ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team travels to face Mountain East Conference opponent West Virginia Wesleyan Tuesday before returning home to host Davis & Elkins Thursday in a second conference match with both games starting at 7:00 p.m.
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LIVE COVERAGE
The West Virginia Wesleyan and Concord University Sports Information Departments will provide live video and statistics for their respective home matches.
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LIVE VIDEO
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LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY
WVWC: West Virginia Wesleyan leads 28-13
D&E: Davis & Elkins leads 14-12
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
October 31, 2023: Concord 3 – West Virginia Wesleyan 1 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
October 2, 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.)
November 2, 2021: Concord 3 – West Virginia Wesleyan 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST DAVIS & ELKINS
September 20, 2024: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 6, 2023: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 6, 2023: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Elkins, W.Va.)
September 1, 2023: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Wise, Va.)
October 28, 2022: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
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CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 7-10
MEC Record: 2-1
Home Record: Â 5-0
Away Record: 2-4
Neutral Record: Â 0-6
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VICTORIOUS IN FIVE
For the first time since the 2016 season, CU defeated Charleston 3-2. Friday's victory snapped a 16-game losing streak against the Golden Eagles and kept Concord's undefeated home record intact (5-0). Sophomore outside hitter
Meg Williams hit for five kills to win the opening set, something CU had not accomplished against UC since the 2021 spring season. Williams (15), sophomore outside hitter
Chloe Thompson (13), and senior middle hitter
Kyndra Pilant (12) all swung for double-digit kills in the win. As a team, Concord recorded 14 total blocks, the most since last October at Fairmont State. Pilant led the way with a new career-high of nine blocks, the most in a single game since Camryn Huber's nine blocks against Fairmont State in 2018.
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RIGHT BACK AT YA
With the Mountain Lions' 14-block performance Friday, as well as eight blocks in a road contest with UVa.-Wise Saturday, CU moved up to fourth in the MEC averaging 2.0 blocks per set. Pilant ranks third in the conference swatting 1.08 blocks per set. Sophomore middle hitter
Jasmine Anderson (0.78) and sophomore right side
Natalie Brown (0.72) fall just outside the top 10 in the league in blocks per set but have contributed at least eight blocks each in conference action. Freshman right side
Maddie Stull has also chipped in, logging two blocks in three of her last four matches. The Mountain Lions have put up double-digit blocks in four contests this fall, just one performance shy of matching their total a season ago. West Virginia Wesleyan heads into Tuesday allowing the third-fewest blocks in the conference and held CU to just three blocks in 2023.
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RUN IT BACK
CU and Davis & Elkins have already met this season in non-conference action at the Concord Classic. The Maroon and Gray closed out the Senators 3-0 in their first trip to Athens and held D&E to a .045 hitting percentage, the lowest allowed by the Mountain Lions this season. Concord served up eight aces led by sophomore setters
Declyn Tooze and
Paige Richmond with three aces each. Out of CU's 13 blocks in the game, Pilant had a hand in seven. The 13 total blocks are the most by any MEC team in a three-set match this season. The Mountain Lions will defend a five-game winning streak against D&E dating back to 2022, as well as having won 15 straight sets.
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WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 11-5
MEC Record: 1-1
Home Record: 1-1
Away Record: 2-0
Neutral Record: 8-4
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SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
The Bobcats enter Tuesday's matchup with one of the highest-scoring offenses in the MEC, scoring 16.28 points per set. WVWC also ranks second in hitting percentage (.223), third in kills per set (12.54), and first in service aces per set (2.00). Sophomore middle hitter Bhrooke Axe (.335) and sophomore middle hitter Emily Denison (.298) lead the Bobcats in hitting percentage while junior defensive specialist Alexis Moeschler (0.61) and freshman Faith Grafton (0.44) lead WVWC in aces.
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DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 4-7
MEC Record: 0-3
Home Record: 0-2
Away Record: 1-2
Neutral Record: 3-3
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SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Davis & Elkins surpassed its wins total from 2023 at the Concord Classic posting a 3-1 record at the tournament with the only loss coming to CU. Junior outside hitter Reanne DeBose is fourth in the conference scoring 3.99 points per set and hit for 14 kills against the Mountain Lions in September.
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