Racers Back Home to Host Bradley and Illinois State

Murray State volleyball hosts Bradley and Illinois State at Racer Arena after being on the road for two weeks, Friday and Saturday.

History
•   This will be the Racers' third meeting with Bradley.
•   They are 1-1 in the series with the Braves. The Racers fell 0-3 on their last meeting in 2017.
•   This will also be the Racers' third meeting with Illinois State and their first meeting in more than 20 years.
•   Illinois State leads the series 2-0. The Racers fell 0-3 to the Redbirds on their last meeting in 1997.

Last time out
•   The Racers are coming out of a loss and a win on the road last weekend.
•   MSU made a comeback win after losing the first two sets at Missouri State before falling 0-3 to Southern Illinois.
•   Recorded a season high in service aces with 10 on win over over Missouri State.

The Racers went 1-1 last weekend with a win over Missouri State and a loss to Southern Illinois.

Murray State vs Bradley
Friday, October 21 | 6 p.m.
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Murray State vs Illinois State
Saturday, October 22 | 3 p.m.
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Scouting Bradley
Record at Glance
•   Bradley has an overall record of 7-14 and a conference record of 3-6.
•   The Braves have not won a game as a visitor.
•   They are on a two-match winnigstreak with wins over Evansville (3-1) and Indiana State (3-0).
•   Bradley currently sits in eighth place of the MVC standings.

Who to Watch
•   Freshman middle blocker, Kendall Minta leads the Braves in blocks with 15 block solos and 58 block assists. She is seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference with 1.00 blocks per set.
•   Senior right-side, Karagan Coggin is the leader in kills with 165.
•   Senior Carlee Camlin is the Braves main setter, averaging 6.68 assists per set. Her back up is Loren Scott who average 4.35 assists per set.
•   Senior libero, Serena Sparks fortifies that Braves' back line, racking a total of 299 digs to average 3.69 per set.

Scouting Illinois State
Record at Glance
•   Illinois State has an overall record of 9-11 and a conference record of 2-7.
•   The Redbirds went 1-1 last weekend with a 3-2 win over Indiana State and a 0-3 loss to Evansville.
•   Illinois State currently sits in the 11th place of the MVC standings.

Who to Watch
•   Senior libero, Kaity Weimerskirch leads the Redbirds in digs with a season total of 352 and is third in the conference by averaging 4.57 digs per set.
•   Weimerskirch and Nora Janka are tied for seventh in service aces in the conference with an average of 0.32 per set.
•   Freshman outside hitter, Aida Shadewald leads the Redbirds in kills with 194 to average 2.52 kills per set.
•   Janka is Illinois State's main setter, with a total of 323 assists and an average of 4.19 per set. Freshman setter Emily Weber is her back up, with 267 total assists and an average 6.36 assits per set.

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