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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team returns to action this week as it hosts West Virginia State 7:00 p.m. Tuesday before a pair of matches at Charleston starting at 5:00 p.m. Thursday in Mountain East Conference action.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: Both the Concord University and University of Charleston Sports Information Departments will have live in-match statistics of the all three contests.
Video: Live streaming video of the matches will be available during the week.
RECORDS
The Mountain Lions are 0-3 this season.
West Virginia State sports a 4-1 record in 2021.
Charleston is 1-3 this year.
WELCOME BACK HOME
When Concord takes to the court Tuesday night, it will be the first home match for the Mountain Lions in three weeks when it lost in four sets to Davis & Elkins to open the season. Senior outside hitter
Kirsti Pouncy recorded her only career double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs against the Senators. Freshman setter
Kristin Lough had 23 assists in her first collegiate match. Senior defensive specialist
Lindsay Maddox went for 25 digs in the match while sophomore middle hitter
Amber Hall added 12 kills. CU hit a season-high .198 against Davis & Elkins.
AMONG THE LEADERS
Junior middle hitter
Sheridan Herron begins the week ranked ninth in the MEC in hitting percentage at .298. This season, Herron has 21 kills with just four errors in 57 total attempts. A season ago, Herron finished top 10 in the conference in blocks per set as she hit .189. Speaking of blocks, Hall starts the week ranked 10
th in the MEC in blocks per set at 0.8. The Massillon, Ohio native had four blocks in each contest against Davis & Elkins and West Virginia Wesleyan, but was held without a block in the first matchup against West Virginia State this season. Meanwhile, Maddox ranks second in the MEC in digs per set with 5.5.
FIRST MEETING
In the first matchup against WVSU in the winter of 2021, the Mountain Lions dropped a three-set decision. Herron had six kills as she hit .200 in the match. Maddox racked up 16 digs. Junior setter
Imani Rodgers notched 16 assists, but West Virginia State did not allow CU to record a single block in the match.
TWINBILL
Concord and Charleston will meet on Thursday for two matches with the first one serving as a postponement from earlier in the season. Last season, the two squads played a total of nine sets with Charleston winning both meetings. The Golden Eagles won at home in four sets, and picked up a five-set win at CU. However, of the nine games, seven were decided by five points or less. Maddox combined for 61 digs. Rodgers passed out 31 assists over the nine sets. Hall finished up two matches versus UC with 20 kills and a hitting percentage of .234.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
The lone blemish on the schedule for the Yellow Jackets is a four-set road loss to Davis & Elkins, but they have since won back-to-back matches over Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan. Jenna Dufresne had 17 kills and hit .429 against Concord earlier this season. Kiersten Eggleston tallied 24 assists in the contest. WVSU ranks second in the conference in hitting percentage .241—one of two teams in the MEC to hit above .200 this season.
CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
Charleston avenged a five-set loss to West Virginia Wesleyan earlier this season with a sweep of the Bobcats before losing to West Virginia State in straight sets on Friday. The Golden Eagles are tied for third with Fairmont State in the MEC in hitting percentage at .189. Beyonce Andrews is hitting an MEC-best .532 this season with 28 kills in 47 chances. Mackenzy Johnson has racked up 51 assists for UC.
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