Women's Volleyball vs. No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team opens NCAA Regional play on Thursday night at 10 p.m., against No. 1 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Fontbonne (15-10) vs. No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (28-0)

When: November 10^th, 2022

Where: Claremont, Calif.

Time: 10 p.m.

Video: HERE

Stats: HERE

Bracket: HERE

A Look At Fontbonne

• The Griffins won the SLIAC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2005.
• On the year, the Griffins average 11.74 kills per set led by Kristen Kaempfe with her 215 kills and 2.83 kills per set. Kaempfe was named to the SLIAC All-Conference Second Team.
• Hannah Gallagher, a SLIAC First Team selection, has 207 kills and 230 digs on the year. She's second on the team with 2.62 kills per set.
• Jadyn Fitzgerald, who was named to the Third Team, posted 191 kills thus far, to go along with her .199 hitting percentage.
• Jordan Harpel has 100 kills, a .224 hitting percentage, and is second on the team with 54 blocks behind Jackie Drury (56).
• Setter Ella Werner-Click earned First Team honors after leading the conference with her 8.82 assists per set. She also finished third on the team with 222 digs.
• Emma Pramik was named to the Second Team after posting a team-high 375 digs (4.52 d/s).

A Look At Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

• After advancing to the NCAA Tournament Semifinals in 2021, the Athenas won the 2022 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) after a sweep of Pomona-Pitzer.
• The Athenas have dropped just four sets all season.
• CMS currently leads the nation in assists per set (13.72) and hitting percentage (.313).
• Offensively, the Athenas average 14.61 kills per set.
• They're led by SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Year Jenna Holmes who's totaled 303 kills and a .295 hitting percentage.
• Brenna Bell, who ranks 10^th nationally with a .403 hitting percentage, is second on the team with 184 kills.
• Audrey Sawyer (154), Summer Ellis (139), Brooke McKee (113), Izzy Sakoda (109), and Jackie Jones (105) all have at least 100 kills.
• Sawyer (.394) and Ellis (.392) rank 14^th and 15^th nationally in hitting percentage.
• Georgia McGovern leads with 604 assists (6.86 a/s).
• Defensively, the Athenas hold teams to 9.42 kills per set, a .110 hitting percentage, and come away with 15.43 digs per set.
• Dede Carranza, who was named SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Year, averages a team-high 4.61 digs per set.

The winner of this match will play on Friday night at 9 p.m., against the winner of No. 25 UC Santa Cruz and (RV) Texas-Dallas.

Make sure to follow the women's volleyball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter(@FontbonneV), Instagram (@fontbonnewvb) and Facebook (/LadyGriffsVB).