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Friday, September 13
Indianapolis, Ind.
3 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Michigan State
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Volleyball Takes on Tough Field in Indianapolis
9/12/2013 9:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PRE-MATCH NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will take on a loaded field at the 2013 Butler Invitational, as the squad will face off against 15th ranked Michigan State, Butler, and Illinois State.
Opponent: #15 Michigan State (5-1)
When: Friday, September 13 | 3 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: Michigan State leads 2-0
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
Individually, Lauren Wicinski and Alexis Mathews lead the team with 76 and 66 kills, each, while Kristen Kelsay has a team-best 167 assists (7.95 per set). Ryian Hubbard and Jazmine White each have eight service aces to lead the team.
Defensively two players average over a block per set, including Mathews who averages 1.24 and Allyssah Fitterer who blocks 1.19 kill attempts per set. Kori Moster leads the team with 91 digs, while Kristen Kelsay has 36.
Opponent: Butler (7-1)
When: Friday, September 13 | 7 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 8-3
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Belle Obert has a team-high 95 kills, while Erica Stahl and Mary Stiedl have 52 and 51 kills, each. Morgan Peterson has dished out 260 assists (9.63 per set), while Kelly Kyle leads the team with eight service aces.
Defensively Butler has four players averaging at least a block per set, paced by Stahl's 1.52 blocks per set, with Claire Randich blocking 1.27 per set, Stephanie Kranda 1.24, and Obert 1.22. Brooke Ruffolo leads the team with 127 digs, while Morgan Peterson has 77 digs.
Opponent: Illinois State (6-1)
When: Saturday, September 14 | 3 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
On the year, the team's offense is led by Ashley Rosch, who has 85 kills, while Stacey Niao (61), Brooklyn Hlafka (59), LeighAnn Hranka (57), and Emily Schneider (54) all are fighting for second-most on the team. Kaitlyn Early averages 10 assists per set with 280 this season, while also leading the team with nine service aces.
Schneider leads the team with 27 blocks, while Hranka has 19. Leading the team in digs is Emily Orrick who has 89, while Niao has 75, and Ashley Rosch 62.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW and Butler have met 11 times, with IPFW holding a solid 8-3 advantage in 11 all-time meetings. The Mastodons won the first two meetings in 1984 and 1985, and have won the most recent three meetings in 2003, 2006, and 2009.
TOURNAMENT MVP
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
~ Feel the Rumble ~
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will take on a loaded field at the 2013 Butler Invitational, as the squad will face off against 15th ranked Michigan State, Butler, and Illinois State.
Opponent: #15 Michigan State (5-1)
When: Friday, September 13 | 3 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: Michigan State leads 2-0
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Michigan State, currently ranked 15th in the most recent AVCA Poll, come into the weekend with a 5-1 overall record, with the only loss coming from Pacific, and the wins coming over Oregon State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Towson, and Saint Francis.
Individually, Lauren Wicinski and Alexis Mathews lead the team with 76 and 66 kills, each, while Kristen Kelsay has a team-best 167 assists (7.95 per set). Ryian Hubbard and Jazmine White each have eight service aces to lead the team.
Defensively two players average over a block per set, including Mathews who averages 1.24 and Allyssah Fitterer who blocks 1.19 kill attempts per set. Kori Moster leads the team with 91 digs, while Kristen Kelsay has 36.
Opponent: Butler (7-1)
When: Friday, September 13 | 7 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 8-3
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Butler, with a 7-1 overall record heading into the weekend tournament, has only fallen to the Arizona Wildcats at the Arizona Classic. Included in the victories have been Cincinnati, Morehead State, Tennessee, IUPUI, Utah Valley, Eastern Kentucky, and Wright State.
Belle Obert has a team-high 95 kills, while Erica Stahl and Mary Stiedl have 52 and 51 kills, each. Morgan Peterson has dished out 260 assists (9.63 per set), while Kelly Kyle leads the team with eight service aces.
Defensively Butler has four players averaging at least a block per set, paced by Stahl's 1.52 blocks per set, with Claire Randich blocking 1.27 per set, Stephanie Kranda 1.24, and Obert 1.22. Brooke Ruffolo leads the team with 127 digs, while Morgan Peterson has 77 digs.
When: Saturday, September 14 | 3 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Butler Live Stats
SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS
Illinois State comes into the weekend with a 6-1 overall record, with the team's only loss coming against VCU on August 31. Since then the Redbirds have won four in a row over Grand Canyon, Nevada, Weber State, and UC Davis.
On the year, the team's offense is led by Ashley Rosch, who has 85 kills, while Stacey Niao (61), Brooklyn Hlafka (59), LeighAnn Hranka (57), and Emily Schneider (54) all are fighting for second-most on the team. Kaitlyn Early averages 10 assists per set with 280 this season, while also leading the team with nine service aces.
Schneider leads the team with 27 blocks, while Hranka has 19. Leading the team in digs is Emily Orrick who has 89, while Niao has 75, and Ashley Rosch 62.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW and Michigan State have met twice in each program's history, with the Spartans holding a 2-0 lead in the series. The first time the teams met was in 2006, a 3-1 Michigan State win, while last year the team played to a five-set thriller, with the Spartans coming out on top.
IPFW and Butler have met 11 times, with IPFW holding a solid 8-3 advantage in 11 all-time meetings. The Mastodons won the first two meetings in 1984 and 1985, and have won the most recent three meetings in 2003, 2006, and 2009.
2013 marks the first time IPFW and Illinois State have met on the volleyball court.
TOURNAMENT MVP
IPFW junior Emily Spencer, the reigning Summit League Player of the Year, was named the MVP of the IPFW Hyatt Place Invitational, as she had a tournament-high 53 kills on the weekend, hitting .325 with 21 digs and seven blocks. Spencer and sophomore Hailie Ripley were named to the Cleveland State All-Tournament Team.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The Mastodons swept the opening week's Summit League Player of the Week honors, with Emily Spencer earning her third career Summit League Offensive Player of the Week honor, and Jen Milligan's first Defensive Player of the Week award.
REACHING FOR ANOTHER MILESTONE
Five matches into the season, two IPFW players have already picked up key career milestones. Against Southern Illinois on August 31, junior Emily Spencer picked up her 1,000th career kill, while one week later against Cleveland State, senior Jen Milligan became the 16th player in program history to reach the 1,000-kill plateau. Currently Spencer sits 15th in the school record books with 1,100 career kills, while Milligan is 13th with 1,030 career digs.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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