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Live Video (Shepherd Only)ATHENS, W.Va. – After beginning the non-conference season with an 8-4 mark , the Concord University volleyball team will start its Mountain East Conference portion of the schedule this weekend with road matchups versus Fairmont State 5:00 p.m. Friday and Shepherd 1:00 p.m. Saturday
LIVE COVERAGE• The Shepherd University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game video for Saturday's contest. To watch the live video, follow the link at the top of the page or click
here.
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES• Concord has been led by senior middle hitter
Sarah Jones and senior outside hitter
Brytni Willis.
• Jones and Willis began the week ranked in the top-10 nationally in total kills. As of Tuesday, Jones was third in Division II with 155 kills while Willis was slotted eighth with 139 kills.
• For her career, Jones has 1,080 kills, third all-time at Concord.
• Willis has tallied 902 kills for her career, ranking seventh in CU history and needs just 14 kills to move into the top five all-time.
• Senior
Nikki McMillan has been the primary setter for the Mountain Lions' offensive attack as she has 202 assists in 12 matches this season.
• Additionally, McMillan has had 15 or more assists in eight of CU's 12 contests.
•Freshman setter
Casey Mandeville has emerged as Concord's secondary setter as she has gone recorded double-digit assists in three of her last four contests including a team-high 13 assists in the Mountain Lions three-set win over WVU Tech Tuesday.
• Freshman middle hitter
Shea Hoffman has done an outstanding job of controlling the net for the Mountain Lions as she has a team-high 25 blocks this season.
• Hoffman hasn't been the only Concord player racking up blocks this season, freshman middle hitter
Alexis Elliott and sophomore middle hitter
Lauren Richardson each have 18 total blocks.
• Senior libero
Amanda Walker leads CU with 143 digs on the season while also registering 13 aces.
• Willis ranks fifth in the MEC in service aces with 20 while McMillan, who has 16 aces, is 10
th in the league.
SCOUTING FAIRMONT STATE• The Falcons have a hitting percentage of .216, ranking second only to Concord's .236 team hitting percentage.
• Freshman Mackenzie Harrison leads FSU with 92 kills this season
• CU and Fairmont State met in the MEC Tournament last season during the quarterfinal round where the Falcons prevailed in four sets. Jones posted a double-double for Concord in the match with 14 kills and 15 digs.
SCOUTING SHEPHERD• The Rams are 4-4 this season and they one common opponent with Concord. Both teams swept Slippery Rock at the Davis and Elkins Tournament last week.
• McMillan led Concord with 11 assists and 11 digs when the teams met during the regular season last year in which Shepherd took three straight sets from CU.
• Shepherd has 364 kills, fourth best in the MEC.
UP NEXT• Concord will travel to nationally-ranked Wheeling Jesuit Friday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 p.m.
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