Murray State University Athletics
Friday, October 22
Racer Arena
7:00 PM
Murray State
vs
Tennessee State
Racers Set to Host Swinging To Eliminate Cancer Weekend
10/20/2010 12:08:10 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball team will conclude a four-match home stand this weekend with matches against Tennessee State (Fri., Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.) and Austin Peay (Sat., Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.) in Racer Arena. The matches are part of the Racers' annual fundraiser, Swinging To Eliminate Cancer.
Swinging To Eliminate Cancer
For the third-straight season the Murray State volleyball team will be hosting Swinging To Eliminate Cancer, a fundraiser to help those effected by cancer. But this season the team will be raising money to help closer to home, teaming up with Murray-Calloway County Regional Cancer Center. All the funds raised will now go to the MCCRCC in honor of Kendra Schwepker, the wife of MSU head volleyball coach David Schwepker.
Scouting Tennessee State
The Tigers have had a rough couple of weeks, losing four-straight matches to the top three teams in the conference. TSU has a team hitting percentage of .148 and has just two players hitting over .175. The Tigers have a disadvantage in the hitting percentage column (.148 to .225) and in the digs area (14.3 to 16.2). The team has a slight lead in the service ace column (1.6 to 1.5), but that gets discounted when you look at service errors (175 to 145).
TSU has four players with over 100 kills, but only one of those players hits over .175. Vicmari Prospero leads the team with a .308 (143k-41e-331ta) hitting percentage, but she sees half the attempts that Santia Sanders gets, with 163 kills and 609 total attempts (.128).
Against the Tigers
In the first meeting this season between TSU and MSU, the Racers earned a 3-1 win in Nashville. MSU was led by senior Sara Hayden, with a .786 (11k-0e-14ta) hitting percentage. Fellow seniors Becca Lamb and Ashley Nenninger added 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior Kayleah Sauer led the team on defense, with 25 digs.
The Racers out-hit the Tigers .324 to .228 and earned a 74-57 advantage in digs. TSU earned a 4-7 advantage in service aces, but also committed 14 service errors to MSU's four.
Shaquita Williams led the Tiger's offensive attack, with a .345 (15k-5e-29ta) hitting percentage. Santia Sanders added a team-best 17 kills and Vicmari Prospero added 12.
The Series
The Racers have a 40-6 lead in the all-time series, including victories in the last four matches. MSU has been victorious in 19-of-21 matches played in Murray.
Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs have not slowed down much from their strong start to the season in non-conference action. APSU is 16-5 overall and 7-3 in the conference heading into this weekends matches. Last weekend the Lady Govs upset Morehead State (its first loss of the season) and then fell to Eastern Kentucky.
APSU has a strong offense that has produced a .236 team hitting percentage. The Lady Govs have also held their opponents to a .178 hitting clip this season.
Another area where APSU has a clear advantage on the season box score is in serving. The Lady Govs are averaging 2.0 service aces per set and allowing just 1.1. Their 2.0 mark is good for the third-best average in the NCAA this season. Paige Economos has a large part in that number, with 33 aces so far in 2010. Economos is ranked 29th in the NCAA individually.
The Lady Govs have two main hitters, with over 725 attempts and 200 kills. Nikki Doyle has seen the most attempts this season, with 845 and has tallied 290 kills (.220). Ilyanna Hernandez is the other go-to hitter, with 236 kills on 734 attempts (.198).
Against the Lady Govs
The Racers and APSU meet in the first OVC clash of the 2010 season, with the Lady Govs earning a 1-3 win.
MSU was led by senior Ashley Nenninger, with a .310 (16k-3e-42ta) hitting percentage. Junior Logan Su added 12 kills, with senior Becca Lamb tallied eight kills, 20 digs and two blocks.
The Racers were out-hit .216 to .241, but had advantages in digs (92-81) and blocks (10-8).
The Lady Govs were led by Nikki Doyle with 23 kills and a .295 hitting percentage. Ilyanna Hernandez and Jessica Mollmann added 15 and 12 kills, respectively.
The Series
The series with APSU is one of the closest among OVC opponents, with the Racers holding a slim 31-29 advantage. The Lady Govs have been the victors in the last two meetings, but MSU had won the previous seven. The Racers are 17-8 against APSU when playing at home.
Guo Four Peats
Junior setter Jade Guo earned her fourth OVC Setter of the Week honor of the season and her third in the last four weeks.
The DaTong, Shanxi, China native averaged 11.86 assists per set in Murray State's two victories, which was well above her season average of 9.70. She also added 17 digs. The Racers hit .270 on the weekend while holding their opponents to a .132 mark.
Making the List
Senior Becca Lamb became just the ninth Racers player to record 1,000 Kills in their career, when she landed her first kill against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 2) in Racer Arena. The Highland, Ill., native has now tallied 1,045 kills and could end her career anywhere from third to seventh on the all-time kill list at MSU.
Fellow seniors Sara Hayden and Ashley Nenninger are also trying to make the list this season. Hayden needs 113 kills and Nenninger needs 140.
Quick Sets
Junior Jade Guo is 261 assists from taking over 3rd on the All-Time Assists chart at MSU from Mica Wojinski (3,290)...junior Kayleah Sauer is also just 30 digs from moving into 6th on the career digs list...senior Sara Hayden needs six more blocks to move into 4th on the Total Blocks list and is four block assists from moving into 3rd on that list.
Swinging To Eliminate Cancer
For the third-straight season the Murray State volleyball team will be hosting Swinging To Eliminate Cancer, a fundraiser to help those effected by cancer. But this season the team will be raising money to help closer to home, teaming up with Murray-Calloway County Regional Cancer Center. All the funds raised will now go to the MCCRCC in honor of Kendra Schwepker, the wife of MSU head volleyball coach David Schwepker.
Scouting Tennessee State
The Tigers have had a rough couple of weeks, losing four-straight matches to the top three teams in the conference. TSU has a team hitting percentage of .148 and has just two players hitting over .175. The Tigers have a disadvantage in the hitting percentage column (.148 to .225) and in the digs area (14.3 to 16.2). The team has a slight lead in the service ace column (1.6 to 1.5), but that gets discounted when you look at service errors (175 to 145).
TSU has four players with over 100 kills, but only one of those players hits over .175. Vicmari Prospero leads the team with a .308 (143k-41e-331ta) hitting percentage, but she sees half the attempts that Santia Sanders gets, with 163 kills and 609 total attempts (.128).
Against the Tigers
In the first meeting this season between TSU and MSU, the Racers earned a 3-1 win in Nashville. MSU was led by senior Sara Hayden, with a .786 (11k-0e-14ta) hitting percentage. Fellow seniors Becca Lamb and Ashley Nenninger added 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior Kayleah Sauer led the team on defense, with 25 digs.
The Racers out-hit the Tigers .324 to .228 and earned a 74-57 advantage in digs. TSU earned a 4-7 advantage in service aces, but also committed 14 service errors to MSU's four.
Shaquita Williams led the Tiger's offensive attack, with a .345 (15k-5e-29ta) hitting percentage. Santia Sanders added a team-best 17 kills and Vicmari Prospero added 12.
The Series
The Racers have a 40-6 lead in the all-time series, including victories in the last four matches. MSU has been victorious in 19-of-21 matches played in Murray.
Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs have not slowed down much from their strong start to the season in non-conference action. APSU is 16-5 overall and 7-3 in the conference heading into this weekends matches. Last weekend the Lady Govs upset Morehead State (its first loss of the season) and then fell to Eastern Kentucky.
APSU has a strong offense that has produced a .236 team hitting percentage. The Lady Govs have also held their opponents to a .178 hitting clip this season.
Another area where APSU has a clear advantage on the season box score is in serving. The Lady Govs are averaging 2.0 service aces per set and allowing just 1.1. Their 2.0 mark is good for the third-best average in the NCAA this season. Paige Economos has a large part in that number, with 33 aces so far in 2010. Economos is ranked 29th in the NCAA individually.
The Lady Govs have two main hitters, with over 725 attempts and 200 kills. Nikki Doyle has seen the most attempts this season, with 845 and has tallied 290 kills (.220). Ilyanna Hernandez is the other go-to hitter, with 236 kills on 734 attempts (.198).
Against the Lady Govs
The Racers and APSU meet in the first OVC clash of the 2010 season, with the Lady Govs earning a 1-3 win.
MSU was led by senior Ashley Nenninger, with a .310 (16k-3e-42ta) hitting percentage. Junior Logan Su added 12 kills, with senior Becca Lamb tallied eight kills, 20 digs and two blocks.
The Racers were out-hit .216 to .241, but had advantages in digs (92-81) and blocks (10-8).
The Lady Govs were led by Nikki Doyle with 23 kills and a .295 hitting percentage. Ilyanna Hernandez and Jessica Mollmann added 15 and 12 kills, respectively.
The Series
The series with APSU is one of the closest among OVC opponents, with the Racers holding a slim 31-29 advantage. The Lady Govs have been the victors in the last two meetings, but MSU had won the previous seven. The Racers are 17-8 against APSU when playing at home.
Guo Four Peats
Junior setter Jade Guo earned her fourth OVC Setter of the Week honor of the season and her third in the last four weeks.
The DaTong, Shanxi, China native averaged 11.86 assists per set in Murray State's two victories, which was well above her season average of 9.70. She also added 17 digs. The Racers hit .270 on the weekend while holding their opponents to a .132 mark.
Making the List
Senior Becca Lamb became just the ninth Racers player to record 1,000 Kills in their career, when she landed her first kill against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 2) in Racer Arena. The Highland, Ill., native has now tallied 1,045 kills and could end her career anywhere from third to seventh on the all-time kill list at MSU.
Fellow seniors Sara Hayden and Ashley Nenninger are also trying to make the list this season. Hayden needs 113 kills and Nenninger needs 140.
Quick Sets
Junior Jade Guo is 261 assists from taking over 3rd on the All-Time Assists chart at MSU from Mica Wojinski (3,290)...junior Kayleah Sauer is also just 30 digs from moving into 6th on the career digs list...senior Sara Hayden needs six more blocks to move into 4th on the Total Blocks list and is four block assists from moving into 3rd on that list.
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