RICHMOND, Ky.- The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team will go back on the road to face off against a pair of Ohio Valley Conference foes in Eastern Illinois University on Friday and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday. 

Friday's match against the Panthers is set for 8 p.m. in Charleston, Illinois, and Saturday's match against the Cougars will be an afternoon match at 3 p.m. in Edwardsville, Illinois.
  
Live statistics will be available for each match. 
  
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: 
- The Colonels (3-17, 2-6 OVC) dropped matches against UT Martin and Southeast Missouri last weekend. 
- Cassie Knutson leads the Colonel offence with 242 kills. 
- Chloe Rojas is anchoring the back court with 330 digs on the year. 
- Knutson had a team-best 11 kills in the match against SEMO.  
- Rojas was the third Colonel to take Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors following the 2017 campaign. 
- Rojas and Knutson were each named to the preseason all-conference team. 
- Head Coach Lori Duncan is in her 21st and final season. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: 

Eastern Illinois University: 
- The Panthers (7-16, 2-6 OVC) return home after splitting their last weekend series with a three-set sweep of Jacksonville State and a five-set loss to Tennessee Tech. 
- Lauren Bailey leads the Panther offence with 231 kills.   
- Anne Hughes leads the defensive charge with 426 digs.  
- Head Coach Julie Allen is in her first season with the Panthers.  

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: 
- The Cougars (4-16, 3-5 OVC) return to Edwardsville after dropping four straight conference matches on the road. 
- Rachel McDonald is leading the Cougars on both sides of the ball with 194 kills and 217 digs.  
- Head Coach Kendall Paulus is in the midst of her first full season leading the Cougars.  

WHATS NEXT: 
- The Colonels will travel to Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech before returning home on Halloween to face conference rival Morehead State.