THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON VOLLEYBALL
Friday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. vs. Southwest Baptist (4-23, 0-14 MIAA) – Pink Week
Saturday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. vs. Missouri Southern (3-21, 3-11 MIAA) – Senior Night/Pink Week
 

Missouri Western Volleyball (12-15, 4-10 MIAA) will host its final two home games of the season this weekend against Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern. The Griffons will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak after falling to Lindenwood on Saturday.



SENIOR NIGHT

• Audrey Keim has been a four-year contributor for Griffon Volleyball. Throughout her career she has amassed over 1300 digs. She has been the anchor of the Griffon defense during her senior season. The team captain is currently second in the MIAA in digs per set with 5.35.
• Shellby Taylor has been a constant for the Griffons throughout her four-year career. Taylor has averaged over 2.2 kills per set each season and recorded her 1,000^th kill against Central Missouri on October 19. Taylor was named First Team All-MIAA as a junior with 357 kills.
• Rachel Losch will also be graduating after spending the last four years with the Griffons. Losch's breakout season came in 2017 when she was named Second Team All-MIAA and had the highest attack percentage on the team at .276. Losch currently has a team-high .336 hit percentage and leads the team with 103 blocks.

 
WHAT TO WATCH

• The Griffons faced both Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern in the same weekend earlier this season. The Griffons swept the Bearcats and lost to the Lions in five sets.
• Missouri Western has won its last 10 games against Southwest Baptist and has not lost to the Bearcats since 2013.
• Lauren Murphy returned to action for the Griffons over the weekend. The 2017 All-MIAA setter totaled 59 assists over the team's two games this past weekend.
• Currently sitting at three games below .500 with four games remaining, the Griffons could still finish with a winning record for the sixth straight season.

 
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS

• Stephanie Doak is second in the MIAA with 3.82 kills per set.
• Rachel Losch leads the Griffons with a .336 hitting percentage and 1.04 blocks per set.
• Missouri Western has held its opponents to a .176 hit percentage.
• The Griffons are one of the best blocking teams in the conference, averaging 2.07 blocks per set.
• Audrey Keim is second in the MIAA with 5.35 digs per set.

 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS

• The Bearcats hit .104 as a team and their opponents have a .237 hit percentage.
• Southwest Baptist is in search of its first MIAA win this season. The Bearcats have lost their last 31 MIAA contests.
• Makenzie Bouse is the primary setter for the Bearcats and averages 7.04 assists per set.
• Greysen Roster leads the team with 2.16 kills per set.
• Bailey Baumann averages 3.72 digs per set.

 
SCOUTING THE LIONS

• The Lions hit .119 as a team.
• Janelle Brehm leads the team with 2.88 kills per set.
• Kalie Mader is serving in her first season as head coach at Missouri Southern
• One of the Lions' three conference wins this season came against Missouri Western on September 22.