Upstate Wraps Up Road Trip this Weekend at Lipscomb, NJIT
10/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate volleyball team finishes a four-match road trip this weekend as it heads north to face the Lipscomb Bisons and NJIT Highlanders in back-to-back A-Sun matches.
Upstate heads into the weekend with a 12-9 overall record and 0-5 mark in the conference following losses last weekend at Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast. Madison Haake recorded her eighth double-double of the season last Friday in the 3-1 loss against Stetson after compiling 10 kills and 18 digs.
Haake is tied with Lexi Gober for the league-lead in service aces with 28, and also ranks seventh in digs, eighth in kills and 10th in assists. Nationally, the freshman is third in double-doubles. Gober ranks third in the A-Sun in assists and eighth in digs, while Emily Koelling is third in blocks and sixth in kills. Shannon Weiss is sixth in the conference in digs.
As a team, the Spartans lead the nation in digs per set and attacks per set, and is second in both digs and attacks.
Lipscomb currently leads the A-Sun with a 5-0 record and is 12-7 overall. NJIT has an overall record of 6-15 while sitting at 1-4 against league opponents. Upstate trails 12-0 in the all-time series versus Lipscomb and is facing NJIT for the first time in program history.
Fans can follow the action on www.upstatespartans.com via live stats. Updates will also be posted on the Upstate volleyball Twitter page (@UpstateVB).
The Spartans return home for the first of five straight matches Saturday, Oct. 24 as they host Kennesaw State at 3 p.m.
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