KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team wraps up its non-conference schedule this weekend at the CEFCU Classic in Peoria, Ill. The Broncos open the tournament with a doubleheader on Friday against St. Thomas and tournament host Bradley, before closing out the weekend on Saturday afternoon against IUPUI.
TOURNAMENT INFO
Match One: Friday, Sept. 16 | 11 am | WMU vs. St. Thomas |
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Match Two: Friday, Sept. 16 | 7 pm | WMU at Bradley |
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Match Three: Saturday, Sept. 17 | 3 pm | WMU vs. IUPUI |
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THE FIRST SERVE
Western Michigan closes out non-conference play with the CEFCU Classic in Peoria, Ill. The Broncos begin the tournament with a doubleheader on Friday against St. Thomas and Bradley before wrapping up the weekend on Saturday with IUPUI.
LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos went 1-2 last weekend at the UNI Tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Western Michigan dropped its weekend opener to tournament host Northern Iowa on Friday, before splitting its Saturday matches, a five-set win over Grand Canyon and a four-set defeat at the hands of SEMO.
ALL-TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE
For the second time this season, senior outside hitter
Maggie King made an All-Tournament Team, earning the honor at last weekend's UNI Tournament. King recorded double-digit kills in all three of WMU's matches and totaled 51 (3.92/set) for the weekend. She also added at least nine digs in every contest, including a career-high tying 16 digs in the win over Grand Canyon. King was also named to the Buffs Invitational All-Tournament team after the opening weekend of the season.
THE OPPONENTS
Western Michigan begins the weekend with its first-ever meeting against St. Thomas on Friday. That evening, the Broncos battle Bradley for the first time since 2016. WMU is 2-0 all-time against the Braves. The Broncos close out the weekend on Saturday afternoon against IUPUI, a program it has won all seven prior meetings against.
SETTING THE TABLE
WMU setter
Logan Case continued her strong start to the season with 134 assists (10.31/set) last weekend. The two-time reigning MAC Setter of the Year leads the conference in both total assists (391) and assists/set (11.50) this season. The junior also ranks third in the nation in both categories.
DYNAMIC DUO
Western Michigan outside hitters
Maggie King and
Julia Marr have been among the best in the Mid-American Conference so far in 2022. At 3.63 kills/set, Marr ranks fourth in the conference, while King's 3.37/set average is currently sixth. Marr (3.94) and King (3.82) currently rank fifth and seventh, respectively, in the MAC in points per set.
