LIVE STATS

MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team will travel across the state on Saturday for an afternoon match against the Murray State University Racers.
 
The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. Live stats will be available.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
 
-The Colonels (3-12, 2-1 OVC) fell in three sets to Morehead State on Wednesday.
-Cassie Knutson led the Colonels with a 12 kill, 10 assist outing against the Eagles while Chloe Rojas led the defensive effort with 17 digs.
-Knutson was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week last week after recording 43 kills on .302 hitting. She added 10 assists and six blocks.
-Knutson is leading the Colonels offensively with 151 kills on the year, while Chloe Rojas is leading the defensive effort with 225 digs.
-Rojas was the third Colonel to take Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year following the 2017 campaign.
-Rojas and Knutson were each named to the preseason all-conference team.
-Head Coach Lori Duncan is entering her 21st and final season.
-The Colonels return eight, welcome in two transfers and bring in five freshmen.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
 
MURRAY STATE
-Murray State (6-9, 0-3 OVC) are riding a four-game skid into the contest, most recently dropping conference matches to UT Martin, Southeast Missouri State and Austin Peay.
-Junior Rachel Giustino leads the team in kills with 220 while Becca Fernandez is leading the team in digs with 219.
-Giustino, junior Rachel Holthaus and Katirah Johnson were 2018 All-OVC Preseason selections.
-Murray State sat atop the 2018 OVC Preseason Poll, but is currently ranked 10^th in the conference, six spots behind EKU.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
-EKU will travel to Nashville, Tennessee for a pair of weekend matches against Tennessee State and Belmont.