in the second set. North Dakota State would take the lead with a 26-24 set three decision and capped things off with a 25-13 victory in the fourth set. Ann Miller paced Western Illinois on the night, tallying 18 kills. The match against South Dakota on Sunday (Nov. 9) was senior day, as the team honored Samantha Fournier, Mallory Gibson, Ann Miller, and Molly Murphy prior to their final home game inside Western Hall. The Leathernecks couldn't come up with a victory to send their seniors out in style, as South Dakota took the match, 3-0. Ann Miller once again led the offense, as she recorded 14 kills. The tally moved Miller into second place on the Western Illinois career kills list, passing Jennifer Dockemeyer, with 1,280 career kills. 

A LOOK AT IUPUI: The Jaguars enter the midweek contest as the hottest team in The Summit League, as they are winners of nine straight matches. IUPUI has been perfect its last three matches, defeating South Dakota State, Omaha, and North Dakota State by 3-0 decisions. Beth Howard anchors the back line, as she ranks first in the league with 4.50 digs per set. The offense is directed at Kaitlyn Hickey, who ranks fifth in kills (370) and kills per set (3.63). 

SERIES HISTORY: IUPUI leads the all-time series 25-9, including a 3-0 victory over Western Illinois back on Oct. 17. Samantha Fournier collected nine kills while dishing out a team-high 29 assists. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: Senior Ann Miller recently made history, as she became Western Illinois' all-time leader in career attack attempts. Miller's 3,926 attack attempts tops the previous record of 3,699 set by Amy Sauerwein. Miller is also climbing the ranks in career kills, as she currently ranks second in career kills (1,280), needing 68 kills to take over first place. Looking at the conference, Miller ranks first in the league (16th nationally) in attacks per set (11.98), while ranking fourth in kills per set (3.76). Freshman Kayla Ruff ranks third in The Summit League in aces per set (.33).

MILLER MAKES HISTORY: Senior Ann Miller made Leatherneck history at the UIC Invitational, becoming the 10th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills. At the end of the weekend, Miller ranked 10th in program history in career kills. The following weekend at the Hoosier Classic, Miller continued her move up the ranks as she collected 30 kills in the opening match against Butler. The 30 kills ranks fourth most in program history for a single match, and moved Miller into eighth place on the career kills list.