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Lauren Yacobucci (IU Indy)
Joseph Craven

Women's Volleyball

Volleyball welcomes Northern Kentucky for Tuesday matchup

DAYTON — The Wright State volleyball team gets set for midweek action with a Tuesday matchup against Northern Kentucky inside McLin Gymnasium. Tuesday's match is set for a 6 p.m. first serve and will be streamed on ESPN+.

MATCH INFORMATION
Tuesday, October 28 - vs. Northern Kentucky - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats


LAST TIME OUT
Wright State grabbed a pair of road four-set wins at Green Bay over the weekend Friday saw Mya Ayro collect a match-leading 22 kills, Reilly Zegunis turned in a complete stat line with 10 kills, five digs, two service aces and a block. Elena Dubuc recorded nine kills and added a late block, while Taylor Bransfield added eight kills of her own to go along with a match-best five blocks. On Saturday, Bransfield tallied a match-best 17 kills to lead the Raiders, who also got a career-best 14 kills from freshman Ella Seeger to go with five blocks and the first collegiate double-double for Audrey Hudson with 10 kills and 16 digs, both career-highs.

HORIZON LEAGUE LAUREN
Lauren Yacobucci was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Monday after passing out 11.88 assists per set as Wright State went on the road for a pair of four-set victories at Green Bay last weekend. She collected 95 total assists over the eight sets, passing out 45 helpers on Friday before reaching 50 digs for the fourth time this season in the Saturday win. Yacobucci added 16 digs, just missing her 10th double-double of the season after nine digs in the Saturday contest, while also recording five kills, four blocks and a service ace on her weekend stat line.

QUICK PAUSE IN THE TRIP
Tuesday's match is the lone home contest in a stretch that sees Wright State playing six of its seven matches on the road. After trekking to Green Bay and grabbing two wins, the Raiders also travel to Robert Morris this weekend and then to Purdue Fort Wayne before closing the regular season at home against Oakland.

TUESDAY RECALL
Wright State fell in five sets at Northern Kentucky back on Tuesday, September 30. Reilly Zegunis finished with a team-best 16 kills in the first meeting while turning in nine blocks for the Raiders, who also got 14 kills and 11 digs from Katie Sowko. Mya Ayro was the third Raider with double double-digit kills, tallying 13, while Taylor Bransfield and Elena Dubuc both finished with seven kills and combined for 10 blocks.

HORIZON LEAGUE CHECK IN
With one month left in the regular season, Wright State (9-2) is currently sitting second in the Horizon League standings, one game back of HL leader Northern Kentucky (10-1) with IU Indy and Green Bay (7-4) both tied for third two games back of the Raiders. 

KNOW THE FOE
- Northern Kentucky is currently 14-8 overall with a 10-1 mark in the Horizon League to lead the standings. NKU's lone HL loss came in five sets at Youngstown State back on October 4. 
- Northern Kentucky saw Ava Hoying record a match-best 22 kills to lead three players with double-digit kills as Abbigail Pickard had 47 assists in the first matchup against the Raiders.


 
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Players Mentioned

Mya Ayro

#10 Mya Ayro

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Elena Dubuc

#4 Elena Dubuc

RS
5' 11"
Senior
Lauren Yacobucci

#7 Lauren Yacobucci

S
5' 10"
Junior
Taylor Bransfield

#5 Taylor Bransfield

MB
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Audrey Hudson

#1 Audrey Hudson

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Katie Sowko

#14 Katie Sowko

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Reilly Zegunis

#2 Reilly Zegunis

MB
6' 1"
Junior
Ella Seeger

#16 Ella Seeger

OH
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mya Ayro

#10 Mya Ayro

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Elena Dubuc

#4 Elena Dubuc

5' 11"
Senior
RS
Lauren Yacobucci

#7 Lauren Yacobucci

5' 10"
Junior
S
Taylor Bransfield

#5 Taylor Bransfield

6' 0"
Graduate Student
MB
Audrey Hudson

#1 Audrey Hudson

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Katie Sowko

#14 Katie Sowko

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Reilly Zegunis

#2 Reilly Zegunis

6' 1"
Junior
MB
Ella Seeger

#16 Ella Seeger

6' 0"
Freshman
OH