Concord Gears Up for Final Week of Regular Season Against Charleston, Glenville State

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team rounds out the regular season when it hosts Charleston 7:00 p.m. Tuesday before traveling to Glenville State 7:00 p.m. Friday in a pair of Mountain East Conference matches.

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SERIES HISTORY vs. Charleston: Charleston leads 44-1
SERIES HISTORY vs. Glenville State: Concord leads 35-17

LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST CHARLESTON
September 27, 2022: Charleston 3 – Concord 0 (Charleston, W.Va.)
November 9, 2021: Charleston 3 – Concord 0 (Charleston, W.Va.)
October 5, 2021: Charleston 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
February 25, 2021: Charleston 3 – Concord 2 (Charleston, W.Va.)
February 25, 2021: Charleston 3 – Concord 1 (Charleston, W.Va.)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS GLENVILLE STATE
October 4, 2022: Glenville State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 12, 2021: Concord 3 – Glenville State 2 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 12, 2021: Concord 3 – Glenville State 0 (Glenville, W.Va.)
March 5, 2021: Concord 3 – Glenville State 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
March 5, 2021: Concord 3 – Glenville State 2 (Athens, W.Va.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 7-13
MEC Record: 1-13
Home Record: 5-8
Away Record: 1-9
Neutral Record: 1-6

FINDING A WAY
CU picked up a win over Davis & Elkins Friday night as the match was decided by six total points, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23. The Mountain Lions used an exceptional offensive attack with 52 kills and a hitting percentage of .272—the highest hitting percentage since a .296 outing on September 1 against Salem—to down the Senators. Concord had four players finish with 10 or more kills. Sophomore outside hitter Gracie Brackney recorded a team-best 13 kills. Junior middle hitter Kyndra Pilant and sophomore outside hitter Hannah Steele each had 11 kills while senior middle hitter Amber Hall pitched in 10 kills in her penultimate home game at the Carter Center. It was the first time CU had four or more players with double-digit kills in the same match since 2019 versus Glenville State.

STRONG BACK ROW
Brackney has tallied a double-double in three straight matches as she has averaged 10.6 kills and 16.6 digs per match. The Plainfield, Indiana native is the second Mountain Lion with three straight double-doubles this season, joining freshman setter Kenzee Chaffin who had double-doubles against Cal U, WVU Tech and Lock Haven at the beginning of September. Along with Brackney's 13 kills and 19 digs versus D&E, Chaffin threw in 40 assists and 11 digs for her eighth double-double of the fall.

LOOKING FOR REVENGE
Concord overcame a sweep against Davis & Elkins on the road from late September and will look to do the same against Charleston and Glenville State. Steele had 10 kills in the Charleston contest. Sophomore defensive specialist Kaylee Spees added a then-season high 18 digs. The straight sets win by Glenville State in early October snapped a four-match winning streak for Concord over the Pioneers. Steele chipped in another 10 kills while Brackney just missed a double-double of eight kills and nine digs.

CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 28-3
MEC Record: 13-1
Home Record: 15-0
Away Record: 10-1
Neutral Record: 3-2

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
UC has won 11 straight matches and is in contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. During the 11-match win streak, the Golden Eagles have only dropped five sets. Sage Bearnson (343), McKenzie Damon (303) and Pia Selke (303) have all topped 300 kills this season. Reagan McLean leads the MEC in blocks per set (1.33). Bearnson's 3.24 kills are sixth in the league.

GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 14-16
MEC Record: 3-11
Home Record: 4-5
Away Record: 4-7
Neutral Record: 6-4

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Glenville State has won 11 more matches than it did a season ago, however, it enters the week on a six-match losing streaking. In the Pioneers' win at Concord, Katarzyna Niderla piled up 15 kills and five aces in three sets against the Mountain Lions. As a team, GSU hit .341 in Athens.