KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team continues its busy road stretch this weekend as it heads down to Harrisonburg, Va., for the Erie Insurance Invitational, hosted by James Madison.
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Match One: Friday, Sept. 13 | 6 pm | WMU vs. UC San Diego |
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Match Two: Saturday, Sept. 14 | 12 pm | WMU vs. High Point |
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Match Three: Sunday, Sept. 15 | 10 am | WMU at James Madison |
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BUSY WEEK CONTINUES
Coming off of a straight-set win at Michigan State on Wednesday, Western Michigan heads right back out on the road to face UC San Diego, High Point and James Madison at the Erie Insurance Invitational down in Harrisonburg, Va.
THE OPPONENTS
UC San Diego enters the weekend at 5-1 and had a pair of freshmen in Molly McCluskey and Paulina Baillie earn Big West honors earlier this week. High Point is 3-3 after splitting a pair of matches at its home tournament last weekend including a five-set loss to Ohio. James Madison checks in at 2-3 after falling to Ball State and #9 Kentucky last week in Lexington, Ky. JMU is the only team of the three that WMU has faced before, with the Broncos sweeping the Dukes in Kalamazoo back in 2001.
LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos started the week with a straight-set victory at Michigan State on Wednesday night, making it two years in a row they have swept a Big Ten team on the road. WMU hit a season-high .306 for the night, with
Keona Salesman leading the attack with 17 kills on a .471 hitting percentage.
Logan Case racked up 35 assists and 11 digs to pick up her fifth straight double-double.
SETTING THE STANDARD
Logan Case ran her double-double streak to five consecutive matches on Wednesday against MSU by posting 35 assists and 11 digs. For the season, the fifth-year setter is second in the nation in assists/set at 11.91. Case is the NCAA's active leader in career assists with 5,359, which ranks as the seventh-most in Mid-American Conference history.
KILLER KEONA
Keona Salesman made it six straight matches in double-figures to start the season and four in a row with 15 kills or more with her 17-kill performance on Wednesday. The Coldwater, Mich., native is atop the conference with 4.14 kills/set.
DIGGING IN DEFENSIVELY
After tallying 14 digs on Wednesday,
Andelyn Simkins has had double-digit digs in 35 straight matches going back to last season. WMU's libero is second in the league and fourth nationally with 5.77 digs/set. As a team, the Broncos are fifth in digs/set with 18.77.
