The Wright State volleyball team returns home to McLin Gymnasium for the first time in three weeks as the Raiders welcome Cleveland State for a pair of matches on Monday and Tuesday. The Raiders are 10-1 overall and 10-0 in Horizon League play, while Cleveland State is is 7-5 overall and in League play after a pair of wins last week.
Monday's match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start before a 4 p.m. match on Tuesday night. Fans can follow the action via live stats or streaming via live video. Both contests will be on ESPN+.
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TUESDAY: LIVE STATS | WATCH ON ESPN+
Last time out, Wright State remained undefeated in Horizon League play with a pair of road sweeps at IUPUI last Tuesday. In the afternoon match, the Raiders hit .207 as a team before following that up with a .267 team hitting percentage in the nightcap. In the first match,
Celia Powers paced the attack with eight kills and three service aces, while
Teddie Sauer and
Megan Alders each had seven kills in the win.
Lainey Stephenson passed out 27 of the Raiders' 31 assists, adding three service aces of her own and two blocks. After a slow offensive first set, the Raiders turned in 14 kills in both the second and third sets on the way to the win. The second match saw Sauer and
Nyssa Baker each record six kills, while Baker had four blocks and Stephenson tallied three more while passing out 21 assists. The Raiders hit .316 in the opening set and followed that up with a .294 hitting percentage in the second set, as they finished the match with 39 kills and only 11 errors.
VIKING NOTES
Cleveland State is coming off a pair of three-set sweeps at home against Robert Morris, and is 3-3 on the road this season. Wright State has won the last three meetings dating back to the 2018 season.
CLEVELAND STATE NOTES
Last week, senior Hannah Greene was named one of the Horizon League Players of the Week, picking up her second weekly honor of the 2021 campaign. Greene combined for 23 kills on a .360 hitting percentage against Robert Morris, while also combining for 10 total blocks on the series. Greene is averaging a team-best 3.24 kills per set - a mark that ranks sixth among Horizon League players. Greene has notched double-digit kills in nine of the 12 matches so far this season, including in each of the last six contests. Greene, who has led the Cleveland State offense during eight matches this year. Freshman Abby Miller continues to lead the Viking offense, averaging 10.07 assists per set to rank second among league players. After combining for 82 helpers against Robert Morris last time out, Miller leads the league with 423 total assists on the year.
NATIONAL ATTENTION
Wright State is No. 5 nationally in Team Digs per Set, averaging 19.68 entering this week's action. The Raiders are also No. 7 in Opponent Hitting Percentage (0.104) & No. 18 in the country in Team Attacks per Set (39.49).
Jenna Story is No. 4 the nation in Digs per Set average at 6.30 and has 233 digs on the season. The Raiders are turning heads nationally, having received votes in the Feb. 15 and March 1 AVCA Coaches Polls.
ROAD VICTORS
Wright State has made history with its eight wins in true road matches to start the season - the most consecutive wins in true road matches to begin a season in the program's Division I era. Previously, the mark had been four true road wins, set by the 1995 team.
GOOD TO BE HOME
Despite their 8-0 road record this season, and a 21-5 overall mark away from McLin Gymnasium over the past two seasons, the Raiders will no doubt be happy to play inside the familiar confines for the final four matches of the 2021 regular season. Under head coach
Allie Matters, Wright State is 19-5 at home over the last two-plus seasons.
