FIU Series // Nov. 3-4 // Diddle Arena |
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| Match 27: FIU (12-14) | Fri., Nov. 3 | 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Varsity Radio Network // Listen Live | Livestats | ||||
| Match 28: FIU | Sat., Nov. 4 | 12 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Varsity Radio Network // Listen Live | Livestats | ||||
| Tickets | Single game tickets are available at entrance 2 ($6 adults, $3 youth) | ||||
| Promotions | BRAVO Night, Senior Day, + 4 for 4 Promotion Friday: BRAVO night -- all players wearing BRAVO gear receive free admission. First 50 students receive a free "W" t-shirt. Sunday: Senior day Volleyball 4 for 4: If fans attend both matches in a weekend series, they will be entered into a drawing to win a suite for a Hilltopper Basketball game during the 2023 season. Ticket stubs will be collected at the marketing table and a winner will be drawn at the end of the season. |
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| Game Notes | WKU | FIU | ||||
| Series History | WKU leads, 42-8 | Full History | ||||
| Social Media | @WKUVolleyball | @WKU Volleyball  | Facebook  | YouTube  | Tik Tok |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- As the No. 23 Hilltoppers wrap up their final homestand in Diddle Arena, Travis Hudson and the Tops are in line to clinch the regular season conference title on Senior Day, as WKU plays host to FIU. Promoting BRAVO volleyball club night on Friday, WKU could clinch its ninth regular season title in 10 years as the Red and White celebrate Paige Briggs, Shannon Keck, Cameron Mosley, and student assistant Sam Canner for their years of service to the program. The matches, Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov 4, will serve off at 6 p.m. and noon CT in Bowling Green.
Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ with Scott Thompson on play-by-play, and Ken Marshall on color. As is the case for every Hilltopper match this season, all the action will also be available on the Varsity Radio Network with Reily Chestnut on the audio call.
In a momentous weekend in Ruston for the first time since 2018, the Tops sweep LA Tech in both of their weekend matches, holding them under a .100 hitting clip in both. Freshman Izzy Van De Wiele marked a career weekend in the middle, hitting double-digit kills for a .451 average, while Abby Schaefer continued a four-match streak of double-digit digs from the back row. The Bulldogs' 25.0 points in Saturday's match was the second-lowest amount allowed by the Tops all season, in a quick three-set match up that lasted an hour and 10 minutes.
A turnaround from last season's 8-21 season, Cristina Robertson and the FIU Panthers kicked off CUSA action with their best start in conference history: 5-0. Now owning a 12-14 overall slate, the Panthers are 8-4 in Conference USA, sitting in third place in the standings. FIU's Yasso Amin leads the Panthers with a .267 hitting percentage, adding to the team's total .210 hitting clip, while they average 2.1 blocks a set.
PARKING
Fans can park in Parking Structure 2 (located between the football stadium and E.A. Diddle Arena) and enter through the Gate 2 entrance.
TICKETS
Single match tickets are available at only entrance 2 on game day. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids. Save 20% on single-match tickets when you buy online in advance.
TOP STORYLINES
- WKU has been predicted to win the conference title in the Conference USA Preseason Poll voted by the league's coaches. Callie Bauer, Paige Briggs, Kaylee Cox, and Kenadee Coyle, were all selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Briggs was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. After a third place finish in 2022, UTEP was predicted to finish second.
- The Tops are a perfect 12-0 in conference en route to clinch their ninth regular-season conference title in 10 seasons on Saturday.
- Freshman Izzy Van De Wiele marked a career weekend in Ruston against LA Tech, swinging for double-digit kills and operating with a .451 hitting clip. The Iowa native earned her first Conference USA weekly honor for her performance.
- Senior weekend on The Hill, WKU will honor student assistant Sam Canner, Shannon Keck, Cameron Mosley, and fifth-year Paige Briggs. The class has an immense 134-13 overall record and perfect 64-0 mark in CUSA through five years. Briggs leaves her career on The Hill thus far, fifth all-time in career kills, second all-time in attempts, owns two school records and is a two-time All-American.
- WKU Volleyball is more accessible than ever with radio broadcasts for every match. The Tops are 1 of just 10 Division I Volleyball programs that currently have live radio for home and away matches.
- Picking up a 22-4 record so far on the year, the Hilltoppers picked up their first win in 2023 with a marquee 3-1 victory over No. 12 Marquette in Dayton, Ohio. It was the first Top-15 win for the Red and White since 2015. WKU is standing at 28 in the latest NCAA RPI report.
- A strong offense to head coach Travis Hudson's Hilltoppers, the Tops lead Conference USA in hitting percentage (.304 -- which ranks fifth nationally) and kills/set (13.66).
- Despite being five hours away geographically, the Hilltoppers and Gamecocks have never played each other before this weekend, now as conference opponents.
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.
