UPDATE (Thursday, 12:54 p.m.): Due to COVID-19, Central State was forced to drop out of the tournament, thus altering IUP's schedule. The Crimson Hawks will now play St. Augustine's at 10 a.m. and West Virginia State at 12 p.m. on Friday.
The original tournament preview is below.
INDIANA, Pa. – IUP women's volleyball hits the road for their final regular season tournament, heading to Institute, W.Va. for the West Virginia State Invitational this weekend. With the tournament schedule affected by COVID, the Crimson Hawks are scheduled to play three matches all on Friday - 10 a.m. against Central State, 12 p.m. against West Virginia State, and 6 p.m. against St. Augustine's.
The Crimson Hawks have a 5-4 record on the year, posting 2-2 marks in each of their previous tournaments. Central State is 3-3, West Virginia State is 7-2, and St. Augustine's is 0-3.
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Last time out
>> The Crimson Hawks split their weekend at Charleston's UC Invitational, defeating Winston Salem State and Charleston by identical 3-0 scores, while losing to Chowan 3-2 and Ohio Dominican 3-1.
>> Junior outside
Nicole Peterson was named to the All-Tournament Team and IUP's Weekly Honor Roll, finishing with 43 kills, 3.07 kills per set, and a .304 hitting percentage.
Notes
>> This will be IUP's first ever meeting with Central State and St. Augustine's while the Crimson Hawks hold a 6-2 all-time series lead over West Virginia State. IUP has won six straight matches against the Yellow Jackets dating back to 2010, including a 3-0 victory in 2017.
>> This weekend marks IUP's last tournament of the regular season. The Hawks have 19 matches left (9 home, 10 away), starting with their PSAC opener with Gannon at home next Tuesday.
>> Junior middle
Caroline Walsh enters the weekend as one of the PSAC's top hitters, ranking fifth overall with a .329 hitting percentage (39/11/85). Walsh is also 12th in the league with 0.92 blocks per set, tallying 23 (8 solo, 15 assist) on the year.
>> Junior outside
Nicole Peterson is IUP's top scorer and ranks 11th in the PSAC with 2.96 kills per set. She has six outings of 10+ kills, including a season-high 17 against Shepherd on September 4. She's also hitting .236 on the year.
>> IUP moved from a 6-2 to a 5-1 rotation for the 3-0 win over Charleston last weekend, as junior setter
Leah Henderson tallied a season-high 33 assists in three sets. Henderson ranks 12th in the PSAC with 5.92 assists per set this season.
