Charlotte enters the series with a 5-2 overall record and 3-1 mark in league play. WKU sits at a perfect 7-0 and 2-0 in C-USA action after postponing last weekend's matches at Old Dominion.
Both of the Tops' matches will be streamed for free on Facebook Live via the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (HSSN) Facebook page with Brett Williams will be on the call. The matches will also be available on CUSA.tv, Conference USA's home for live events, for fans who elect to subscribe.
MATCHES 8 AND 9
Charlotte (5-2) at WKU (7-0)
February 21, 2021 | Noon CT
E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
Charlotte at WKU
February 21, 2021 | Noon CT
E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
BROADCAST
Watch: Both matches –
HSSN Facebook Live (Brett Williams, pxp | Ken Marshall, analysis) CUSA.tv Stream (Subscription required)
Match Notes: WKU | Charlotte
Live Stats: WKU Volleyball Stats
TOP STORYLINES
- The Hilltoppers are 14-3 all-time against Charlotte with the most recent meeting being a 3-0 win for WKU on October 27, 2019 in Charlotte. WKU is 8-0 against Charlotte when playing in Diddle Arena and has been victorious in the last 11 meetings between the sides.
- WKU Volleyball is back in action after last weekend's matches at Old Dominion were postponed due to a positive COVID-19 result in the Hilltoppers' Tier 1 testing group.
- Hilltopper Volleyball head coach Travis Hudson enters the weekend series with a career record of 649-215. Should he reach the 650-win milestone, he would become just the 15th active coach in all of NCAA Division I Volleyball to do so.
- When including regular-season and Conference USA Tournament matches, WKU Volleyball owns a record of 99-7 against fellow C-USA teams entering this weekend's contests with the 49ers.
- Paige Briggs and Nadia Dieudonne were recognized with Conference USA weekly accolades in the league's first week of distribution this season. Briggs was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week while Dieudonne was chosen as the Setter of the Week.
- After another week of play, Dieudonne made it back-to-back Conference USA Setter of the Week awards.
- Episode 46 of the Beyond the Hill podcast features WKU setter Nadia Dieudonne. Dieudonne discusses the Tops' 5-0 start, entering the season in the top 25, what drew her to WKU being a transfer from Xavier, her plans after leaving The Hill, and much more. LISTEN
- WKU Volleyball will be wearing "AC" patches on all of its jerseys this season to honor the life of Hilltopper legend Alyssa Cavanaugh who passed away on December 25, 2020. Cavanaugh is the most-decorated player in program history.
- In Conference USA's first season utilizing divisions, WKU has been predicted to win the East Division by the league's coaches. WKU's counterpart from the West was Rice – a program that the Hilltoppers have no shortage of high-level battles against.
- Junior Lauren Matthews was selected as the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year and was joined on the Preseason All-Conference Team by Paige Briggs and Nadia Dieudonne. All three won superlative awards last season and would go on to earn AVCA All-Region accolades.
- WKU Volleyball moved up one spot to the No. 20 ranking in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll (AVCA). WKU came in at No. 25 in the Preseason Poll and has been ranked every week since.
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How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
