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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team opens up Mountain East Conference play this weekend when it travels to West Virginia Wesleyan 7:00 p.m. Friday before a contest at Glenville State 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
LIVE COVERAGE
WVWC: West Virginia Wesleyan will provide live streaming video of Friday night's match.
GSC: Likewise, Glenville State will have live video of Saturday's match.
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RECORDS
The Mountain Lions are 2-12 after hosting the Concord Classic last weekend.
West Virginia Wesleyan is still seeking its first win of the season as the Bobcats are 0-9.
Glenville State enters the weekend with a mark of 4-4 overall.
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
Earlier this season, senior middle hitter
Brooke Heck went over 1,000 kills and now has 1,069 kills in her career as she moved past Desiree Deck for fourth all-time on the Concord kills list during the Concord Classic.
Heck was named to the Concord Classic All-Tournament Team for a second straight year after recording 36 kills, 14 blocks and a hitting percentage of .275 in four matches last week.
Senior outside hitter
Alexi Pranckus is also closing in on 1,000 kills for her career. Pranckus leads the Mountain Lions with 114 kills this season and stands just 118 kills way from the 1,000.
Speaking of going over 1,000, junior setter
Jenna Mounts topped 1,000 assists during the Concord Classic as she passed
Amanda Walker and Lauren Addington for eighth and ninth on the all-time assists at CU. The Houston, Ohio native has 1,019 assists in her career.
In matches against WVU Tech and King to close the Concord Classic, the Mountain Lions recorded 13 total blocks in each match which was the most for CU going back to October 13, 2017 in a home contest versus Notre Dame.
Freshman right side
Camryn Huber had 13 blocks for CU while Heck and freshman middle hitter
Sheridan Herron each had 11 blocks over the two-match stretch.
During the Concord Classic, freshman setter
Imani Rodgers registered her first career double-double versus Lees-McRae. Rodgers went for 15 assists and 10 digs—her only match this season with double-digit digs.
The Mountain Lions have won 13 straight matches over Glenville State while only dropping two sets dating back to 2011.
Heck has put up some stellar numbers in her career versus the Pioneers. In six career matches, the Huntington, West Virginia native has 53 kills, 18 blocks and a hitting percentage of .538 while hitting into just four errors.
Last season, Pranckus had two impressive performances against Glenville State as she notched 21 kills and a hitting percentage of .439.
CU has won two straight matches at West Virginia Wesleyan. Last season, Concord outlasted Wesleyan in a four-set affair. Sophomore libero
Lindsay Maddox notched 33 digs which was the second-highest total in her career.
Pranckus and senior outside hitter
Ellie Lawrence both had double-doubles in the match.
In 2016, the Mountain Lions and Bobcats went to five sets with Concord pulling out the narrow victory inside the Rockefeller Center.
Then-sophomore libero
Erin Shannon had 34 digs in the match while Pranckus recorded a career-best 28 digs.
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
West Virginia Wesleyan ranks 12
th in the MEC in team hitting percentage at .086—the only team in the league below .100.
Alexie Arnold has 56 kills in nine matches to lead the Bobcats.
Mackenzie Wheeler has 156 assists on the season.
GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
After a winless 2017 campaign, the Pioneers have already picked up wins over Alderson-Broaddus, Kentucky Christian, Rio Grande and Salem this season.
Bailey Brawner leads Glenville State with 85 kills on the season while Madison Gargus has 217 assists.
Ai Miyazaki is 10
th in the MEC in digs per set at 3.65.
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