Friday, October 7
Fort Wayne, IN
6 PM
Wright State University
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Purdue Fort Wayne
Photo by: Alexis Hutchinson
Raiders carry winning streak to Indiana for a pair this weekend
10/6/2022 1:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DAYTON — The Wright State volleyball team looks to continue its winning streak with a pair of matchups in Indiana this weekend, as the Raiders take on Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday night before a visit to IUPUI Saturday afternoon. Friday's contest is slated for a 6 p.m. start, while Saturday's action will get underway at 4 p.m. Friday's match is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.
MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, October 7 - at Purdue Fort Wayne - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
Saturday, October 8 - at IUPUI - 6 p.m. - Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
Wright State swept the Northern Kentucky in three sets Tuesday night to run its winning streak to eight straight heading into a pair of road matches this weekend. Wright State spread the stats around, with Taylor Bransfield the lone Raider with double-digit kills at 11 as six different player recorded multiple kills in the win. Sam Ott added seven kills and a trio of digs, while Megan Alders and Callie Martin each notched five kills, with Martin recording a match-high 22 digs. Jenna Story added 19 digs and Lainey Stephenson had the only double-double of the night as she finished with 11 digs and passed out 27 of the Raiders' 31 assists.
CLIMBING TO THE TOP
Lainey Stephenson moved into third-place all-time in program history with a 40 assist performance on Sept. 23. Stephenson is now closing in on second-place, currently held by Lisa Dearden (4,657 assists, 1993-1996). Mandy Gels (1999-2002) is the Wright State program leader with 5,044 assists in her career. Stephenson enters the weekend with 4,514 career assists.
THAT WAS DIFFERENT
Wright State and Northern Kentucky played only three sets for just the third time in the last 12 meetings, all Raider wins, while six matches have gone five sets over that same period.
KNOW THE FOES
- Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-11 overall and is off to a 1-4 Horizon League start. Purdue Fort Wayne is 2-3 at home, with both wins coming in early non-conference tournament action, while just a combined 3-8 away from home. Purdue Fort Wayne finished with an 8-23 overall record and a 6-12 HL mark last fall. Wright State has won all three meetings since the Mastodons became League members and the Raiders hold a 13-10 all-time advantage and have won the last five matchups dating back to the final non-conference encounters.
- IUPUI is is 9-8 to date and 3-2 in the Horizon League, having won three straight matches in HL play including two straight on the road. IUPUI is just 2-4 at home to date but a combined 7-4 away from home. IUPUI finished 2021 with a 5-24 overall record and 3-15 mark in Horizon League play. The Raiders won both meetings last fall and have won eight in a row in the series dating back to 2018 and hold a 13-8 all-time series lead.
RECENT HISTORY
Wright State has won a combined 13 straight matches against this weekend's two opponents. The Raiders have won five in a row against Purdue Fort Wayne going back to a 2015 neutral site matchup as non-conference opponents, while Wright State has won eight in a row against IUPUI after dropping the first two meetings as Horizon League foes back in 2017.
NATIONAL MARKS
Entering the weekend, Wright State is No. 26 the country with its 12.68 assists/set mark, aided by Lainey Stephenson's 10.63 assists/set average, which is No. 26 nationally. In Stephenson's absence, Katie Meyer passed out a career-high 52 assists on Sept. 3 against Indiana State. The solid setting has led the Raiders to the No. 36 mark nationally with 835 kills, aided by their 37.52 attacks/set ratio, No. 7 nationally. Defensively, Wright State is No. 3 nationally with a 17.57 digs/set average and No. 5 nationally with 1,107 total digs. Jenna Story's 5.48 digs/set average is No. 8 nationally and her 345 total digs are No. 7 nationally.
MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, October 7 - at Purdue Fort Wayne - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
Saturday, October 8 - at IUPUI - 6 p.m. - Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
Wright State swept the Northern Kentucky in three sets Tuesday night to run its winning streak to eight straight heading into a pair of road matches this weekend. Wright State spread the stats around, with Taylor Bransfield the lone Raider with double-digit kills at 11 as six different player recorded multiple kills in the win. Sam Ott added seven kills and a trio of digs, while Megan Alders and Callie Martin each notched five kills, with Martin recording a match-high 22 digs. Jenna Story added 19 digs and Lainey Stephenson had the only double-double of the night as she finished with 11 digs and passed out 27 of the Raiders' 31 assists.
CLIMBING TO THE TOP
Lainey Stephenson moved into third-place all-time in program history with a 40 assist performance on Sept. 23. Stephenson is now closing in on second-place, currently held by Lisa Dearden (4,657 assists, 1993-1996). Mandy Gels (1999-2002) is the Wright State program leader with 5,044 assists in her career. Stephenson enters the weekend with 4,514 career assists.
THAT WAS DIFFERENT
Wright State and Northern Kentucky played only three sets for just the third time in the last 12 meetings, all Raider wins, while six matches have gone five sets over that same period.
KNOW THE FOES
- Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-11 overall and is off to a 1-4 Horizon League start. Purdue Fort Wayne is 2-3 at home, with both wins coming in early non-conference tournament action, while just a combined 3-8 away from home. Purdue Fort Wayne finished with an 8-23 overall record and a 6-12 HL mark last fall. Wright State has won all three meetings since the Mastodons became League members and the Raiders hold a 13-10 all-time advantage and have won the last five matchups dating back to the final non-conference encounters.
- IUPUI is is 9-8 to date and 3-2 in the Horizon League, having won three straight matches in HL play including two straight on the road. IUPUI is just 2-4 at home to date but a combined 7-4 away from home. IUPUI finished 2021 with a 5-24 overall record and 3-15 mark in Horizon League play. The Raiders won both meetings last fall and have won eight in a row in the series dating back to 2018 and hold a 13-8 all-time series lead.
RECENT HISTORY
Wright State has won a combined 13 straight matches against this weekend's two opponents. The Raiders have won five in a row against Purdue Fort Wayne going back to a 2015 neutral site matchup as non-conference opponents, while Wright State has won eight in a row against IUPUI after dropping the first two meetings as Horizon League foes back in 2017.
NATIONAL MARKS
Entering the weekend, Wright State is No. 26 the country with its 12.68 assists/set mark, aided by Lainey Stephenson's 10.63 assists/set average, which is No. 26 nationally. In Stephenson's absence, Katie Meyer passed out a career-high 52 assists on Sept. 3 against Indiana State. The solid setting has led the Raiders to the No. 36 mark nationally with 835 kills, aided by their 37.52 attacks/set ratio, No. 7 nationally. Defensively, Wright State is No. 3 nationally with a 17.57 digs/set average and No. 5 nationally with 1,107 total digs. Jenna Story's 5.48 digs/set average is No. 8 nationally and her 345 total digs are No. 7 nationally.
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