HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Having won five of its last six, Eastern Kentucky University will play at Marshall on Tuesday.
 
The match will begin at 6 p.m. and air live on ESPN+.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU (6-3) picked up two wins in three matches this past weekend at the Chippewa Invitational hosted by Central Michigan.  The Colonels beat CMU (3-2) and Southeast Missouri (3-0).
 
-  Paige Wagers is first in the Atlantic Sun Conference with 1.58 blocks per set.  Carson Ledford is second in the ASUN with a .340 attack percentage.  Sarah Mitchell is third with 4.05 points per set and fourth with 3.52 kills per set.
 
-  As a team, EKU leads the ASUN in points (17.00/set).  The Colonels are second in assists (11.88/set), third in hitting percentage (.201), third in blocks (2.52/set), third in opponents hitting percentage (.182) and third in kills (12.73/set).
 
-  Three Colonels earned spots on the Chippewa Invitational All-Tournament Team.  Mitchell averaged 3.75 kills, 3.67 digs and 0.33 blocks per set in three matches.  AG Vandagriff averaged 3.17 kills and 0.67 blocks per set.  Emilee Hill averaged 6.58 assists and 3.25 digs per set.
 
-  Josie Schmitendorf has had 10 or more digs in all nine matches this season.  She leads the team with 4.55 digs per set.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
-  Marshall started the season 6-1 before suffering two straight losses.  The Thundering Herd has wins over East Tennessee (3-0), Elon (3-0), Oakland (3-1), George Washington (3-1), Eastern Michigan (3-2) and Northern Kentucky (3-2).  
 
-  The trio of Brynn Brown (2.68 kills/set), Audrey Geer (2.45 kills/set) and McKenna Melton (2.20 kills/set) lead Marshall's offensive attack. 
 
-  Beatrice Ciccarelli leads the squad with 1.03 blocks per set.  Peyton Neal averages a team-best 4.44 digs per set.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU leads the all-time series with Marshall 21-10, and has won two straight against the Thundering Herd. 
 
-  The teams last played on Sept. 5, 2023 in Richmond with the Colonels winning 3-0. 
 
-  Kambree Lucas finished with a team-best 12 kills in the last meeting.  Marshall's Lydia Montague led all players with 15 kills.