Tuesday, September 9
Ypsilanti, Mich.
7 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Eastern Michigan
Photo by: Lucas Carter
IPFW Travels to Eastern Michigan For Weekday Match
9/8/2014 4:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MATCH NOTES (.pdf)
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The first midweek match of the season for the IPFW women's volleyball team will have the squad traveling to Eastern Michigan for a 7 p.m. contest on September 9.
Gameday Information
WHEN: Tuesday, September 9 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Ypsilanti, Mich. | Convocation Center (8,824)
AUDIO: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs play-by-play
LIVE STATS: Eastern Michigan Sidearm Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: Eastern Michigan Sidearm Video Stream (subscription required)
SERIES HISTORY: IPFW leads 8-7
LAST MEETING: Eastern Michigan 3, IPFW 0 | Sept. 17, 2013 | Ypsilanti, Mich.
IPFW Mastodons 5-1, 0-0 Summit league
Coach: Steve Florio | 1st Season
Kills: 99 | Emily Spencer
Assists: 160 | Mallory Slyder
Digs: 58 | Olivia Hahn
Blocks: 22 | Sarah Heckman
Aces: 13 | Kendall Wienkes
Attack %: .343 | Hailie Ripley
Eastern Michigan Eagles 4-2, 0-0 Mid-American
Coach: Kim Berrington | 19th Season
Kills: 79 | Stacey Perinar
Assists: 224 | Jill Briner
Digs: 98 | Corynne Smith
Blocks: 20 | Megan Crawshaw
Aces: 10 | Natalie Folk
Attack %: .352 | Jill Briner
Spencer Enters the Octagon
Emily Spencer was named The Summit League's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for her performance September 2-7.
Spencer earned her eighth career Offensive Player of the Week award, which ranks second in Summit League history, after leading IPFW to a 2-1 record at the Flyer-Raider Invitational. The senior outside hitter had double-digit kills in all three matches to move into third place in league history with 1,603 career kills. She had 16 kills in the sweep of Bakersfield and followed that up with 15 kills and a .314 hitting clip in the loss to Eastern Kentucky. She added 10 kills in the sweep of Bowling Green on Saturday. She was second on her Mastodon team with three service aces. For the week, Spencer averaged 4.56 kills with a .232 hitting percentage to go along with her three aces and five assists (0.56 a/s).
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 1,603 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.
as of 9/7/14
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The first midweek match of the season for the IPFW women's volleyball team will have the squad traveling to Eastern Michigan for a 7 p.m. contest on September 9.
Gameday Information
WHEN: Tuesday, September 9 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Ypsilanti, Mich. | Convocation Center (8,824)
AUDIO: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs play-by-play
LIVE STATS: Eastern Michigan Sidearm Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: Eastern Michigan Sidearm Video Stream (subscription required)
SERIES HISTORY: IPFW leads 8-7
LAST MEETING: Eastern Michigan 3, IPFW 0 | Sept. 17, 2013 | Ypsilanti, Mich.
- IPFW leads the all-time series against Eastern Michigan 8-7.
- The Mastodons are 3-3 all-time in Ypsilanti, winning three of the last four meetings.
- The two teams have met every year since IPFW became a Division I school in 2001.
- IPFW had its seven-match winning streak over the Eagles snapped last season in Ypsilanti.
- Emily Spencer was named the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week after the second week of the season. It is her eighth career Offensive Player of the Week honor, second most in Summit League history.
- Emily Spencer was named the MVP of the Bronco Classic. Sarah Heckman and Kendall Wienkes were also named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bronco Classic.
- Hailie Ripley was named the Summit League Co-Defensive Player of the Week after the first week of the season, the second of her career
IPFW Mastodons 5-1, 0-0 Summit league
Coach: Steve Florio | 1st Season
Kills: 99 | Emily Spencer
Assists: 160 | Mallory Slyder
Digs: 58 | Olivia Hahn
Blocks: 22 | Sarah Heckman
Aces: 13 | Kendall Wienkes
Attack %: .343 | Hailie Ripley
Eastern Michigan Eagles 4-2, 0-0 Mid-American
Coach: Kim Berrington | 19th Season
Kills: 79 | Stacey Perinar
Assists: 224 | Jill Briner
Digs: 98 | Corynne Smith
Blocks: 20 | Megan Crawshaw
Aces: 10 | Natalie Folk
Attack %: .352 | Jill Briner
Spencer Enters the Octagon
Emily Spencer was named The Summit League's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for her performance September 2-7.
Spencer earned her eighth career Offensive Player of the Week award, which ranks second in Summit League history, after leading IPFW to a 2-1 record at the Flyer-Raider Invitational. The senior outside hitter had double-digit kills in all three matches to move into third place in league history with 1,603 career kills. She had 16 kills in the sweep of Bakersfield and followed that up with 15 kills and a .314 hitting clip in the loss to Eastern Kentucky. She added 10 kills in the sweep of Bowling Green on Saturday. She was second on her Mastodon team with three service aces. For the week, Spencer averaged 4.56 kills with a .232 hitting percentage to go along with her three aces and five assists (0.56 a/s).
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 1,603 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. | 1,720 |
| 2. | Emily Spencer | IPFW | Sr. | 1,603 |
| 3. | Kelsie Wills | Hofstra | Sr. | 1,548 |
| 4. | Kendall Kritenbrink | South Dakota | Sr. | 1,512 |
| 5. | Madison Kingdon | Arizona | Sr. | 1,426 |
| 6. | Krista Vansant | Washington | Sr. | 1,416 |
| 7. | Annika Foit | LIU Brooklyn | Sr. | 1,370 |
| 8. | Haley Eckerman | Texas | Sr. | 1,359 |
| 9. | Liz Brenner | Oregon | Sr. | 1,345 |
| 10. | Kelly Lamberti | Ohio | Sr. | 1,297 |
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