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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team begins its 10-match Mountain East Conference schedule 7:00 p.m. Tuesday as it welcomes Davis & Elkins to the Carter Center before traveling to West Virginia State 7:00 p.m. Friday.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord and West Virginia State University Sports Information Departments will have live in-match statistics for both contests.
Video: Live streaming video is also available for the matches this week.
RECORDS
Concord finished the 2019 season with a record of 10-21.
Davis & Elkins went 19-10 last season, but is under the direction of first-year head coach Jordan Willis.
West Virginia State sported a record of 21-14 in 2019.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Spectators and fans are not allowed at Mountain East Conference events at this time due to COVID-19 protocols. To follow the games and matches please check out the live coverage options near the top of the page.Â
EXPERIENCE IS KEY
The Mountain Lions bring back over 75 percent of its offense from the 2019 season. Sophomore middle hitter
Amber Hall notched 243 kills during her freshman season—a team high. Additionally, the Massillon, Ohio native hit a stellar .249. Hall ranked just outside the top 10 in the MEC in hitting percentage. CU also welcomes back four other players that notched 100 or more kills in 2019 with senior outside hitter
Kirsti Pouncy (148) leading the way followed by junior middle hitter
Sheridan Herron (145), sophomore hitter
Hailey Buchanan (119) and senior right side
Kenzie Coulter (103).
STEPPING UP
Concord has to replace over 1,800 career assists from
Jenna Mounts and nearly 1,800 career digs from
Erin Shannon who both graduated. However, senior defensive specialist
Lindsay Maddox already has more than 1,200 digs in her career at Concord—eighth best in program history at 1,287. Last season, the Amherst, Virginia native ranked seventh in the MEC in digs per set with 4.22. Junior setter
Imani Rodgers registered 429 assists during her sophomore season, including tallying 30 or more assists in two of the last five matches of 2019. Rodgers needs 112 assists to amass 1,000 for her career.
IN THE RANKINGS
Not only did Maddox rank among the best in the MEC in digs last season, but Herron finished the 2019 campaign ninth in the conference in blocks per set at 0.87. Herron had at least three blocks in 10 matches last season. Herron and Hall combined for 150 of Concord's 184 blocks last season with Herron tallying a team-best 80.
STARTING THE SEASON
Concord dropped both matches to Davis & Elkins and West Virginia State last season. In a home defeat to the Senators, the Mountain Lions hit .197 in three sets. Hall had seven kills while Herron added six. Rodgers tallied a team-best 15 assists. The Mountain Lions will be looking for their first victory over West Virginia State since 2017 when they took a four-set match November 10. Maddox recorded 18 digs for Concord in the 2017 win over WVSU.
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
As part of its 19-win season in 2019, Davis & Elkins advanced to the MEC Semifinals before falling to eventual champion Wheeling. The Senators have to replace 432 kills from Kaitlyn LaCour and another 178 kills from Raleighanne Weaver. Mya Mintschenko had 137 kills during her junior season. D&E finished the 2019 season strong by winning eight of its final 11 matches.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
Fourth-year head Kris Kern continues to build WVSU into one of the best programs in the MEC. After winning 14 matches in his first season, Kern and the Yellow Jackets have racked up 46 wins the last two years. Former MEC Freshman of the Year from 2018 Gabrielle Bullock and fellow junior Jenna Dufresne highlight the returners for West Virginia State. Dufresne piled up 378 kills last year—fifth in the MEC—on her way to an All-MEC First Team season. Bullock had 259 digs a season ago.
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