Women's Volleyball | 10/18/2018 3:41:00 PM

THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (5-15, 1-10 PSAC Central) at Slippery Rock (7-12, 4-7 PSAC Northwest)
Friday, October 19 - 7:00 p.m.
Morrow Field House – Slippery Rock, Pa.

Bloomsburg at Edinboro (11-10, 4-7 PSAC Northwest)
Saturday, October 20 - 7:00 p.m.
McComb Fieldhouse - Edinboro, Pa.
 
GAME COVERAGE
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Live Audio (SATURDAY) - CLICK HERE
*Video and Live Stats are not available for Saturday's match*

RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Slippery Rock - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Edinboro - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
 
STORYLINE
The Bloomsburg University women's volleyball team continues Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play this weekend as it travels to face The Rock of Slippery Rock on Friday followed by a trip to Edinboro on Saturday to take on the Fighting Scots. The Huskies are on a three-match losing streak after picking up their first PSAC win in school history over Kutztown on October 5. The Rock split their two games last weekend while the Fighting Scots earned a victory in their last match to see their record go above .500 and improve to 11-10 on the year. Edinboro will play Lock Haven on Friday.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg enters this weekend's contests with a 5-15 record overall and a 1-10 mark in the PSAC Central division. The Huskies are on a three-match losing streak after falling short at Shippensburg and Pitt-Johnstown last weekend. The Huskies come in ranked third in the PSAC in digs per set (18.24) and eighth in service aces per set (1.58). Bloomsburg, however, is 15th in the league in hitting percentage (.114) and is allowing opponents to hit .207 on the year - also 15th in the conference. Redshirt senior Sarah Gomish (Ebensburg, Pa./Bishop Carroll Catholic) leads the team in kills with 227 and ranks second on the team in digs with 197. She is ninth in the conference in kills per set (3.49) and is tied for 10th in the PSAC in points per set (3.69). She recorded the 1,000th kill of her collegiate career at California on September 15 and is 46 digs away from reaching the same milestone in that category. Freshman Mary Kate Mooney (Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II) is second on the team with 143 kills and third in digs with 154. Freshman Grace Giza (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) is starting to emerge as a key figure at the net and is third on the team with 81 kills while leading the team in blocks per set (0.55). Freshmen Emma Van Arsdale (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) and Bryn Stek (Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin) have split time as the team's setter over the last eight matches. Van Arsdale still leads with 423 assists and is tied for fourth in the PSAC in service aces per set (0.45). Stek has led the Huskies in assists in each of the last eight matches and has 157 on the season (4.36 per set). Defensively, Mia Nicholes (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) leads the team with 30 total blocks while Giza is also in double figures with 26. The Huskies are last in the conference in blocks per set (0.94) but have showed consistent progress in that category over recent weeks. Sophomore Alyssa Cianciulli (Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II) is tops on the squad with 468 digs. She averages 7.09 digs per set - second in the conference and fourth in the country.
 
SCOUTING SLIPPERY ROCK
The Rock enters Friday's contest after splitting their two matches last weekend with a 3-1 win over Mercyhurst before falling in straight sets to Gannon. Slippery Rock has a 7-12 record overall and a 4-7 record in the PSAC Northwest Division. The Rock ranks 13th in the PSAC in hitting percentage (.160) but have excelled in digs where they rank fourth in digs per set (17.84). Beth Stumpf leads The Rock offense with 176 kills and has contributed 219 digs on the year. Shayla Ray follows behind with 149 kills and ranks eighth in the PSAC in hitting percentage (.306). Ray has also pitched in on defense with 52 blocks. Zoe Rivet has been the main setter for the Rock and has tallied 601 assists on the season (8.59 per set) and currently ranks tenth in the PSAC in that category. Jalyn Willard leads in digs with 356 and ranks eighth in the conference in digs per set (5.09). Erinn Kahoe leads the team in blocks with 62 and in service aces with 26.

SCOUTING EDINBORO
The Fighting Scots will host the Huskies after playing Lock Haven on Friday night. Edinboro enters the weekend having gone 3-1 in their last four games and has seen its record improve to 11-10 overall and 4-7 in the PSAC Northwest. The Fighting Scots' offense has carried the team above the .500 mark as they currently rank sixth in the PSAC in hitting percentage (.197), ninth in kills per set (12.19), and fourth in service aces (1.72 per set). Cierah Jackson leads the teams in kills with 242 and ranks seventh in the conference in kills per set (3.56). She also ranks sixth in points per set (4.02). Sally Sterkel has also contributed 175 kills on the year and ranks seventh in the PSAC in hitting percentage (.309). Sterkel has also pitched in on defense with 58 blocks to lead Edinboro. Molly Brier and Megan Screptock have over 200 digs on the season with 225 and 221, respectively. Alicia Eldredge has been the main setter for the season and has tallied 658 assists and ranks eighth in the PSAC in assists per set (8.77).

UP NEXT
Bloomsburg will take a quick break from PSAC action as it travels to play Susquehanna University on Wednesday, October 24. Start time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m from the Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium.

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