Alderson-Broaddus
The Battlers saw their nine-match win streak come to an end on Saturday … A-B is led by Caitlin Cain’s 188 kills while Ashley MacDonald has 187 … Kayla Peterson has a team-best 553 assists on the season … She also leads the squad with 32 aces … Jillian Brown’s 4.26 digs per set are the best on the team … Victoria Morgan and Samantha Bailey lead the team in total blocks with 49 and 40, respectively.
Bluefield State
The Lady Blues picked up their first set on the season against Virginia University of Lynchburg … Kendria Perkins leads the way with 1.50 kills per frame while Courtney Bowlus is dishing out a team-high in assists … Perkins, Ashley Reid and Annie Conklin are tied for the team lead in aces … Natalie Ramos accounts for 2.46 digs per set.
Charleston
The Golden Eagles have won three of their last five … Malleri Hardison paces the team with 2.70 kills per set while Victoria Severo is at 1.86 … Kelsey Eby distributes 6.84 assists per frame while Ashley Douglas has a team-best 27 aces … Her 4.04 digs a set are also at the top of the team board … Brenna Youlton stops 0.83 attacks per period.
Concord
The Mountain Lions have played well over their last 10 matches …Sarah Jones leads the way with 2.98 kills a set while Brytni Willis is not far behind at 2.29 … Nikki McMillan and Amanda Walker combine for over seven assists a set … Lindsey Smith’s 31 aces are the most on the team … Defensively, Smith accounts for 3.66 digs per frame while Jasmin Sutherland blocks 0.88 attacks a set.
Davis & Elkins
The Senators have played better over the last third of the season … Heather Zapf leads the way with 3.39 kills a set while Nicole Miller chips in 2.20 a frame … Haylee Murray distributed over 8.5 assists a set … Meaghan Emery’s 4.28 digs per period are the most on the squad … Callie Updike totals 0.83 blocks a frame while Zapf records half a block a set.
Fairmont State
The Falcons are the hottest team in the league, having won their last 11 matches … The squad is coming off a 4-0 week … Reigning WVIAC Player of the Week Bri Swann leads the charge with 3.07 kills a set … Amber Wilson (2.79), Leslie Giordon (2.51) and Kaitlyn Witsaman (2.01) are all over two kills a period … Tabbie Bias dishes out 10.33 assists per set … Erin Harwood’s 47 aces are the most on the team … Tiff Smathers accounts for 5.47 digs per frame … Wilson leads the team with 0.93 blocks per set.
Glenville State
The Pioneers are coming off a victory … Dejana Ludoski has a teamhigh 2.54 kills per set … Ella Messinger and Heather Stout each account for over 1.6 a frame … Stefanie Gladders and Kaci Sullivan have each dished out over 215 assists … Ludoski has a team-high 26 aces and leads the squad with 125 digs … Stout has blocked 33 attacks this season.
Ohio Valley
The Fighting Scots have dropped five straight matches … Amanda Weatherwax leads OVU with 1.93 kills per frame … Latoschia Taylor accounts for 1.60 … Jessica Simpson’s 3.62 assists per set combine with Hannah McMichael’s 2.61 for a formidable duo … Weatherwax’s 27 aces are tops on the team … She also paces the squad with 224 digs while Felicia Zartman accounts for 0.78 blocks per set.
Pitt-Johnstown
The Lady Cats have won three of their last four matches and four of their last five WVIAC contests … Kelsey Shanabrook guides the squad with 2.95 kills per set … Beth Kendera and Karen Schmidt are both over two kills a frame … Kayla Petrilla and Nikki Oakes combine for over 10 assists a set … Oakes also has a team-best 22 aces … Kelsey Kohler’s 5.37 digs are tops among the team … Kendera has 80 total blocks on the year.
Seton Hill
The Griffins have won their past three matches … Corrine Gahagen leads the squad with 2.40 kills per frame … Abigail Malsch is at 2.28 while Shelby Kyllo registers 2.08 … Courtney Field and Kelsey Profio combine for over nine assists a set … Gahagen has sliced the defense for 33 aces … Lauren Teed has 269 digs on the year … Kyllo stuffs 1.39 blocks per period while Gahagen is at 0.97 a set.
Shepherd
The Rams have lost four straight … Meg Kenny and Kasey Mercier are each averaging over two kills per set … Sara Michael averages 8.67 assists per frame … Four players have at least 10 aces on the squad … Mercier has a team-best 2.75 digs per set average … Four players average at least two digs a frame … Kenny has 51 total blocks while Kayla Motheral has 50.
West Liberty
The Hilltoppers have won back-to-back matches … Rachel Zeigler leads the squad with 2.71 kills a frame … Anne Edwards (2.48) and Michaela Hawkins (2.20) are also over two a frame … Chelsea Byrge has 623 assists on the season … She also has a team-high 15 aces … Courtney Pyeritz has a team-high 214 digs … Emily Mellie is blocking 0.97 attacks a frame … Edwards and Hawkins are just behind her at 0.85 and 0.84, respectively.
West Virginia State
The Yellow Jackets have won four of their last five matches … Cameron Lewis accounts for 2.80 kills per set while Alyssa Graboski chips in 2.59 … Anneelise Albrecht is not far behind at 1.92 … Megan Lucas tallies 8.20 assists per set … Jessyca Gooch leads the team with 3.96 digs a period … Graboski and Lewis account for nearly 1.5 combined blocks a set.
West Virginia Wesleyan
The Bobcats have split their last four matches … Erin Bond and Korin Wengryn have 173 and 172 kills each, respectively … Casey Pattyn accounts for 8.06 assists per set … Renata Comparini has 24 aces and 329 digs – both of which are team highs … Bond and Wengryn each have 53 total blocks on the season.
Wheeling Jesuit
The Cardinals have won four straight matches … Leading the way is Jenna Pew’s 256 kills … Allissa Ware (220) and Abby Wietrzykowski (215) both have over 200 kills … Madison Strall leads the offense with 490 assists … Pew (280) and Mikayla Zernic (137) each have over 100 … Pew’s 24 aces are the most on the team … Makenzie Ripley leads the defense with 4.60 digs per set … Pew has a team-high 87 total blocks while Rachel Caja has added 62.