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Volleyball Welcomes South Dakota, Travels To Oral Roberts

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks play USD on Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at ORU at 1 p.m.

GAMEDAY SETUP
 
Dates
Oct. 26 vs. South Dakota
Oct. 28 at Oral Roberts
 
Live Stats vs. South Dakota
Live Video vs. South Dakota
 
Live Stats vs. Oral Roberts
Live Video vs. Oral Roberts
 
  • The match versus South Dakota on Friday (Oct. 26) is the final home match of Pinktober
  • The Leathernecks are coming off of a 3-1 defeat against Purdue Fort Wayne
  • WIU will return to opponent territory on Sunday after a 14-day hiatus, the longest between road matches of the season
  • Earlier in the season, Western Illinois fell on the road to South Dakota 3-0 (Sept. 30) and at Oral Roberts 3-1 (Oct. 7)
 
Series History
WIU vs. South Dakota (South Dakota leads 12-3)
WIU vs. Oral Roberts (ORU leads 37-5)
 
  • The Leathernecks put together their best offensive performance of the season against Purdue Fort Wayne, as they tallied 60 kills, 55 assists and 59 digs
  • Four Leathernecks recorded double-digit kills against the Mastodons as Shiah Sanders led the team with 12 and Melanie Patenaude, Madeline Dieter and Emma Norris each logged 11
  • As a whole, Western Illinois recorded 60 kills, which tied its season-high (60 vs. North Dakota) and was the squad's most in a four-set match this season
  • Versus the 'Dons, the Leathernecks recorded a .222 hitting percentage that ranks second-best of 2018 (.277 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson)
  • Sanders put together a strong performance as well against Purdue Fort Wayne as she tied her career-high in kills (12) while recording a .321 hitting percentage
  • After a six block assists and two solo blacks against Purdue Fort Wayne, Mackenzie Steckler ranks second in The Summit League in blocks per set (1.14)
 
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