Concord Gears Up for Final Regular Season Games Against Davis & Elkins, Glenville State

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team concludes its regular season against Mountain East Conference opponents Davis & Elkins on the road Tuesday and Glenville State Friday for Senior Night with both games starting at 7:00 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Davis & Elkins Sports Information Department and Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for this week's matches.
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES HISTORY
Davis & Elkins: D&E leads 14-13
Glenville State: CU leads 37-19
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST DAVIS & ELKINS
October 10, 2024: Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
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.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST GLENVILLE STATE
October 15, 2024: Concord 3 – Glenville State 0 (Glenville, W.Va.)
November 10, 2023: Glenville State 3 – Concord 1 (Glenville, W.Va.)
October 10, 2023: Concord 3 – Glenville State 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 4, 2022: Glenville State 3 – Concord 0 (Glenville, W.Va.)
October 4, 2022: Glenville State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 14-15
MEC Record: 7-6
Home Record: 10-1
Away Record: 4-8
Neutral Record: 0-6
 
IN THE BOOKS
In the first set of Friday's match against Charleston, sophomore defensive specialist Allie Davis logged her 1,000^th career dig, becoming only the 11^th player in school history to reach the milestone. Davis is 13 digs shy of cementing her name in the Concord record book for the 10^th-most digs in program history. The Jonesborough, Tenn. native ranks second in the MEC and 50^th nationally in digs per set (4.88). In just two seasons, Davis has totaled 22 games collecting 20 digs or more including a career-high 29 digs twice. She has also contributed 35 service aces and 80 assists in two years at Concord.
 
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM
Tuesday's meeting against Davis & Elkins will be the third time the Mountain Lions and Senators meet on the hardwood this fall. CU defeated D&E in the 2024 Concord Classic 3-0 and won the second meeting 3-1 in the Carter Center. Sophomore outside hitters Meg Williams and Chloe Thompson paced the Concord attack with 26 and 22 combined kills, respectively. As a team, CU has served a total of 19 aces and tallied 30 total blocks against Davis & Elkins in the seven sets played in 2024. Additionally, Williams and sophomore setter Declyn Tooze recorded double-doubles against the Senators.
 
SENIORS NIGHT
Before Friday's contest against Glenville State, senior middle hitter Kyndra Pilant and senior right side Reese Turner will be honored on Senior Night. If the season ended today, Pilant would rank eighth in program history in career hitting percentage (.206) and currently ranks 10th in program history for total blocks (263). Her career-best nine blocks came in the program's first ever win over Charleston in October. She hit for a career-best 21 kills in a road contest at Bluefield State in 2022. Turner transferred into the program before the start of the 2023 season and has played in 33 matches with 14 starts. The Rocky Mount, Va. native has compiled 18 kills, 18 digs, and 33 total blocks in the Maroon and Gray.
 
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 7-15
MEC Record: 2-11
Home Record: 2-5
Away Record: 2-7
Neutral Record: 3-3
 
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Senior outside hitter Reanne Debose sits in fourth in the MEC in kills per set (3.36) and led the D&E attack against Concord this season hitting for 28 kills in two matches. Senior defensive specialist Haylie Marumoto is fifth in the league in assists per set (7.47) and had 30 assists against CU in October. After only securing 2 blocks in the first matchup, the Senators blocked 14 Mountain Lions' attacks in the second meeting.
 
GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 3-23
MEC Record: 1-12
Home Record: 1-7
Away Record: 2-8
Neutral Record: 0-8
 
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Junior right side Rita Kelly leads the GSU attack, averaging 2.86 kills per set and leading the Pioneers with 11 kills against CU in the Waco Center earlier this season. Glenville State also had five players record six or more digs led by junior defensive specialist Isabella Bailey with nine. Senior defensive specialist Bryanne Tustin is fifth in the MEC serving 0.46 aces per set.