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Racers Ready For Oregon Classic
9/1/2016 11:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Dates: Sept. 2 and 3, 2016
Match Times: 2nd – 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., 3rd – 5:30 p.m.
Opponents: Oregon, UC Davis and San Diego State
Site (Venue): Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena)
Host (Tournament): Oregon (Oregon Classic)
Watch Live (Oregon match only)
Live Stats: Oregon | UC Davis | San Diego State
MSU Record (Streak): 3-0 (W3)
MSU vs. The Field: 0-1
All-Time Series vs. Oregon: First-ever meeting
All-Time Series vs. UC Davis: First-ever Meeting
All-Time Series vs. San Diego State: 0-1
MSU Next Match: Sept. 6 at Southern Illinois
MSU Next Home Match: Sept. 23 vs. UT Martin
This Weekend
Murray State travels to the Great Northwest for the Oregon Classic where the Racers will play three matches. MSU opens the classic Sept. 2 with matches against host Oregon and UC Davis before closing things out Sept. 3 against San Diego State. The Racers have only faced San Diego once before in program history (1990) and will be facing UO and UC Davis for the first time ever.
Last Weekend
MSU came from behind to win in all three matches at the Fort Wayne Invitational to claim the tournament title. The Racers defeated Fort Wayne in four sets and Ball State and Youngstown State in five. Scottie Ingram was named the Most Valuable Player of the invite while Rachel Giustino and Ellie Lorenz were named to the all-tournament team.
AVCA National Player of the Week
Ingram became the first Racer since Abbie Giu in 2002 to earn national honors when she was named the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on Tuesday. Ingram led the Racers with 74 kills last weekend and averaged 5.29 per set while hitting .274. She recorded at least 22 kills in each match at the invite and tallied a career-high 30 kills and hit .309 in MSU's victory over Ball State. Ingram also averaged 2.70 digs per set and recorded three double-doubles to begin the season.
OVC Players of the Week
In addition to her AVCA honor, Ingram was also named the ADIDAS OVC Offensive Player of the Week earlier in the week. Giustino and Lorenz also joined Ingram in taking home player of the week honors as Giustino was named Newcomer of the Week and Lorenz took home Defensive Player of the Week.
Lorenz led the Racers in digs in all three matches at Fort Wayne and averaged 5.07 digs per set. She opened the season with 22 in the win over Fort Wayne and followed that up with 30 against BSU and closed the tournament with 19 against Youngstown State.
Giustino averaged 3.50 kills per set and led the team with a .362 hitting percentage. In her first career match, Giustino tallied 15 kills and hit a match-high .452. Against Ball State, she had 14 kills and hit .375 before closing this out with a 20-kill performance against YSU. Giustino also led the Racers with 12 total blocks (eight solo and four assisted) over the weekend.
Scouting Oregon
The Ducks are looking for their first victory of the season this weekend after going 0-2 last week against a pair of top-10 opponents (No. 2 Texas and No. 10 Florida). Oregon is led offensively by Lindsey Vander Weide's 3.50 kills per set. Ronika Stone is second on the squad with 19 kills (2.38 per set) and leads the Ducks with a .378 hitting percentage. Maggie Scott leads the way with 61 assists through two matches and defensively, Oregon is led by Amanda Benson's 28 digs and Vander Weide's 24. As a team, the Ducks are hitting .210 and have 12 service aces, as well as 12 total blocks. Oregon is led by 12th-year head coach Jim Moore.
Scouting UC Davis
The Aggies enter the weekend having gone 2-1 to begin the season at the UND Classic, picking up victories against Omaha and North Dakota and dropping their opener against Ole Miss. UC Davis is led by Kendall Walbrecht's 36 kills while Emily Allen and Lauren Matias have 29 and 26 kills, respectively. Aima Eichie leads the team with a .478 hitting percentage. UCD employs a two setter offense with Maddie Merlino averaging 5.90 assists per set and Sophia Mar at 5.50 per. As a team, the Aggies are hitting .175 while holding opponents to a .126 attack percentage. UC Davis is stout defensively at the net and in the back row as it has tallied 20 total blocks and is averaging 20.50 digs per set.
Scouting San Diego State
The Aztecs have a well-balanced attack with six players tallying 21 kills or more. Alexandra Psoma leads the way with 29 while Emma Fuzie is second with 26, Ashlynn dunbar has 24. SDSU also has a two setter offense with both Hailey Jones and Indigo Thompson recording 62 assists each. As a team, the Aztecs are hitting .220 overall and are great defensively at the net, registering 25.5 blocks as a team. SDSU went 1-2 last weekend at home in the Aztec Invitational, opening the season with a sweep over Marist before losing in four to Michigan State and in five to Denver.
