Hyatt Place Invitational Match Notes
AT THE GAME
- WKU Match Tickets
- 9/13 vs. #24 Dayton: Alivia Skidmore Trading Card Giveaway
- 9/14 vs. Illinois: Camila Adams Trading Card Giveaway/Beach Day
- Location: E.A. Diddle Arena
- Watch: ESPN+
- Listen: The Varsity Network
- Live Stats
- The Hilltoppers return eight players from their 2023 squad including 2024 CUSA Preseason Player of the Year, Kaylee Cox
- Both Kaylee Cox and Callie Bauer were named to the Kathy Deboer All-Tournamet Team over the weekend
- Kaylee Cox had a .239 hitting percentage with a team-high 32 kills while Callie Bauer hit .273 with 102 assists through the weekend's three matches
- WKU played its first five-set match of the season against #16 Tennessee, falling 2-3
QUOTABLE
"This is the week I talked about, coming up here," said Head Coach Travis Hudson. "It's going to be a tremendous challenge for us. We just have a tremendous task ahead of us and I wish we were playing better. It's coming, we will, but we're just not doing the things we need to win those big matches yet."
Travis Hudson Press Conference
SERIES INFORMATION
- Marquette: The Tops are 1-2 overall against the Golden Eagles but have yet to host Marquette at home
- #24 University of Dayton: The Hilltoppers are 5-3 overall against the Flyers with a 1-0 record when playing at E.A. Diddle Arena
- Illinois: This is only the second time in program history WKU has played Illinois, and the first time hosting. The Tops are 0-1 overall
SCOUTING
- Golden Eagles
- Marquette is currently 1-3 overall with losses to Stanford, Kansas, and Eastern Michigan.
- Offensively, the Golden Eagles are led by Aubrey Hamilton with 48 kills and defensively are also led by Hamilton who has a team-high 13 blocks.
- # 24 Dayton Flyers
- Dayton is currently ranked #24 in the country with an overall record of 5-0
- Offensively, the Flyers are led by Lexie Almodovar with 71 kills. Defensively they're led by Liana Sarkissian with 18 total blocks.
- Illinois
- Illinois is currently 6-0 overall with two back-to-back five-set matches against Iowa State and Wake Forest.
- Offensively, Illinois is led by Raina Terry with 96 kills. Defensively, they're led by Ashlyn Philpot with 34 blocks.
