Volleyball | 11/8/2016 1:41:00 PM

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- WVU Tech volleyball enters the River States Conference (RSC) Volleyball Tournament as the No. 4 (East Division) seed and will face No. 1 (West Division) Indiana University Kokomo Friday, November 11 at 12:30 p.m. at host school Cincinnati Christian University.

Tech finished the regular season 22-18, 6-10 (RSC) while the Cougars hold a record of 23-7, 13-3 (RSC). In the their last meeting on October 22, the Golden Bears fell to IU Kokomo 3-0 with scores of 25-19, 25-13 and 25-23.

RECORDS

• Tech is 8-6 on the road this season including a 3-1 victory at Bluefield College in a non-conference match-up to finish out the regular season.
• The Cougars posted a perfect 5-0 record in their last five match-ups, all RSC contests.

GOLDEN BEAR NOTES

• WVU Tech's 22 wins in 2016 are the most in program history (since at least 2007) with the next being nine in 2013.
• The team averages 11.07 kills per set and 10.01 service aces per set.
• The Gold and Blue have picked up a total of 2,301 digs this season and averages 15.44 per set.
• The Golden Bears have four top-25 rankings in the NAIA DI:
  • No. 13 in Total Digs (2301)
  • No. 13 in Total Service Aces (230)
  • No. 16 in Total Kills (1650)
  • No. 21 in Total Assists (1491)
• Freshman Konstantina Pateli holds individual rankings in the nation (NAIA DI) including No. 6 in Total Assists (1307), No. 6 in Total Service Aces (74) and No. 27 in Service Aces per Game (0.510).
• Pateli is in the top spot for total assists in the RSC.
• Junior Bailey Lotozo leads the team on the attack with 412 in 2016, giving her a No. 35 ranking in the nation (NAIA DI).
• Lotozo is also ranked No. 39 in the NAIA DI with 3.610 kills per set.
• On defense, senior libero Michala Dean is currently No. 22 (NAIA DI) for 648 total digs.
• Dean averages 4.5 digs per set.

SCOUTING MIDWAY

• The Eagles currently sit in first in the RSC (West Division) with a conference record of 13-3.
• The team averages 12.68 kills per set and 17.31 digs per set.
• Kokomo's Lindi Thomas leads the Cougars with 3.24 kills per set and 305 kills.
• Their defense is led by Kaleigh Ensley who has posted 506 digs in 2016, averaging 5.16 per set.

 

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