Racers Visit Belmont for Midweek Clash in Music City

Opponent: Belmont
Dates (Times in CT): Tues., Sep. 26 (6 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center)
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
MUR vs. Belmont: 40-30 (Eastern Kentucky 39-30; Chattanooga 0-0; Georgia State 1-0)

Murray State volleyball meets long-time rivals Belmont for a midweek Missouri Valley Conference clash in Nashville on Tuesday.

The Racers are coming off a 2-0 MVC opener weekend with a sweep win over Evansville and a 3-1 win over Indiana State. This will be the 19th meeting between the long-time rivals, with the Racers leading the head-to-head 12-6.

Murray won their last meeting at Belmont 3-1.

The Opponent
Belmont
Belmont is coming off a split weekend with a sweep win over Indiana State and a 1-3 loss to Evansville. The Bruins have three main offensive outlets; Kristen Clemons (118 kills), Ally Peterson (119 kills) and Brenna Kauffeld (116 kills). Senior setter Kamryn Olson has 485 assists and is fifth in the MVC with 8.22 per set.

The Bruins are 1-1 in conference play and have a 7-9 overall record.

Notes

The Racers are coming off a 2-0 weekend with a sweep win over Evansville and 3-1 win over Indiana State.
Lily Burnett has been named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week after totaling 10 blocks (3 BS & 7 BA), 15 kills and posting a .483 hit percentage in her debut weekend.
Long-time rivals, this is the 19th meeting of the Racers and the Bruins. The Racers won their previous meeting 3-1.
Bailey DeMier is ranked seventh in the nation and second in the MVC with 11.14 assists per set.
Miller is currently second in the league in digs with 5.50 per set.
Murray State is ranked third in the nation with 14.57 kills per set, trailing Eastern Kentucky (14.68) and Tennessee (14.60).
Darci Metzger currently leads Murray State with 193 kills and totaling 201 points for the Racers.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Burnett

Bailey DeMier

Darci Metzger

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