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Eastern Kentucky Volleyball Makes ASUN Road Trip This Weekend

10/7/2021 11:10:00 AM

Live Broadcast:  vs. Central Arkansas  |  vs. Lipscomb (ESPN+)
Live Stats:  vs. Central Arkansas  |  vs. Lipscomb

CONWAY, Ark. –
EKU will play a pair of ASUN Conference road matches at Central Arkansas and Lipscomb this weekend.
 
The Colonels take on Central Arkansas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET.  The match against Lipscomb is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.  Sunday's match will air live on ESPN+.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU and Central Arkansas will be meeting for the first time. 
 
-  The Colonels hold a 9-0 advantage over Lipscomb.  The two teams played nine times between 2000 and 2005, but have not faced each other since. 
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky (5-14, 2-3 ASUN) lost at home to No. 20 Western Kentucky, 3-0, on Wednesday.  In their last ASUN match, the Colonels beat North Alabama, 3-1.
 
Sarah Mitchell led the team with 12 kills against the top-25 ranked Hilltoppers.
 
-  In five ASUN matches, Reilly Lowe has a team-best 18 blocks, an average of 1.13 per set.
 
Molly Michalak leads the ASUN with 227 kills this season.
 
Sydney Schoen is fifth in the ASUN with 4.05 digs per set and is second with a total of 296 digs.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Central Arkansas sits at 3-10 this season and 1-3 in ASUN play.  The Sugar Bears beat Kennesaw State, 3-0, before dropping their next two league matches to Stetson (3-0) and Lipscomb (3-0).  
 
-  Lexi Miller leads the team with 2.78 kills per set.  Anna Myers contributes a team-best 5.58 assists per set.  
 
-  Lipscomb is 6-8 overall, but 3-1 against ASUN teams.  The Bisons have won three straight against Jacksonville (3-1), Liberty (3-2) and Central Arkansas (3-0).  Lipscomb plays Bellarmine on Friday.
 
-  Kamryn Bacus averages a team-high 3.35 kills per set.  Meg Mersman leads the team with 0.85 blocks per set.  Delaney Smith is contributing 3.46 digs per set.


 
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