Volleyball Looks For First Road Win At Purdue Fort Wayne

Monday, September 24, 2018 | By: WIU Athletic Communications

Mastodons and Leathernecks will square off at 5 p.m.

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Sept. 25, 5 p.m. (CT)
Western Illinois at Purdue Fort Wayne

Western took North Dakota to a five-set thriller in Western Hall to open Summit League play
Mariah Mitchell led the Leathernecks with 14 kills, while Mackenzie Steckler recorded five blocks and Emma Norris collected 25 digs
Mitchell (14) and Madeline Dieter (11) each recorded a career-high in kills against North Dakota
Western Illinois logged more kills (60 to 57) and digs (88 to 85) than the Fighting Hawks

Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads 17-5

Melanie Patenaude recorded the 10th double-double of the season for the Leathernecks against North Dakota (12 kills, 16 digs)
As a team, Western Illinois was just one dig shy of its season-high against UND (season high vs. Bradley, 89 digs)
WIU tied its season-high in assists versus North Dakota with 55
In back-to-back matches, the Leathernecks have recorded a hitting percentage over .140 (.190 versus Cornell and .147 versus North Dakota) for the first time this season
Mitchell has seen her number of kills increase in her last four matches (two vs. Wright State, four vs. Valpo, eight vs. Cornell and 14 versus North Dakota)
Mackenzie Steckler leads the team in hitting percentage (.344, min. 5 total attacks)
Claire Groves checks in at third in The Summit League with 4.42 digs per set
Cassie Hunt ranks fourth in The Summit League with .37 aces per set
Steckler is fourth in The Summit League with 1.04 blocks per set
Jaime Johnson leads the Leathernecks with 308 assists