SCHEDULE:
#13 Hillsdale College (17-3 overall, 6-0 G-MAC) at Trevecca Nazarene (13-13 overall, 4-3 G-MAC) 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 Live Stats and Webcast
#13 Hillsdale College (17-3, 6-0 G-MAC) at Kentucky Wesleyan (12-9 overall, 5-2 G-MAC) 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 Live Stats and Webcast
LINKS: G-MAC Schedule | G-MAC Standings | G-MAC Statistical Leaders
THE SERIES: The Chargers lead the all-time series with the Trojans 4-0; The Chargers lead the all-time series with the Panthers 4-0
WEEKEND PREVIEW: After just one match at home in the month of October, the Charger volleyball team is back on the road for its longest conference trip of the season to Tennessee and Kentucky...The Chargers have earned 3-0 wins in every meeting over Trevecca and Kentucky Wesleyan in the brief history between these teams...The Trojans, Hillsdale's Friday opponent, rank second in the G-MAC in opponents' hitting percentage at .154, only trailing the Chargers...Friday's match sees the G-MAC's best blocking team (Hillsdale) take on the G-MAC leader in fewest opponents' blocks per set (Trevecca)...Charger teammates Hannah Gates and Allyssa Van Wienen rank 1-2 in the conference in blocks per set.
VOLLEYS:
- The Chargers moved up three spots to #13 in this week's AVCA Division II Top 25 poll, its highest ranking in eight years
- Two of Hillsdale's three losses came to teams currently ranked in Division II's top 10 - Lewis and Central Missouri
- The Chargers have won 46 straight G-MAC regular season and postseason matches, a streak that is entering its 25th month
- Senior libero Taylor Wiese has 1,970 career digs, and needs 30 to become the second player in school history to amass 2,000 digs in a career at Hillsdale
- Three different players - Allyssa Van Wienen, Lindsey Mertz and Karoline Shelton - have been named G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week this season...Wiese has won the defensive award twice
- Head coach Chris Gravel has 493 career victories