Charger Volleyball Weekend Preview: Oct. 19-21

Oct 16, 2018

LINKS

G-MAC Volleyball Standings

G-MAC Volleyball Statistics

OVERVIEW

A battered, but determined Charger volleyball team hits the road this weekend for three matches against schools from Ohio, startikng with a big match Friday night at second-place Tiffin
A win over the Dragons would reap huge benefits for the Chargers...It would give them a season sweep of Tiffin - helpful in potential tiebreaking scenarios - and give them a three-game lead over the Dragons in the conference standings...Tiffin and Findlay are currently tied for second place in the G-MAC West
Although Hillsdale went 0-3 at last weekend's Midwest Region Crossover, there were some bright spots...Senior Paige VanderWall had a school-record 27 kills in Saturday's match against Ashland...She also had 21 digs, recording Hillsdale's first 20-20 match since the 25-point rally score system was instituted in 2008
Sophomore setter Lindsey Mertz averaged 13.5 assists per set in three matches last weekend, which was three more assists per set than the G-MAC East Division Player of the Week averaged...Mertz's 56 assists Saturday against Ashland were a season-high
VanderWall and Mertz were each named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team
VanderWall leads the G-MAC, averaging 4.09 kills per set...She's also 7th in the league in hitting percentage and has the most attack attempts of any player in the top 7 in hitting percentage in the conference...She owns three of the top seven single-match kill totals in the league this year
Junior Hannah Gates ranks third in the conference with a .331 hitting percentage
This is the second consecutive three-match weekend for the Chargers on the road...Next weekend the team is on the road again before playing the final three matches of the regular season at home Oct. 30-Nov. 3

SERIES HISTORY

17-1 vs. Tiffin (since 2001)
1-0 vs. Ursuline (since 2017)
12-0 vs. Lake Erie (since 2008)