Concord Looks Forward to West Virginia Wesleyan, Davis & Elkins

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team returns to the Carter Center Tuesday to host West Virginia Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m. followed by a road trip to Davis & Elkins Friday at 7:00 p.m. to continue Mountain East Conference play.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Tuesday's match. The Davis & Elkins Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Friday's match.
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES HISTORY
West Virginia Wesleyan: WVWC leads 28-9
Davis & Elkins: D&E leads 14-9
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
October 25 2022: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 0 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
September 23, 2022: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 2 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 2, 2021: Concord 3 – West Virginia Wesleyan 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 1, 2021: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 1 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
March 2, 2021: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST DAVIS & ELKINS
September 1, 2023: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Wise, Va.)
October 28, 2022: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
September 30, 2022: Davis & Elkins 3 – Concord 0 (Elkins, W.Va.)
November 5, 2021: Davis & Elkins 3 – Concord – (Elkins, W.Va.)
October 8, 2021: Davis & Elkins 3 – Concord 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 10-5
MEC Record: 1-2
Home Record: 3-2
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Record: 5-1
 
WHAT'S AT STAKE
The Mountain Lions return to the Carter Center after dropping their first two MEC South Division contests against West Virginia State and Charleston. A win on Tuesday would pass CU's MEC conference record from a year ago and tie their 2020 effort that was ultimately cut short. Win number 11 for the Mountain Lions would be the highest in a season since 2017 when they finished with 14. Concord currently sits at fourth place in the MEC South division at 10-5 (1-2).
 
DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS
Freshman defensive specialist Allie Davis has provided consistency on the defensive front for the Mountain Lions in 2023. Davis ranks fourth in the conference in digs per set (4.53) and has recorded double-digit digs in all but two matches this season. Additionally, Davis has only recorded five reception errors over the last five contests where she had 11 in her first ten games. West Virginia Wesleyan's Autumn Molenhouse (ninth/3.78) and Davis & Elkins' Clara Caralt (seventh/4.03) also rank in the top 10 in the MEC in digs per set.
 
PREVIOUS MATCHUPS
West Virginia Wesleyan swept CU in their two meetings last season, 3-2 in Athens and 3-0 in Buckhannon. Against the Bobcats in 2022, senior middle hitter Kyndra Pilant had six kills in both games along with two aces, two blocks, and 10 digs. Sophomore right side Maddie Bohan saw action in five sets across both games tallying one kill, two blocks and two digs. Concord met the Senators last month in a non-conference tournament in Wise, Va. with the Mountain Lions sweeping D&E 3-0. Freshman outside hitter Meg Williams recorded her first career double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs. Freshman setter Paige Richmond assisted on 20 CU points and freshman setter Declyn Tooze added three service aces.  
 
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 4-9
MEC Record: 0-3
Home Record: 2-4
Away Record: 2-5
Neutral Record: 0-0
 
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Senior outside hitter Hope Acre-Reed leads the Bobcats offensive attack as she leads the team with 116 kills with a .166 hitting percentage in 2023. Junior setter Sarah McCall leads the team with 264 assists which ranks her fourth in the conference in assists per set (8.79) and 13 service aces also placing her fourth in the MEC at 0.40 aces per set. Senior defensive specialist Autumn Molenhouse is ninth in the MEC averaging 3.78 digs per set.
 
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 1-13
MEC Record: 0-2
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 0-5
Neutral Record: 0-8
 
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
When CU met the Senators in September, fifth-year middle hitter Brianna Portley led D&E with seven kills and senior right side Logan Haught trailed her with six kills. Caralt led all players with 22 digs in the match and currently ranks seventh in the MEC with 4.03 digs per set. Senior setter Simone Daniels leads the Senators with 197 assists on the season and had 16 against CU. Daniels also leads the Senators with 10 service aces on the year.