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EKU Volleyball To Play Three ASUN Matches At North Florida This Weekend

10/21/2021 9:04:00 AM

Live Broadcasts:  vs. Stetson  |  vs. North Florida (ESPN+)  |  vs. Kennesaw State
Live Stats:  All Matches

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –
The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team will play three matches this weekend at the University of North Florida against ASUN Conference East Division teams.
 
The trip begins with a match against Stetson at 11 a.m. on Friday.  Saturday's match against host North Florida at 7 p.m. will air live on ESPN+.  The finale is set for Sunday against Kennesaw State at 3 p.m.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU is 3-0 all-time against Stetson with the first meeting coming during the 1992 season. 
 
-  North Florida has a 1-0 edge over the Colonels with the lone match-up coming during the 2015 season.
 
-  The series with Kennesaw State is knotted at 1-1 with the most recent meeting in 2013. 
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky (6-16, 3-5 ASUN) fell at Bellarmine, 3-1, last Saturday.
 
-  Molly Michalak registered 13 kills against the Knights while Sarah Mitchell recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 17 digs.
 
-  Michalak is eighth in the ASUN with 3.10 kills per set.  Mitchell is 11th with 2.89 kills per set.
 
-  Sydney Schoen ranks fifth in the conference with 3.98 digs per set.  Reilly Lowe is ninth in the ASUN with 1.00 blocks per set.
 
-  As a team, EKU has an ASUN-best 1,031 kills and 1,207 digs this season.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Stetson enters the weekend 9-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play.  The Hatters followed a two-match winning streak over Jacksonville (3-0) and Liberty (3-2) with two straight losses to Kennesaw State (3-2) and Florida Gulf Coast (3-0).  Elena Djokovic leads the team with 3.55 kills per set.  
 
-  North Florida will play Bellarmine on Friday.  The Ospreys are currently 17-3 this season and 6-2 in ASUN matches.  UNF is 2-2 in its last four matches, with wins over Jacksonville (3-0) and Liberty (3-0) and losses to Florida Gulf Coast (3-2) and Kennesaw State (3-1).  Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana leads the team with 3.2 kills per set.  
 
-  Kennesaw State begins the weekend with matches against Lipscomb and Bellarmine.  The Owls are 11-8 so far this season and 5-3 against conference teams.  KSU has won three straight, beating Stetson (3-2), Jacksonville (3-1) and North Florida (3-1).  Emma Schurfranz has a team-best 3.48 kills per set.

 
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