Concord Set for Road Tilt at West Virginia State

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team heads to the Walker Convocation Center in Institute, W.Va. to face West Virginia State in a Mountain East Conference contest Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Virginia State Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Tuesday's match.
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES HISTORY
WVSU leads 26-24
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA STATE
October 24, 2023: West Virginia State 3 – Concord 0 (Institute, W.Va.)
September 26, 2023: West Virginia State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 18, 2022: West Virginia State 3 – Concord 0 (Institute, W.Va.)
September 20, 2022: West Virginia State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 26, 2021: West Virginia State 3 – Concord 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 6-8
MEC Record: 1-0
Home Record: 4-0
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Record: 0-6
 
SUCCESS IN THE OPENER
CU got its MEC slate underway with a 3-1 win over Frostburg State Friday. After dropping the first set to the Bobcats, Concord won the next three to improve to 1-0 in league play. Four Mountain Lions logged double-doubles in the game, led by sophomore outside hitter Meg Williams with 13 kills and a career-high 23 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Chloe Thompson racked up 12 kills and 13 digs, sophomore setter Paige Richmond tallied 25 assists and 11 digs, and sophomore setter Declyn Tooze had 24 assists and 10 digs for her fourth double-double this season. Sophomore defensive specialist Allie Davis finished with 22 digs and has recorded at least 20 digs in four straight games.
 
KEEP THE STREAK
After starting the year in a pair of tournaments in Colorado and North Carolina, CU's return to the Mountain State has resulted in a five-game win streak. Four of the five wins came at the 2024 Concord Classic over Davis & Elkins, Virginia State, Pikeville, and Bluefield State. CU's win over Frostburg State Friday counts as the fifth win in a row for the Maroon and Gray and are one-win shy of tying the program's longest winning streak since 2013. The six-game win streak came last fall and was ended by West Virginia State in the Carter Center.
 
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 6-8
MEC Record: 1-0
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 1-0
Neutral Record: 4-8
 
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
West Virginia State welcomes first-year head coach Avery Moore after she spent last fall as an assistant at Charleston. WVSU enters Tuesday having won its MEC opener over 2023 MEC Volleyball Tournament Champion Wheeling. Senior outside hitter Maureen Matthews hit for a school record 29 kills in the 3-2 win over Wheeling. Both Matthews (3.3) and senior outside hitter Hannah Steele (3.34) crack the top 10 in the league in kills per set alongside CU's Meg Williams (3.16).