Eastern Kentucky Volleyball takes an ASUN road trip this weekend
Eastern Kentucky Volleyball takes an ASUN road trip this weekend
EKU and Central Arkansas will meet for the first time. The Colonels have a 9-0 advantage over Lipscomb.
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EKU will play a pair of ASUN Conference road matches in Central Arkansas and Lipscomb this weekend.The Colonels face Central Arkansas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game against Lipscomb is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Sunday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN +.
INSIDE THE SERIES
– EKU and Central Arkansas will meet for the first time.
– The Colonels have 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, Wednesday. In their last ASUN game, the Colonels beat North Alabama, 3-1.
– Sarah mitchell led the team with 12 kills against the top 25 Hilltoppers.
– In five ASUN matches, Reilly lowe has a better team of 18 blocks, averaging 1.13 per set.
– Molly michalak leads ASUN with 227 kills this season.
– Sydney schön is fifth in ASUN with 4.05 digs per set and second with a total of 296 digs.
SEARCH FOR THE OPPONENT
– Central Arkansas is 3-10 this season and 1-3 in the ASUN game. The Sugar Bears beat Kennesaw State, 3-0, before losing their next two league games to Stetson (3-0) and Lipscomb (3-0).
– Lexi Miller leads the team with 2.78 kills per set. Anna Myers contributes to a team record of 5.58 assists per set.
– Lipscomb is 6-8 overall, but 3-1 against ASUN teams. The Bisons have won three straight wins against Jacksonville (3-1), Liberty (3-2) and Central Arkansas (3-0). Lipscomb plays Bellarmine on Friday.
– Kamryn Bacus is averaging a team-high 3.35 kills per set. Meg Mersman leads the team with 0.85 blocks per set. Delaney Smith contributes 3.46 digs per set.
