Volleyball | 10/11/2011 7:54:00 PM
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McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College volleyball team will hit the road this week for a Wednesday night matchup with KCAC leading Kansas Wesleyan University. First serve between the Bulldogs and the Coyotes is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CST) and the match will be live streamed at
www.kwucoyotes.com.
The Bulldogs enter the week winners of three straight following a 3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 24-26, 25-14) Monday night at Southwestern College. The victory improved McPherson to 8-12 overall and 5-5 in conference action. Freshman
Tori Phelan (Rangely, Colo.) posted a career-high 12 kills, while senior
Amy Neufeld (Hillsboro, Kan.) added 11 and junior
Amy Neufeld (Hillsboro, Kan.) chipped in 10.
Phelan has been a steady performer off the bench for the Bulldogs with an eight kill per match average over the last three. She currently ranks fifth on the team with a 1.3 kills per set average. Senior
Kory Hiebert (Goessel, Kan.) leads the squad with 196 kills (2.8 per set) on the year.
Kansas Wesleyan has won five straight, including a pair of sweeps at the University of Saint Mary and Bethany College. KWU has dropped only six sets in KCAC matches en route to a 16-7 overall record and 10-0 mark in league play. In their first meeting, the Coyotes defeated McPherson, 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-20).
After Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson has a week off before returning home for a match against defending KCAC champion Friends University. The Bulldogs fell to the Falcons 3-0 earlier this season. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CST).
Noting Kansas Wesleyan
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Kansas Wesleyan is 10-0 in conference play this season, heading into the week where they face McPherson on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Sterling College on Friday, Oct. 14.
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The Coyotes have won 16-of-18 since opening the season 0-5. KWU’s losses during the stretch came against Graceland (Iowa) and at St. Ambrose (Iowa).
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Breanne Schultz leads the team and ranks fourth nationally at 1.41 blocks per set. As a team, KWU are eighth nationally in blocks per set (2.77) and ninth in total blocks (218.5)
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Leah Keller leads the team with 198 kills and a .291 hitting percentage, while Kelsey Boyles is second on the squad with 165 kills.
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Defensively, Pauline Yang has a team-high 321 digs, averaging 4.1 digs per set.
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At the net, the Coyotes have four players averaging at least 0.9 blocks per set, including Schultz (1.4), Boyles (1.3), Alexis Bateman (1.0) and Keller (0.9)
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Head Coach Fred Aubuchon is in his third season at Kansas Wesleyan.
