Upstate Returns Home for Three Contests This Week; Senior Day Set
10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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Contact: Katie Parker, kparker@uscupstate.edu
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate volleyball team (5-10, 1-3 A-Sun) returns to the Hodge Center after an eight-match hiatus, opening a six-match homestand with three matches this week, including Senior Day Friday evening.
THE WEEK AHEAD:
Tiger Turmoil: The Spartans return to the Hodge Center for three matches this week, beginning with a 6 p.m. nonconference contest against Savannah State Tuesday. Upstate leads the all-time series against the Tigers 3-0, including a 2-0 advantage in Spartanburg. SSU is currently on a 46-match-losing streak with the team's last win coming Nov. 4, 2010 in a 3-0 decision at Paine College.
Bison Bites: Upstate hosts A-Sun foe Lipscomb Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night. LU holds an 8-0 record against the Spartans, including a 4-0 mark in Spartanburg. Last season, the Bison picked up a 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-19 and 25-16) Nov. 12, 2011 in the Hodge Center. With a 5-0 record in A-Sun play, Lipscomb and Florida Gulf Coast top the league standings. LU is second in the conference in kills, averaging 13.79 per set. Among A-Sun play, the Bison also rank second with 14.30 kills per set.
Clash of the Helmets: Northern Kentucky travels to Spartanburg Saturday for a 3 p.m. conference match-up. This will be the first meeting between the Spartans and the Norse. NKU currently leads the A-Sun in hitting percentage (.252), opponent hitting percentage (.166), assists (13.03 per set), kills (14.34 per set) and service aces (1.66 per set).
QUICK HITS:
• Upstate went 1-2 last week, picking up its first conference win Sept. 28 at Stetson. The Spartans swept the Hatters in three sets.
• Freshman Kayla Eversgerd is the only Spartan with 100-plus kills and digs on the year. She has recorded 135 kills and collected 114 digs this season.
• Sophomore Kayla McAvoy ranks third in the A-Sun in hitting percentage with a .327 mark and ranks fifth in kills, averaging 3.33 per set. She leads the league in conference matches with a .468 hitting percentage.
• Senior Emily Bingham is second on the squad, tallying 140 kills to average 2.64 per set. She boasts a .274 hitting percentage for eighth in the A-Sun. Bingham also leads the team in blocking with 36 total denials, averaging 0.68 rejections a set.
• Junior Morgan Page leads the Spartans with 210 digs, averaging 3.96 per set. She ranks sixth the A-Sun statistics.
• Senior Mindy Quimby leads Upstate with 14 service aces on the year, ranking ninth in the conference with an average of 0.27 aces per set.
All three of the Spartans' matches this week will be streamed live on ASun.TV for free, while also being available on live stats here. Follow Upstate volleyball this season on your mobile device, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
