Mastodons Look To Snap Two-Match Skid

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW women's volleyball team looks to snap a two-match skid as the Mastodons welcome Oral Roberts to the Gates Sports Center on Friday, October 10 at 7 p.m.

Gameday Information
When: Friday, October 10 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (2,000)
Audio: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs play-by-play
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: IPFW Sidearm Video Stream (subscription required)
Series History: Oral Roberts leads 8-5
Last Meeting: Oral Roberts 3, IPFW 2 | Nov. 18, 2011 | Fort Wayne, Ind.

IPFW Mastodons   7-10, 1-2 Summit league
Coach: Steve Florio | 1st Season
Kills: 297 | Emily Spencer
Assists: 378 | Madison Spence
Digs: 180 | Emily Spencer
Blocks: 59 | Sarah Heckman
Aces: 28 | Kendall Wienkes
Attack %: .294 | Sarah Heckman

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles   8-9, 2-2 Summit league
Coach: Sheera Sirola | 12th Season
Kills: 293 | Laura Milos
Assists: 687 | Lucija Bojanjac
Digs: 155 | Maggie DiPronio
Blocks: 39 | Shelby Cox
Aces: 25 | Laura Milos
Attack %: .248 | Sadie Schaffner

Spencer Named Summit League Athlete of the Month...
The Summit League selected Emily Spencer as the Female Athlete of the Month for August/September. It was her first career Athlete of the Month award.

On Sept. 17 against Ball State, Spencer moved into second place in league history for all-time kills. She ended the month with 1,771 career kills. In the Mastodon's next match at Toledo, she recorded a career-best 30 kills while hitting .424 in a five-set loss to the Rockets. In a sweep at South Dakota State on Sept. 28, Spencer hit a career-high .571, finishing with 13 kills and one error on 21 attempts. She recorded double-digit kills in all 15 matches with 20 or more coming in five of those while registering eight kill-dig double-doubles. For the month, Spencer averaged 4.77 kills per set, a .268 hitting percentage, 2.79 digs per set and 5.34 points per set.

Spencer Keeps Going...and Going...and Going...
Emily Spencer has run her consecutive matches in double-digit kills to 38, a program record. Spencer's streak began on Sept. 17, 2013 against Eastern Michigan. She eclipsed former Mastodon Fabiana Souza's mark of 26 straight from Nov. 15, 2002 through Oct. 18, 2003. Spencer also had a streak of 24 matches to begin her career during the 2011 season. She also previously had a 23 consecutive match streak from Sept. 18, 2012 through Sept. 4, 2013.

Climbing the Career Ladder...
Not only is Emily Spencer climbing the IPFW career rankings in kills, she also currently ranks 2nd among all active women's volleyball players with 1,801 kills. Her total trails only Edina Begic of UALR. Spencer was one just six juniors in the top 50 active kill leaders at the end of the 2013 season.

Rk.	Player	School	Cl.	Kills
1	Edina Begic	UALR	Sr.	1,863
2	*Emily Spencer*	*IPFW*	*Sr.*	*1,801*
3	Kelsie Wills	Hofstra	Sr.	1,726
4	Kendall Kritenbrink	South Dakota	Sr.	1,724
5	Madison Kingdon	Arizona	Sr.	1,606
6	Krista Vansant	Washington	Sr.	1,559
7	Annika Foit	LIU Brooklyn	Sr.	1,554
8	Haley Eckerman	Texas	Sr.	1,443
9	Liz Brenner	Oregon	Sr.	1,435
10	Kelly Lamberti	Ohio	Sr.	1,425

as of 10/8/14

Double Century Club...
On November 16, 2013 at home against North Dakota State, Emily Spencer became the 8th player in school history to amass 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Kendall Wienkes needs 118 kills to join the club.

Rk.	Player	Years	Kills	Digs	Total
1.	Fabiana Souza	2002-05	2305	1434	3739
2.	Laura Douglas	1997-00	1904	1623	3527
3.	*Emily Spencer*	*2011-pres.*	*1801*	*1207*	*3008*
4.	Heather Teagarden	1992-95	1669	1123	2792
5.	Julie Parrot	1993-96	1180	1607	2787
6.	Cynara Martins	2004-07	1124	1455	2579
7.	Rebekah Roehm	2006-09	1506	1015	2521
8.	Joni Smith	1985-88	1107	1319	2426

On This Date...October 10 (7-5)
1981         at Ohio Northern          L, 0-2
1981         vs Rio Grande             L, 1-2
1981         vs Taylor (IN)               L, 1-2
1984         ST. JOSEPH'S (IN)     W, 3-1
1986         LEWIS                       W, 3-0
1987         at Hawai'i Hilo           L, 0-3
1991         at Ferris State             L, 0-3
1992         LEWIS                       W, 3-2
1996         LEWIS                       W, 3-0
1997         SIUE                          W, 3-0
2009         IUPUI                        W, 3-2
2011         at Western Illinois        W, 3-2

All-Time Results vs. Oral Roberts

9/8/2006	N	Oral Roberts	L, 0-3 (24-30,27-30,29-31)	Orem, Utah
9/28/2007	A	Oral Roberts	L, 0-3 (23-30,15-30,30-32)	Tulsa, Okla.
11/3/2007	H	ORAL ROBERTS	L, 1-3 (27-30,30-25,28-30,28-30)	Fort Wayne, Ind.
9/27/2008	A	Oral Roberts	L, 0-3 (25-27,17-25,18-25)	Tulsa, Okla.
10/31/2008	H	ORAL ROBERTS	W, 3-0 (25-20,25-23,25-22)	Fort Wayne, Ind.
11/21/2008	A	Oral Roberts	L, 1-3 (12-25,22-25,25-21,23-25)	Tulsa, Okla.
9/25/2009	A	Oral Roberts	L, 1-3 (23-25,35-33,19-25,18-25)	Tulsa, Okla.
10/24/2009	H	ORAL ROBERTS	W, 3-2 (23-25,26-24,17-25,25-14,15-10)	Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/8/2010	H	ORAL ROBERTS	W, 3-2 (14-25,25-23,18-25,25-22,15-10)	Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/24/2010	A	Oral Roberts	W, 3-1 (26-24,25-22,17-25,28-26)	Tulsa, Okla.
9/29/2011	A	Oral Roberts	L, 2-3 (25-18,25-20,19-25,21-25,8-15)	Tulsa, Okla.
10/29/2011	H	ORAL ROBERTS	W, 3-1 (25-16,25-21,23-25,25-18)	Fort Wayne, Ind.
11/18/2011	H	ORAL ROBERTS	L, 2-3 (25-18,21-25,25-22,22-25,8-15)	Fort Wayne, Ind.

Overall: 5-8
League: 5-5
Home: 4-2
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-1

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Laura Douglas

Sarah Heckman

Cynara Martins

Julie Parrot

Rebekah Roehm

Joni Smith

Fabiana Souza

Madison Spence

Emily Spencer

Heather Teagarden

Kendall Wienkes

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