INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's volleyball team has another 3-match week ahead, first hosting Salem on Tuesday before getting back to divisional play with road matches at Edinboro and Mercyhurst this weekend. 

The Crimson Hawks are coming off a 1-2 week, ending it with a fantastic 5-set victory at Shippensburg on Saturday. IUP enters this week with an 8-8 overall record and an 0-2 mark in PSAC West play. Salem is 2-12 as an independent, Edinboro is 8-1 overall and 1-0 in the division, while Mercyhurst is 4-9 and 0-2. 

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Last time out
>> The Crimson Hawks went 1-2 last week, losing to Gannon Tuesday and Seton Hill Friday - both divisional matches - before defeating Shippensburg Saturday.
>> Middle hitter Caroline Walsh led the team with 29.5 points last week, posting 19 kills and 16 total blocks (10 solo). Outside Nicole Peterson tallied 29.0 points and 27 kills. 
>> Walsh was named to the IUP Weekly Honor roll for her efforts last week, that included a career-high 10 total blocks in the win at Ship. 
>> Libero Bailey Flowerdew had 49 digs and setter Leah Henderson had 70 assists. 

Notes
>> The Tuesday match against Salem is expected to be the only one played in the Memorial Field House this season. The match was moved due to scheduling conflicts at the Kovalchick Complex.
>> It will also be the first of two meetings between IUP and Salem in 2021. These teams will meet again on November 2 in West Virginia. 
>> The Crimson Hawks look to reverse course in both of their all-time series against Edinboro and Mercyhurst, having not defeated either since their PSAC Southwest Championship 2017 season. IUP is 3-14 against Edinboro since 2010 and 5-10 against the Lakers during that same period. 
>> Edinboro enters the week with arguably the best defense in the PSAC, leading the league in opponent hitting percentage (.074). The Fighting Scots also have the PSACs leading point scorer in Bella Burrelli at 4.78 points/set.
>> The Lakers enter the week having lost four straight matches and are near the bottom of the PSAC with a .149 hitting percentage. 
>> IUP continues its consistency, ranking in the top third of the conference in kills (12.20/set), aces (1.90/set), and blocks (1.80/set). 
>> Junior middle Caroline Walsh continues to be one of the PSACs top hitters, ranking 7th with a .291 hitting percentage.