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The UIS volleyball team continues conference play with only one match this weekend, coming against the nationally-ranked Quincy Hawks on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

UIS
The Prairie Stars went 2-0 in road games last weekend against Truman State and Upper Iowa. Thursday night against TSU was a back-and-forth battle that saw UIS prevail in five sets. The Bulldogs took sets one and four, while UIS took sets two, three, and five. The Prairie Stars jumped into an early lead in the decisive fifth set and never let TSU get close as they took the set and match (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9). Saturday's contest came against Upper Iowa in Fayette. The Prairie Stars cruised to a win in the first set behind Upper Iowa's offensive mistakes. The Peacocks responded in set two to even the match at one set apiece. UIS took control in sets three and four, leaning on Makenna Cox and Eirini Glynou, who finished with 17 and 15 kills, respectively. A long road trip was capped perfectly as the Prairie Stars earned a well-deserved win (25-14, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19).

  • UIS comes into the weekend with an 11-4 overall record, one of the team's best starts in school history

  • The Prairie Stars are 3-1 in GLVC play after winning both matches last weekend on the road 

  • UIS is fourth in the conference standings

  • Makenna Cox leads the Prairie Stars with 241 kills, averaging 4.23 per set, which ranks her tenth in NCAA Division II

  • Eirini Glynou has 198 kills, averaging 3.47 per set

  • Erica Sledge has recorded 538 assists, averaging 9.44 per set

  • Anna Laincz, Sledge, and Glynou all have 20+ service aces this season

  • Cox leads the team with 199 digs, while Glynou is right behind with 197

  • Laincz also checks in with 165 digs, while Sledge has recorded 155 of her own

  • Kendall Johnson leads the Stars with 45 blocks, while Carly Michels has 43

No. 22 Quincy
The Hawks also traveled to Upper Iowa and Truman State last weekend, earning five-set victories at both. Friday night against UIU was a test of Quincy's resilience as the Peacocks took the first and second set. Knowing that they needed to win three sets in a row, Quincy came out swinging to try and maintain their perfect conference record. The Hawks earned dominant victories in sets three and four to set up a winner-take-all fifth set. Quincy ran ahead with a 10-4 lead that Upper Iowa was not able to recover from. Quincy showed why they are nationally ranked with a reverse sweep win (20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 15-8). Saturday's matchup against Truman State wasn't any easier as they Bulldogs also pushed QU to five sets. Quincy dominated the first set, but Truman State took set two with a late run. The Hawks got off to a hot start in the third set and were able to keep the Bulldogs at bay to take a set advantage. The fourth set was tight throughout, but another late TSU run forced the match into a fifth set. Quincy held a slim lead in the fifth set, but the sides traded point-for-point to close out the set in favor of Quincy, which was capped by an Emma Wijnbergen kill. QU's victory continued their perfect GLVC start (25-15, 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 15-12).

  • Quincy comes into the weekend with a 15-1 overall record, ranked No. 22 in latest AVCA Poll

  • The Hawks are 4-0 in GLVC play, tied for first with Indianapolis and Lewis

  • The team's lone loss came on September 20 against Nova Southeastern (25-16, 14-25, 17-25, 15-25)

  • Emma Wijnbergen has 339 kills, averaging 5.47 kills per set, which ranks her first in Division II for most kills and kills per set

  • Susanna Beretti has also added 243 kills, averaging 3.92 kills per set, which ranks her seventh in Division II for kills

  • Elena Kasavica leads all of Division II with 724 assists, averaging 11.68 per set

  • Kasavica and Beretti also lead the team in service aces with 27

  • Beretti leads QU in digs with 229, averaging 3.69 per set

  • Janelle Pye-Blacknard is close behind with 222 digs, averaging 3.58 per set

  • Erin Matzke leads the Hawks with 47 blocks, while Samantha Hansen has 42

  • Wijnbergen has also recorded 38 blocks on the season


    Date/Time/Location: Saturday, October 12, 3:00 p.m. - Quincy, Ill. | Pepsi Arena
    All-Time Series: QU leads 12-8 (QU leads 7-3 in Quincy)
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