Aces face Panthers and Bulldogs
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to build off last weekend’s win over Indiana State, the University of Evansville volleyball team takes to the road to face UNI and Drake. The Purple Aces and Panthers meet at 6 p.m. Friday before taking on the Bulldogs on Saturday at 4 p.m.; both matches will be televised on ESPN+.
Recapping the Weekend
– Evansville split a pair of MVC contests last weekend dropping a 3-0 match to Belmont on Friday before defeating Indiana State by a 3-1 final on Saturday
– Freshman Ryan Scheu averaged 3.57 kills while hitting .426 in the two matches while Holland Morris chipped in 3.14 kills/set
Up to Third
– Kora Ruff currently stands at 3,500 career assists, which is third in program history
– She is 377 behind Ellen Sawin for second in the UE record books
– Ruff averaged 10.57 assists last weekend and currently ranks second in the Valley with her season average of 8.02
Hitting .400
– Ryan Scheu led the Aces offense last weekend averaging 3.57 kills while hitting an unreal .426
– She had just one error in each match and hit a season-high .545 versus Belmont
– Scheu is second on the team and 19th in the MVC with 2.51 kills per set and is 15th in the conference hitting .281 on the season
– Her season mark of 15 kills came against Middle Tennessee State
Leading the Way
– Hinsley Everett continues to lead the team with 2.56 kills per set (18th in the MVC)
– Her top match came against MTSU where she finished with 17 kills
– Everett has at least six kills in 14 out of 16 matches
On a Roll
– Since entering the lineup at the start of MVC play, Holland Morris has increased her kill total in each contest
– After opening with one and eight kills in the opening MVC weekend, Morris registered 10 versus Belmont before resetting her career high to 12 in the win over Indiana State
Scouting the Opposition
– UNI enters the weekend with an 11-5 mark while going 4-0 in league action
– Cassidy Hartman and Lily Dykstra are second and third in the MVC kills rankings with averages of 3.87 and 3.67
– Drake is 5-10 overall and 1-3 through the opening two Valley weekends
– They are led by Macy Daufeldt’s 3.22 kills per game
