Aces and Redbirds meet up in two matches
As the season is quickly winding down, the University of Evansville volleyball team is looking to set itself up in a position to make its second-consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Championship. That quest continues on Sunday when the Purple Aces open up a series at Illinois State. The teams meet up on Sunday and Monday with each match beginning at 4 p.m.
Last Time Out   Â
– A return to Meeks Family Fieldhouse was advantageous for the Aces, who earned a series sweep over Southern Illinois last weekend
– Evansville opened with a 3-1 win on March14 before picking up a 3-0 sweep a day later
– Alondra Vazquez was the top performer in each contest, recording 22 kills in the first match before adding 17 in the finale…she averaged 5.57 kills and 4.43 digs in the series
– Melanie Feliciano added 32 kills in two tries versus the Salukis and led the Aces with 32 digs while Elise Moeller had the top offensive game of her career in the first contest, posting nine kills
Player of the Week
– Alondra Vazquez had a spectacular week of action in the sweep over SIU, posting an average of 5.57 kills and 4.43 digs per set while accumulating four service aces, six block assists and one solo while hitting .327
– She was recognized as the MVC Player of the Week on March 15 for her efforts, which saw her rise to the top of the MVC with an average of 4.32 kills per set
– In her last eight outings, Vazquez has averaged 4.96 kills while finishing with at least 20 in four of those games
– The junior currently has an average of 14.00 attacks per set, which leads the Valley and is 2nd in the NCAA
Off to a Nice Start
– In the opener against the Salukis, freshman Elise Moeller set her career mark with nine kills before adding seven in the finale…in what was the top series of her freshman campaign, Moeller averaged 2.29 kills while hitting .471
– She stepped up defensively in game 2 at Loyola, posting five block assists and has recorded at least one in each of the last four matches
NCAA Rankings
– Evansville’s season performances have resulted in several national stat rankings on the team and individual side including:
NCAA TEAM RANKINGS
– Team Digs - 18th - 1,097
– Total Attacks - 25th - 2,413
– Attacks/set - 25th - 38.92
– Digs/set - 32nd - 17.69
NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
– Attacks/Set - Alondra Vazquez - 2nd - 14.05
– Total Attacks - Alondra Vazquez - 5th - 871
– Total Kills - Alondra Vazquez - 15th - 268
– Points - Alondra Vazquez - 16th - 298.5
– Total Attacks - Melanie Feliciano - 19th - 708
– Kills/set - Alondra Vazquez - 33rd - 4.32
– Total Kills - Melanie Feliciano - 33rd - 236
