Aces Travel To Marshall Invitational
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to build on the success of the 2021 fall season, the University of Evansville volleyball team opens its 2022 campaign this weekend at the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W.Va. After opening on Friday morning at 11AM versus Wright State, the Purple Aces face Marshall at 5PM CT on both Friday and Saturday. Both contests versus the Thundering Herd will be streamed on ESPN+.
 Top Pick
– Earning its highest-ever preseason ranking since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994, UE was chosen to finish second in the preseason coaches poll
– Alondra Vazquez and Melanie Feliciano both received MVC Preseason All-Conference Team recognition
One More Time
– Alondra Vazquez returns for her fifth season with the Purple Aces on the cusp of back-to-back spots on the All-MVC First Team
– Last fall, Vazquez set the UE single-season record with 494 kills, which led the MVC and was 15th in the nation
– Her 4.22 kills per set finished 32nd in the NCAA while other statistical national rankings included total kills (15th), total points (15th), total attacks (22nd), points per set (29th) and service aces (59th)
Another First Teamer
– For the first time in her UE career, Melanie Feliciano was named to the All-MVC First Team in 2021
– She finished the year with 380 kills, an average of 3.28 per set, which ranked 6th in the Valley
– Her final hitting tally of .273 was 11th in the league
– Playing in 116 out of 118 possible sets, Feliciano posted 2.52 digs per set, which was third on the squad
Freshman of the Year
– Giulia Cardona became the first player in program history to earn one of the MVC specialty awards when she was named the 2021 MVC Freshman of the Year
– In one of the top freshman campaigns in program history, Cardona led the MVC with 0.50 service aces per set and completed the season ranked 8th in the NCAA and tops among all freshmen nationally
– Over the final 20 matches last fall, Cardona recorded double-digit kills in each contest and finished with a season average of 3.99 per set, which was second in the MVC
– Other national rankings in 2021 included total points (25th), total kills (31st), points per set (42nd), kills per set (48th), and total attacks (55th)
