BOWLING GREEN, KY. – WKU Volleyball travels to Florida to take on Florida International University in Miami.
Match Notes
GAME INFO
- Watch:
- ESPN+ (Match 1)
- ESPN+ (Match 2)
- Listen: The Varsity Radio App
- Live Stats
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers swept the Blue Raiders in seven total sets to add two more to the win column in conference and improve to 6-0 in conference play and 13-6 overall
- Cox led the Hilltopper offense over the weekend with 24 total kills and a .317 hitting percentage. Both Izzy Van De Wiele and Kenadee Coye finished with at least 20 kills, Van De Wiele with 21 and Coyle with 22.
- Kenadee Coyle posted the first perfect offensive performance with at least 10 attempts in program history in match one. Coyle posted a 1.000 hitting percentage with 10 kills [10-0-10].
- In addition to Coyle's performance, Callier Bauer posted the second triple-double of her career with 10 kills, 39 assists, and 15 digs on Saturday
- Izzy Van De Wiele once again led at the net with 12 total blocks through her seven sets of play.
"College athletics is so interesting right now. People are putting teams together year-to-year in a lot of situations and you're starting sometimes those pieces fall into place pretty seamlessly and then sometimes those pieces take a while to connect," said Head Coach Travis Hudson. "It's not just about talent or not talent anymore. It's about cohesiveness and playing well together and doing those things. FIU has a lot of new faces this year like they have had for the last few years and it's taken them a while to find that connectivity. But when you look at their individual pieces, they're a talented team. It's just a process for everyone right now and a new day in college athletics. You can't put your finger on who a team is because everybody is so new year-to-year."
Travis Hudson 10.7 Press Conference
SERIES INFORMATION
The Hilltoppers are 44-8 all-time against Florida International. WKU has not lost a match against the Panthers since 2009 and are on a 25-match win streak. WKU is also 21-2 all-time when playing in Miami.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
- FIU is currently 2-15 with their two wins being against Davidson and Stetson.
- Offensively, FIU is led by Jillian Huckabey with 167 total kills.
- Defensively, the Panthers are led by Travel Morris with 42 total blocks.
- At the back row, FIU is anchored by Mandi Morioka with 252 digs so far this season.
