SERIES NOTABLES - MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
- The Lions own the series record, winning all four meetings to date
- Three of the four meetings have gone to a fourth set
- In last year's meeting,
Greg Kinney,
Austin Kuchenbecker and
Aaron Miller each recorded seven kills in the loss
TEAM NOTABLES - MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
- The Lions enter league play with a 6-3 overall record and are currently ranked No. 11 in the latest AVCA Poll
- Mount St. Joseph is 2-1 against ranked opponents this season, which includes wins over No. 9 Juniata and No. 5 Nazareth
- Joey Piazza anchors the defense for the Lions who boasts 3.03 digs per set, which is tied for best in the MCVL
- Jason Hascher has filled in nicely for Mount St. Joseph after the departure of Alex Vohland, averaging 3.06 kills per set at a .278 attack percentage
SERIES NOTABLES - WITTENBERG
- Loras is 1-1 all-time against Wittenberg, having met once in each of the last two seasons
- Both meetings have required a fifth set, with each team winning on home court
- In last year's meeting,
Dylan Ross ripped off 15 kills and added six service aces
TEAM NOTABLES - WITTENBERG
- The Tigers enter with an 8-6 record and winners of their last three matches
- Wittenberg boasts MCVL Offensive Player of the Week Ashton Sellers, who is currently averaging 3.59 kills per set at a .246 attack percentage … Sellers leads the MCVL in kills per set
- The Tigers are home to the top-two players in the MCVL for kills with Sellers (165) and Deion Woodson (116), who are the only two players in the league over 100 kills this season
LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- When the Duhawks take the court on Friday, they'll be coming off a 13-day hiatus after last Friday's match against Maranatha Baptist was postponed
TEAM NOTABLES - LORAS
- After a 4-0 start to its season, Loras is 1-3 in its last four
- The Duhawks are ranked third in the MCVL with 47 service aces
INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES - LORAS
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Greg Kinney set a new program match records in both kills and digs in Loras' victory over Illinois Tech … The Las Vegas, Nev. native finished with 21 kills and 18 digs in the four set victory
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Jake Chudzik currently leading the Duhawks with 3.10 points per set, with the next highest being
Austin Kuchenbecker who is chipping in 2.75
- Ross leads the team with 69 kills, averaging 2.46 per set … Both
Ian Walsh and
Austin Kuchenbecker are hitting over .400 with Walsh at a scorching .430