EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three matches over the next six days comprise the final week of the season for the University of Evansville volleyball team who opens at home this weekend with matches against Belmont and Murray State. UE welcomes the Bruins on Friday at 6 p.m. with the Racers coming to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Saturday at 5 p.m.; the regular season wraps up on Wednesday with a 5 p.m. CT match at Indiana State. All three matches will be carried on ESPN+.
Final Weekend
– One of the best to wear an Aces uniform will be completing her career this weekend as Melanie Feliciano will be wrapping up her fifth year with the program
– She has etched her name into the UE record books and enters the weekend second in program history in attempts and third in career kills
– Over the course of the 2023 season, Feliciano has averaged 3.48 kills per frame, which is 8th in the league
Top of the Charts
– Three of the most important offensive statistics in the sport of volleyball see Giulia Cardona’s name at the top
– Evansville’s junior continues to lead the nation in kills (5.17/set), points (5.94/set) and attacks (14.87/set)
– One of the top servers in the nation is on one of the most impressive streaks of her career as Cardona is averaging 0.70 aces per set over the last four matches
– Her season average of 0.52 per game paces the MVC and is 17th nationally
Holding the Record
– Last weekend, Madisyn Steele surpassed 1,000 attempts in her career and officially became eligible for the program’s career hitting mark
– With a percentage of .327, Steele is 50 points ahead of the current Aces career mark of .277
– Steele set the single-season hitting record for Evansville last season, finishing at .346 (25 points higher than the previous record)
Scouting the Opposition
– Belmont comes into the weekend with a 7-21 mark while sitting at 3-12 in conference matches
– Kamryn Olson is one of the league’s top setters, ranking 5th with 8.94 assists per set
– Murray State is 13-11 to start the week while posting a 7-8 MVC mark
– Darci Metzger paces the team with 4.34 kills per set
– Wednesday will mark the final game of the regular season as the Aces face Indiana State in Terre Haute; the Sycamores are currently 3-22 overall and 1-14 in the Valley
