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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University volleyball team will play their home opener against Emory & Henry on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. inside the Carter Center.
LIVE COVERAGE
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SERIES HISTORY: Concord leads 4-0
ALL-TIME MEETINGS AGAINST EMORY & HENRY
September 17, 2021: Concord 3 - Emory & Henry 1 (Emory, Va.)
October 27, 2012: Concord 3 - Emory & Henry 0 (Emory, Va.)
September 24, 2012: Concord 3 - Emory & Henry 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 18, 2011: Concord 3 - Emory & Henry 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall: 4-0
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 1-0
Neutral Record: 3-0
HOT START
The Mountain Lions began their season 4-0 for the first time since 2003 last weekend in the Cavalier Classic hosted by UVa.-Wise. CU defeated UVa.-Wise, Lees-McRae, Johnson C. Smith, and Davis & Elkins by a combined total of 12 sets to three. A total of four players recorded double-doubles in the victories. Freshman outside hitter
Chloe Thompson recorded two double-doubles, including 13 kills and 26 digs versus UVa.-Wise. Freshman setter
Declyn Tooze went for 16 assists and 15 digs in the same match. Fellow freshman setter
Paige Richmond recorded 23 assists and 10 digs in a five-set win over Lees-McRae. Freshman outside hitter
Meg Williams closed the weekend 18 kills and 10 digs versus Davis & Elkins.
LET'S GET DEFENSIVE
Junior middle hitter
Csayjah Whitelow had a seven-block match in the second match of the weekend versus Lees-McRae as she became the first CU player with seven blocks in a single match in nearly two years. Freshman defensive specialist
Allie Davis did a stellar job of holding down the back row for the Mountain Lions as she leads the Mountain East Conference in digs per set (6.0) after the first weekend of play. Davis had at least 20 digs in three of the four matches over the weekend. With 14 total blocks on the weekend, Whitelow is sixth in the conference in blocks per set (0.93) while senior middle hitter
Kyndra Pilant is seventh (0.87).
FRESHMAN HONORS
CU returns home after an outstanding debut Williams in the Cavalier Classic. Williams racked up 61 kills in the first four contests of the season with a hitting percentage of .233. She also collected 26 digs and eight blocks on her way to an MEC Offensive Player of the Week selection. Williams' 61 kills are the most in a four-match stretch for any CU player since
Hannah Steele in October 2021. And Williams' 61 kills are the most in the conference with the next closest being Wheeling's Tylah Yeomans with 46 who played 13 sets over the weekend.
EMORY & HENRY AT A GLANCE
Overall: 0-1
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-1
SCOUTING THE WASPS
The Wasps dropped their season opener on the road at Bartonlast Friday, 3-0. All three sets were decided within two points, including one set seeing overtime. Brianna Hogan led E&H with nine kills in the contest. Junior defensive specialist Grace Nelson led the team with 11 digs and two aces. The Wasps also return production from last year in senior middle hitter Hannah Watson and sophomore setter Payton Rolfsen. Former Concord player
Logan Newberry is in her first season at E&H, and is playing for her mother, Pam Newberry, a first-year head coach at Emory & Henry.
