INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's volleyball team will host a pair of matches at the Kovalchick Complex this weekend, playing against Mercyhurst Friday night at 7 p.m. and Edinboro Saturday at 4 p.m.
Saturday's match against the Fighting Scots will be Senior Day as IUP will honors seniors
Lexi Hraga,
Gia Cannavino,
Kylie Osborn, and
Jaden Fuller.
The Hawks enter the weekend with a 12-13 overall record and a 3-7 mark in PSAC West play. Mercyhurst is 10-11 overall and 6-4 in the division while Edinboro is 17-3 and lead the PSAC West at 8-1.
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Last time out
>> IUP split its two matches last week, defeating Seton Hill in four while losing to Gannon in three.
>> Sophomore
Stefania Anagnostou had her best two matches of the season, totaling 24 kills and 4.0 kills per set last week. She had 14 kills and hit .650 in the win over SHU.
Notes
>> IUP defeated Mercyhurst in five sets in Erie back on October 2, with
Kylie Osborn,
Nicole Peterson and
Caroline Walsh each totaling 14.5 points.
>> Once near the bottom of the divisional standings, Mercyhurst is one of the hottest teams in the conference with six straight wins entering the weekend.
>> On the same weekend IUP defeated Mercyhurst in five sets, the Hawks fell to Edinboro in three back in early October.
>> The Fighting Scots have won five straight and 13 of the last 15 entering the weekend.
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Caroline Walsh is third in the PSAC with a .315 hitting percentage. She has four 10+ kill matches and has hit at least .400 nine times this year.
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Kylie Osborn is among the PSAC leaders with 0.43 aces per set, which is tied for the sixth highest in IUP single season history.