MACOMB, IL - Western Illinois Leatherneck Volleyball gets UT Martin in a home series on October 16th and 17th at 6pm and 2pm respectively.

The Leathernecks are coming off of a bye week, where they were able to practice and rest up for the upcoming games. The last games Western Illinois played were at Tennessee State, where the team picked up its first sweep of the season, winning matches 3-1 and 3-0.

SCOUTING UT MARTIN

UT Martin is coming into these matches with a 7-10 record on the season, and splitting their last conference series against Eastern Illinois where they won the first match three sets to 0, and lost the second match three sets to one.

They are led on the season by Sophie Diouf in kills with 169, followed by Carly Mueller with 115. Mueller also leads the team with 50 blocks so far this season. Lauren Mariscal is the team's dig leader with 194, and the aces leader for the Skyhawks is Abby Freund with 20. Dylan Sulcer is the team primary assistant, with 352 on the season.

This weekend will be a Pink out, and is the next opportunity for the Leathernecks to pick up wins in the OVC and move themselves up the standings.

Both games will be streamed on ESPN+, and Live Stats will be available on the team website.

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