MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois Volleyball team heads to Nashville to take on Tennessee State in their second conference double header this weekend, on October 2nd and 3rd.

The Leathernecks are coming off of their first home series of the season, one in which they lost two matches to SEMO.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE 

Tennessee State has started off the season 0-11, coming off a week where they only had one match against Alabama A&M, that they lost one set to three. The Tigers have played some tough competition, with games against UAB, Chattanooga, Green Bay, and an Exhibition match versus Memphis.

The Tigers are led on the season in kills by Wiktoria Jakubik, who has 94 to her name. Triniti Jackson is the main setter for Tennessee State, having 241 assists on the season. Jordan Imperial is both the Aces and Digs leader for the team as well, with 11 and 114 respectively. The blocks leader for the Tigers is Gabrielle Washington with 29.0.

Western Illinois leads the all time series against Tennessee State 5-1, with the lone win for the Tigers coming on November 15th, 2024. This weekend will mark for a good opportunity for the Leathernecks to get into the win column on the season, and get back to .500 in OVC play.

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