HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Eastern Kentucky University's volleyball team will play at Marshall University on Tuesday.
 
The game will begin at 6 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU stands at 4-2, after winning two of its three matches at the Xavier Tournament.  The two teams the Colonels have lost to this season – Appalachian State and Xavier – are a combined 12-0.
 
-  Emilee Hill had two triple-doubles in three matches at the Xavier Tournament.  The junior setter averaged 3.27 kills, 3.73 digs, 5.27 assists, 0.36 blocks and 0.18 aces per set.
 
-  Hill and Carson Ledford were selected to the Xavier Tournament All-Tournament Team.  Ledford averaged 2.09 kills with a .429 attack percentage and 1.0 blocks per set.
 
-  EKU limited its first six opponents to a .146 attack percentage, the best in the Atlantic Sun Conference and 41st-best in the nation.
 
-  Freshman Cassidy Trahan averaged 4.45 digs per set at the Xavier Tournament.  That was the second-most digs by an ASUN player last week.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
-  Marshall is also 4-2 this season.  The Thundering Herd have wins over Kansas City, Eastern Michigan, Radford and Southern Indiana.  The two loses were to Florida Atlantic and Michigan.  
 
-  The Thundering Herd have a balanced offensive attack with four players averaging between 2.05 and 2.48 kills per set.  Emma Barnett, a freshman outside hitter from Louisville, leads the team with 2.48 kills per set. 
 
-  Senior middle blocker Beatrice Ciccarelli leads Marshall with 1.24 blocks per set.  She also contributes 2.10 kills per set.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU leads the series 22-10. 
 
-  The first meeting between the two programs was in 1971. 
 
-  The two teams have played in each of the past three seasons with the Colonels winning all three.