THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON VOLLEYBALL
Friday, Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. at #6 Nebraska Kearney (28-2, 14-2 MIAA)
Saturday, Nov. 3, 3:00 p.m. at Fort Hays State (8-20, 2-14 MIAA)
 

ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Volleyball enters the final week of the regular season with two important games remaining on its schedule. The Griffons travel to No. 6 Nebraska Kearney on Friday before finishing the regular season at Fort Hays State on Saturday.
 

5 THINGS TO WATCH

• With the top-8 making the MIAA Championships, the Griffons currently sit in a three-way tie for seventh. Missouri Western needs at least one win to give themselves a chance to win the tiebreaker and qualify for the postseason tournament.
• Missouri Western has hit very well in its last three games, hitting .216, .323, and .435 as a team during that stretch.
• Lauren Murphy will be coming off of an impressive weekend. Murphy averaged 12 assists per set in the Griffons' two sweeps.
• Missouri Western has not lost to Fort Hays State in eight straight games, dating back to October 2012.
• The Griffons faced Nebraksa Kearney in the last weekend of the regular season last year, defeating the No. 5 Lopers in four sets.

 
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS

• Stephanie Doak remains second in the MIAA with 3.78 kills per set.
• Rachel Losch has jumped to second in the MIAA with a .353 hitting percentage,
• Audrey Keim has been productive for the Griffon defense all season and averages 5.38 digs per set.
• Missouri Western's opponents are hitting just .171 this season.
• The Griffons average 2.04 blocks per set, good for third in the MIAA.
• Tiana Butler leads the team with 28 service aces.

 
SCOUTING THE LOPERS

• Nebraska-Kearney is in first place in the MIAA standings with 14 conference wins.
• The Lopers are the best defensive team in the conference, holding their opponents to a .098 hitting percentage,
• The Lopers have a very balanced attack offensively with four players averaging over two kills per set.
• Lindsey Smith is the team's primary setter and averages 10.77 assists per set.
• Ellie McDonnell leads the MIAA with 5.77 digs per set.

 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS

• Fort Hays State enters the weekend having lost its last five games.
• The Tigers lost to Missouri Western in three sets in the first matchup of the season.
• The Tigers hit .138 as a team.
• Isabelle Reynolds averages a team-high 2.66 kills per set.