ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team hosts Mountain East Conference opponents Fairmont State Friday and West Virginia Wesleyan Monday with both games starting at 7:00 p.m. inside the Carter Center.
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LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for both contests.
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LIVE VIDEO
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LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY
FSU: Fairmont State leads 36-0
WVWC: West Virginia Wesleyan leads 29-13
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST FAIRMONT STATE
October 27, 2023: Fairmont State 3 – Concord 1 (Fairmont, W.Va.)
October 11, 2022: Fairmont State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 19, 2021: Fairmont State 3 – Concord 0 (Fairmont, W.Va.)
October 25, 2019: Fairmont State 3 – Concord 0 (Fairmont, W.Va.)
October 13, 2018: Fairmont State 3 – Concord 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
October 8, 2024: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 2 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
October 31, 2023: Concord 3 – West Virginia Wesleyan 1 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
October 3, 2023: Concord 3 – West Virginia Wesleyan 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 25, 2022: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 0 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
September 23, 2022: West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – Concord 2 (Athens, W.Va.)
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CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 12-14
MEC Record: 5-5
Home Record: 8-1
Away Record: 4-7
Neutral Record: 0-6
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TOP OF THE LEAGUE
Friday showcases four of the MEC's top 10 hitters when Concord sophomore outside hitters
Meg Williams and
Chloe Thompson face off with Fairmont State junior outside hitter Joey Borelle and junior right side Baylie Ostvig. Williams and Thompson pace the CU offense swinging for 3.05 and 2.91 kills per set, respectively. Williams recently logged an 18-kill, 22 dig performance at West Liberty while Thompson has recorded double-digit kills in four of her last five games played. Borelle leads the league hitting 3.68 kills per set and ranks 58
th nationally. Ostvig sits at 65
th nationally averaging 3.63 kills per set and has five 20-kill games this fall. Additionally, FSU junior defensive specialist Josie Skinn (5.38) and Concord sophomore defensive specialist
Allie Davis (4.91) are the top two liberos in the league in digs per set. Skinn ranks 18
th in Division II while Davis checks in at 45. Both Davis and Skinn have had at least 10 digs in every contest this fall except for one.Â
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PLENTY OF ASSISTANCE
While four of the league's top attackers are on display, so are two of the best setting units in the conference. CU sophomore setter
Paige Richmond (5.52) and Fairmont State junior setter Kelsie Dangerfield (6.29) both rank inside the top 10 in the MEC in assists per set. However, both teams will also rotate setters. Concord sophomore setter
Declyn Tooze is averaging 4.29 assists per set and adds a team-best 0.36 service aces per set that ranks ninth in the conference. Fairmont State freshman setter Belle DeValle averages 4.09 assists per set and has notched at least 10 assists in eight straight games along with seven double-doubles.
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LOOKING FOR REVENGE
Monday will be the second and final regular season meeting between the Mountain Lions and West Virginia Wesleyan in 2024. WVWC took the first matchup in five sets in Buckhannon after a back-and-forth affair. The Bobcats won the first and third sets while CU took the second and fourth sets to force a winner-take-all fifth frame. Both teams traded points in the fifth game before WVWC pulled ahead and won the match 15-10. It was a balanced performance from the Maroon and Gray with Thompson (16), Williams (13), and senior middle hitter
Kyndra Pilant (10) hitting for double-digit kills. Richmond (22) and Tooze (21) led CU in assists with Tooze tacking on three aces. Sophomore right side
Natalie Brown added her career-high of six blocks and Davis had 19 digs.
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FAIRMONT STATE AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 16-10
MEC Record: 6-4
Home Record: 10-3
Away Record: 3-4
Neutral Record: 3-3
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SCOUTING THE FIGHTING FALCONS
FSU leads the conference scoring 16.95 points per set and averaging 18.55 digs per set. Fairmont State got back on track with a pair of MEC wins over Davis & Elkins and WVWC before dropping its last game to Wheeling. The Fighting Falcons will challenge Concord's 8-1 record at home this season as CU seeks its first win in program history over Fairmont State.
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WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 12-12
MEC Record: 2-8
Home Record: 2-4
Away Record: 2-4
Neutral Record: 8-4
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SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Junior defensive specialist Alexis Moeschler ranks second in the MEC in aces per set (0.55) and third in digs per set (4.16). Sophomore middle hitter Bhrooke Axe leads WVWC in kills per set (2.69) and hitting percentage (.317). When the Bobcats and Mountain Lions met earlier this season, Axe finished with 19 kills and sophomore middle hitter Emily Denison followed with 18 kills.
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