Who | Lindenwood | Morehead State

Where | St. Charles, MO. | Macomb, Ill.

When | Tuesday (Nov. 5) , Thursday (Nov. 7) , & Friday (Nov. 8) | 6:00 PM & 2:00 PM

Social Media | @WIUVolleyball (Twitter) + wiu_volleyball (Instagram) + WIU Volleyball (Facebook) 

Macomb, Ill- After clinching their first winning season since 2005, the Western Illinois Volleyball team will now look to climb the Ohio Valley Conference Standings as they have an opportunity to be in second place this week. The Leathernecks will hit the road to take on Lindenwood on Tuesday evening before hosting Morehead State on Thursday and Friday. The Lions currently sit in second place in the OVC with a conference record of 10-3, while WIU currently sits a game back in fourth place with a conference record of 9-4. 

A win for the Leathernecks would create a three-team tie for second place, and if WIU wins in four sets or less over Lindenwood, they would take the second place spot as they already own the tiebreaker over Little Rock, who also sits at 10-4 in the OVC standings. 

About Lindenwood
 

Lindenwood has been one of the top teams in the OVC all season long in conference play. The Lions started 10-1 in the OVC with their only loss coming on the road to SIUE in four sets. This past weekend, Lindenwood got swept by Morehead State on Thursday and Friday, making the top of the OVC standings close with one game separating the two through four seeds. 

The Lions are led offensively by Outside Hitter Nyah Wilson, who has started all 25 matches for Lindenwood. Wilson averages 2.85 kills per set on the year and is approaching 300 kills for the season. She ranks sixth in the OVC in kills per set (3.31) and service aces per set (0.36). Freshman Autumn Bax has also helped Lindenwood get off to a great start, averaging 3.13 kills per set in 22 matches played this season. 

Defensively, Libero Jessie Seidel leads Lindenwood in total digs with 424 (4.82 digs per set) and Middle Blocker Ashley Geluck leads the team in total blocks with 64 (0.70 blocks per set). 

About Morehead State 

Morehead State comes into this week with a conference record of 7-5. They have won three of their last four matches and are looking to catch WIU in the standings as the Eagles are currently
sitting in fifth place.

The Eagles are led by Outside Hitter M.E. Hargan who averages 3.13 kills per set. She has started every single match this season for Morehead State and has a total of 282 kills on the year. Defensively, three players have 75 or more blocks on the season. Middle Blocker Irene Wogenstahl leads all three players in blocks per set with an average of 1.04.  
 

Up Next 

After playing three matches in four days, the Leathernecks will wrap up their regular season with a trip to Nashville, TN as they will take on Tennessee State on Nov. 14 and 15. Both matches are scheduled for 6 p.m. 

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