Women's Volleyball | 10/24/2019 11:07:00 AM

BLOOMSBURG	Schedule	Roster	Statistics
EAST STROUDSBURG	Schedule	Roster	Statistics
KUTZTOWN	Schedule	Roster	Statistics

STORYLINE
The Bloomsburg University women's volleyball team gets back on the road as the Huskies travel to a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central opponents this weekend. The Huskies will visit East Stroudsburg on Friday night before traveling to Kutztown on Saturday. Bloomsburg enters the contest with an overall record of 7-16 with a 2-8 conference mark. East Stroudsburg enters Friday's contest with an 19-4 overall record and a 9-1 in conference slate while Kutztown is currently 8-12 and 2-8 in PSAC action.

NEW LOOK
With the addition of Shepherd to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the sport of volleyball restructured its divisions. The Central Division will consist of East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Bloomsburg, and Lock Haven while the Northwest Division features five teams - Gannon, Clarion, Edinboro, Mercyhurst, and Slippery Rock. The Southwest Division boasts Seton Hill, Pitt-Johnstown, Cal U, and IUP, and the Southeast Division will consist of Shippensburg, Shepherd, Millersville, and West Chester. The four division winners will earn an automatic bid to the PSAC Volleyball Championship while the next four best records will earn at-large spots.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Huskies lost to East Stroudsburg 3-1 last year in the two team's first all-time meeting while Bloomsburg defeated Kutztown 3-0 in the first match between the two teams in 2018.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg fell to 7-16 overall after dropping a 3-0 match to Susquehanna on Wednesday at Nelson Field House. Junior Alyssa Cianciulli (Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II) leads the nation and conference with 6.60 digs per set this season. As a team, the Huskies are 11^th in the conference, averaging 16.24 digs per set. Bloomsburg is now second-to-last in the conference with a team hitting percentage of .096. Sophomore Mary Kate Mooney (Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II) leads the team with 206 kills this year and is averaging 2.73 kills per set. Sophomore Grace Giza (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) is right on her heels with 200 kills this year and averages 2.86 kills per set. Freshman Brooke Kratzer (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and sophomore Bryn Stek (Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin) have shared the setting duties this season as Stek leads the team with 330 assists and Krazter has added 240.  Stek leads the team with 29 service aces and Cianciulli is close behind with 26. Kratzer has 21 on the year and sophomore Sydney Buell (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) has added 20.
 
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
East Stroudsburg currently sits atop the PSAC Central with a 9-1 conference record and a 19-4 record for the year. The Warriors lead the conference in blocks, averaging 2.47 blocks per set and have 200.0 total blocks for the year. East Stroudsburg is third in the conference with 2.02 service aces per set with 164 total blocks on the year. Trea-sure Ketter leads the Warriors and is fifth in the conference with a .301 hitting percentage (92/24/226) while Sarah Smith is 10^th in the PSAC and first on the team with 3.18 kills per set. Ketter leads the conference averaging 1.40 blocks per set and has 94 total blocks this year. Rachel Cain is leading the team with 436 assists this year while Kayla Lugo has chipped in 296. Emily Meredith has averaged 4.85 digs per set (383 total) while Smith added 3.34 digs per set (264 total).

SCOUTING KUTZTOWN
The Golden Bears, who play Lock Haven on Friday night, enter the weekend with an 8-12 overall record and a 2-8 mark in the PSAC. Kutztown ranks 11th in kills (11.42 k/set) and 12th in assists (10.6 a/set) in the conference. Junior Holly Owen leads the team and is second in the PSAC with 4.3 kills per set and has totaled 284 for the season so far. Junior Sydney Wilson leads Kutztown in digs averaging 5.14 per set for an accumulated 375 digs. Junior Alli Henderson leads the team in aces with 25 (.35/set) Junior Abbey James and freshman Lexi Morrow have split time at setter with James leading the way with 372 assists while Morrow has 258. 
 
 UP NEXT
The Huskies will continue their road trip as they head to Millersville next Friday, November 1 for a PSAC showdown. The Marauders are currently 17-6 on the year and 7-3 in the PSAC. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m.