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Friday, September 20
DeKalb, Ill.
1 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Oakland
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Mastodons to Face Strong Field at Northern Illinois
9/19/2013 11:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PRE-MATCH NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will look to rekindle a strong rivalry with the Oakland Grizzlies, while the squad also faces off against tournament host Northern Illinois, and first-time opponent George Washington.
Opponent: Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-6)
When: Friday, September 20 | 1 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 30-20
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
Leading the offense is Cassie Pelloni who has 126 kills, while Jessica Dood and Amanda Baker have 77 and 76, respectively. Ciara Schultz has 212 assists, while Alissa Valentine has 170.
Melissa Deatsch has served up a dozen aces, while Taylor Humm leads the squad with 170 digs, 3.59 per set. Amanda Baker leads five players in double-figure blocks with 42, while Brooke Wadsworth has blocked 35 kill attempts on the year.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. OAKLAND
Opponent: Northern Illinois Huskies (5-6)
When: Friday, September 20 | 8 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 1-0
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
Live Video: Northern Illinois All-Access (subscription required)
Mackenzie Roddy leads the team with 143 kills, while Sarah Angelos is also in triple-figures with 117, as Mary Grace Kelley is just off the pace with 94. Alexis Gonzales has 377 assists on the year, while Roddy also leads the team with 13 service aces.
Justine Schepler has a squad-best 188 digs, while Roddy stands second on the team with 120. Jenna Radtke has a team-best 37 blocks (0.82 per set), while Angelos has 33.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AN EASTERN SHY OF THE CYCLE
KILLING THE FRESHMAN RECORDS
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will look to rekindle a strong rivalry with the Oakland Grizzlies, while the squad also faces off against tournament host Northern Illinois, and first-time opponent George Washington.
Opponent: Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-6)
When: Friday, September 20 | 1 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 30-20
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Oakland comes into the meeting with their long-time rival Mastodons after snapping a three-match losing skid with a 3-1 win over the Loyola Ramblers.
Leading the offense is Cassie Pelloni who has 126 kills, while Jessica Dood and Amanda Baker have 77 and 76, respectively. Ciara Schultz has 212 assists, while Alissa Valentine has 170.
Melissa Deatsch has served up a dozen aces, while Taylor Humm leads the squad with 170 digs, 3.59 per set. Amanda Baker leads five players in double-figure blocks with 42, while Brooke Wadsworth has blocked 35 kill attempts on the year.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. OAKLAND
IPFW leads the all-time series between the two teams by a commanding 30-20 all-time margin, including an 18-4 mark since Kelley Hartley Hutton has been head coach. Oakland held a 16-10 lead in the series up until 1994, from where the Mastodons rattled off 18 straight wins until Oakland snapped the skid in 2010.
Opponent: Northern Illinois Huskies (5-6)
When: Friday, September 20 | 8 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 1-0
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
Live Video: Northern Illinois All-Access (subscription required)
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northern Illinois comes into its home tournament with a 5-6 overall record, and are riding a two-match losing skid with losses to Northern Iowa and New Mexico State. Among the team's wins this season include Green Bay, Liberty, Western Illinois, Belmont, and Southern Utah.
Mackenzie Roddy leads the team with 143 kills, while Sarah Angelos is also in triple-figures with 117, as Mary Grace Kelley is just off the pace with 94. Alexis Gonzales has 377 assists on the year, while Roddy also leads the team with 13 service aces.
Justine Schepler has a squad-best 188 digs, while Roddy stands second on the team with 120. Jenna Radtke has a team-best 37 blocks (0.82 per set), while Angelos has 33.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
The two squads have met once prior, a 3-2 IPFW win on September 19, 2006 in DeKalb.
Opponent: George Washington Colonials (4-6)
When: Saturday, September 21 | 2 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
Rachel Goss has a team-high 86 kills, while Kelsey Newman has 73, and Maggie Skjelbred 66. Jordan Timmer has given out 195 assists, while teammate Emily Clemens has 130, and Skjelbred has 10 service aces.
Maddy Doyle is the only player in triple-figure digs with 189 (5.11 per set), while Chidima Osuchukwu has 40 blocks to pace the squad.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Opponent: George Washington Colonials (4-6)
When: Saturday, September 21 | 2 p.m.
Where: DeKalb, Ill. | Victor E. Court (800)
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Northern Illinois Gametracker
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
George Washington comes into the match with a 4-6 record on the season, topping Albany, Elon, Stephen F. Austin, and UMBC.
Rachel Goss has a team-high 86 kills, while Kelsey Newman has 73, and Maggie Skjelbred 66. Jordan Timmer has given out 195 assists, while teammate Emily Clemens has 130, and Skjelbred has 10 service aces.
Maddy Doyle is the only player in triple-figure digs with 189 (5.11 per set), while Chidima Osuchukwu has 40 blocks to pace the squad.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. GEORGE WASHINGTON
2013 is the first meeting between the two teams.
AN EASTERN SHY OF THE CYCLE
This season on the IPFW schedule, the Mastodons are an Eastern Illinois shy of facing each of the four Illinois directional state schools. The squad first faced Southern Illinois at the Mastodon Invitational, and will face Northern Illinois this weekend, before twice facing Western Illinois in Summit League play.
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. At the Butler Invitational, senior Jen Milligan was named to the All-Tournament Team.
KILLING THE FRESHMAN RECORDS
When freshman Jadyn' Pegues erupted for 21 kills on Saturday afternoon, she climbed into a tie for the top spot in the school record books for kills in a three-set match by a freshman. She joined recent IPFW Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Fabiana Souza and Amber Borne, each with 21 kills in a three-set match. Of the four now with 21 kills, Pegues is the only one to come in a losing effort.
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
By the fifth match of the season, two IPFW players 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 12th in the school record books with 1,139 career kills, while Milligan is 12th with 1,073 career digs.
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