Tuesday, October 8
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Toledo
Photo by: Jeff Nycz / Mid-South Images -
Women's Volleyball Prepares for Final Non-Conference Match
10/8/2013 9:17:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
PRE-MATCH NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW women's volleyball team faces off on Tuesday evening in the squad's final non-conference match of the season, hosting the Toledo Rockets, the alma mater of Mastodon head coach Kelley Hartley Hutton.
Opponent: Toledo Rockets (9-8, 2-2 Mid-American Conference)
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (1,800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 6-2
Last Meeting: IPFW 3, Toledo 1 | Toledo, Ohio | October 16, 2012
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Live Audio: Mastodon Game Central | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Live Video: IPFW All-Access (subscription required)
QUICK HITTERS
SCOUTING THE ROCKETS
Toledo comes into the Tuesday evening match after beating Ball State 3-1 and Akron 3-0 over the weekend.
The Rockets have four players who have reached the 100-kill plateau, led by Lauren Rafdal, who has 244 kills on the season, while Dakota Harkins has 142, Becca Reidy 133, and Jordan Kielty 124. Adria Pryor has dished out 634 assists, an average of 10.23 per set, as Reidy and Kielty each have 14 service aces.
Defensively Toledo has been led by Ellen Hays who has 291 digs, while Pryor (142), Kielty (137), Rafdal (114), and Reidy (103) each have over 100 digs on the year. Harkins leads the team with 64 blocks (1.05 per set), while Brooke Frazier has 55 (1.04 per set).
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. TOLEDO
IPFW has faced off eight times against the Rockets, and hold a solid 6-2 lead in the all-time series. Toledo took two of the first three meetings, including a 3-2 Rocket victory in Toledo in 2001. Since then, Kelley Hartley Hutton has been undefeated against her alma mater, winning the last five contests, including a 3-1 Mastodon win in Toledo a season ago.
CLIMBING THE CAREER LADDER
Not only is Emily Spencer climbing the IPFW career rankings in kills, she also currently ranks 19th among all active women's volleyball players with 1,271 kills. Her total is the second-highest by a junior - only Edina Begic of UALR is higher (13th/1,343 kills). Of the top 50 active kill leaders, just six are juniors.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW women's volleyball team faces off on Tuesday evening in the squad's final non-conference match of the season, hosting the Toledo Rockets, the alma mater of Mastodon head coach Kelley Hartley Hutton.
Opponent: Toledo Rockets (9-8, 2-2 Mid-American Conference)
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (1,800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 6-2
Last Meeting: IPFW 3, Toledo 1 | Toledo, Ohio | October 16, 2012
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Live Audio: Mastodon Game Central | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Live Video: IPFW All-Access (subscription required)
QUICK HITTERS
• Hailie Ripley was named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on October 7
• The Mastodons are 39-37 all-time against teams from the Mid-American Conference, and 36-32 under Kelley Hartley Hutton
• Over the last two matches, Emily Spencer has passed Maya Schlindwein (vs. Omaha) and Jessica Miller (vs. Western Illinois)
on the career kills list, and is nine kills away from passing Julie Huber for seventh all-time in career kills.
• IPFW has won its last 11 matches on October 8, and is 14-3 all-time on this date
• This is the sixth meeting for Kelley Hartley Hutton against her alma mater (IPFW leads 5-1 since 2001).
• Emily Spencer has the 19th highest career kills total among all active players in the country, and the second-most by an active
junior in the country
• Against Southern Illinois, Emily Spencer became the 16th player in program history with 1,000 or more career kills
• Against Cleveland State, Jen Milligan became the 16th player in program history with 1,000 or more career digs
• Kelley Hartley Hutton has guided the program to 20 wins or more in four-straight seasons
• Jen Milligan is the only senior on the roster. She played in all 124 sets a year ago, starting in 29 of 32 matches
• Jadyn' Pegues is the first player in IPFW women's volleyball history to wear #18
SCOUTING THE ROCKETS
Toledo comes into the Tuesday evening match after beating Ball State 3-1 and Akron 3-0 over the weekend.
The Rockets have four players who have reached the 100-kill plateau, led by Lauren Rafdal, who has 244 kills on the season, while Dakota Harkins has 142, Becca Reidy 133, and Jordan Kielty 124. Adria Pryor has dished out 634 assists, an average of 10.23 per set, as Reidy and Kielty each have 14 service aces.
Defensively Toledo has been led by Ellen Hays who has 291 digs, while Pryor (142), Kielty (137), Rafdal (114), and Reidy (103) each have over 100 digs on the year. Harkins leads the team with 64 blocks (1.05 per set), while Brooke Frazier has 55 (1.04 per set).
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. TOLEDO
IPFW has faced off eight times against the Rockets, and hold a solid 6-2 lead in the all-time series. Toledo took two of the first three meetings, including a 3-2 Rocket victory in Toledo in 2001. Since then, Kelley Hartley Hutton has been undefeated against her alma mater, winning the last five contests, including a 3-1 Mastodon win in Toledo a season ago.
CLIMBING THE CAREER LADDER
Not only is Emily Spencer climbing the IPFW career rankings in kills, she also currently ranks 19th among all active women's volleyball players with 1,271 kills. Her total is the second-highest by a junior - only Edina Begic of UALR is higher (13th/1,343 kills). Of the top 50 active kill leaders, just six are juniors.
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