Volleyball – Tue, Oct. 18, 2022 at 2:25 PM
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COLUMBIA, Ky. – Only six matches remain on the Lindsey Wilson volleyball team’s regular season schedule, and of those contests, two of which will be against teams currently ranked above the Blue Raiders in the Mid-South Conference standings, including Wednesday evening’s opponent, Cumberland University.
The Phoenix (16-7, 8-3 MSC) presently sit two games ahead of Lindsey Wilson as the league’s third seed and have won five of their last six conference match-ups. The team, however, is coming off a non-conference road trip to St. Louis this past weekend where they defeated St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in between losses to Trinity International (Ill.) and No. 4 Missouri Baptist University.
Junior Harlee Kate Reid and freshman Hazel Konkel lead a Cumberland offense actively boasting the Mid-South’s highest attack percentage at 0.227. The latter of the two is also a significant reason why the Phoenix rank inside the top 30 nationally in blocks per set, as her 53 total blocks stand atop the conference’s leaderboard. Konkel was recognized as the Mid-South’s Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after contributing 12 total blocks over the Phoenix’s five matches last week.
Cumberland’s young standout managed two of her team’s 16 block assists the last time the Phoenix squared up against the Blue Raiders back on September 8, and they will certainly have their hands full again as Lindsey Wilson enters Wednesday with a hitting percentage just north of 27 percent over its last four matches.
The trio of Alexis Smith, Alix Stoermer, and Savanah Pippin continue to pace the local’s attack, combining for 463 kills and a 0.277 hitting mark on the season. Furthermore, at the net, Pippin and Stoermer lead the Blue Raiders with 32 and 25.5 total blocks, respectively.
Elsewhere offensively, Camryn Rich sits with the second-highest assists per set ratio in the Mid-South at 9.14, while Natalie Ackermann sports team highs in both service aces (25) and digs (225).
Wednesday will be the 61st all-time meeting between Lindsey Wilson and Cumberland, and it is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CST with live stats and video available.
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