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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Volleyball puts its six-game winning streak on the line Friday as the team hosts Oklahoma Baptist and Henderson State in the opening matches of the MIAA/GAC Crossover at the MWSU Fieldhouse.
 
This weekend's field includes MIAA members: Northwest Missouri State and No. 15 Nebraska-Kearney. The crossover will feature four matches Saturday, with Northwest Missouri and UNK each getting one match each against the GAC participants.
 
GRIFFON NOTABLES

• After starting 0-2, team has won last 6
• Griffons went 4-0 last weekend at Steel & Silver Classic in Colorado Springs
• First home action for the team this season
• MWSU ranks 5^th in MIAA in hitting percentage (.204) and opponent hitting percentage (.154)
• Rank 4^th in team blocks (1.8 per set) – 5^th in opponent blocks (1.87 per set)
• Jessie Thorup leads team and ranks 5^th in MIAA in kills (3.33 per set) – returning first team All-MIAA
• Jordan Chohon leads team and ranks 5^th in MIAA in assists (9.83 per set) – returning first team All-MIAA
• Team has two players ranked in top-10 of MIAA in blocks (Rachel Friedrichs-.90 per set & Lindsey Partridge-.87 per set)
• Kayla Ruff 7^th in MIAA (4.33 digs per set)

 
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST NOTABLES

• OBU in first full year of competition as NCAA DII / GAC member
• Team is 5-5 on the year after dropping 3 of last 5
• No common opponents with MWSU but have beaten MIAA-foe Pittsburg State 3-1 and lost to Central Oklahoma 3-1
• Led by Cat Roth (2.08 kills per set), Priscila Mendez (2.59 kills per set) and Kynnedy Myers (8.77 assists per set)
• Defensively, Kaitlyn Lucy leads team with 5.31 digs per set

 
HENDERSON STATE NOTABLES

• Team is 1-9 on season
• Average 8.7 kills per set and allow 12.5
• In 10 matches, Henderson State has only played a fourth set once and a fifth set once (vs. Texas A&M Kingsville – L, 3-2)
• Jessie Jacoby leads team with 3.66 kills per set
• Brea May leads team with 6.28 assists per set
• Sydney Skelton's 2.91 digs per set lead the team