Women's Volleyball At Westminster Preview
FULTON, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women’s volleyball team looks for a key road win against Westminster on Tuesday night. First-service goes up at 7 p.m.
October 15, 2018
FULTON, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team looks for a key road win against Westminster on Tuesday night. First-service goes up at 7 p.m.
Fontbonne (6-12; 5-7 SLIAC) at Westminster (11-9; 9-4 SLIAC)
When: October 16th, 2018
Where: Fulton, Mo.
Time: 7 p.m.
Head-to-Head: Westminster leads 27-23
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne has won three out of its last four, including earning a come-from-behind five-set win against Avila this past weekend.
- During the last five games, the Griffins have totaled 187 kills, a .181 hitting percentage, 11.0 kills per set, 42 service aces and averaging 11.5 digs per set.
- Individually, Kristina Eason leads with 47 kills and a .294 hitting percentage. She's also just 27 kills away from becoming the fourth Griffin to eclipse the 1,000-kill mark.
- Eason became just the sixth player all-time with 100 service aces.
- Maura Rabun and Victoria Curtice each have contributed 33 kills the last four games.
- Megan Schaller has handed out 73 assists. In her career, she's totaled 996 assists and needs just four more to become the seventh Griffin all-time with at least 1,000.
- Defensively, Sarah Borgerding has stepped up with 50 digs this past week.
A Look At The Westminster Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays won the first meeting between these two teams back on Sept. 12th.
- Westminster has struggled of late as they've dropped its last four matches.
- As a team, the Blue Jays rank third in the SLIAC in kills per set (11.05) and hitting percentage (.148).
- Individually, Natalie Needy leads with 203 kills and a .214 hitting percentage. Allie Kennebeck has 186, while Sarah Rivers contributed 172 of her own.
- Defensively, Bridget Ringwald paces them with a team-high 437 digs.
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