AT THE MATCH
- WKU Match Tickets
- Friday, 11/7 vs. Delaware (6 p.m. CT)
- Alumni Night
- SKEVA & BRAVO players get in free if they wear their jersey or team gear.
- Trading Card Giveaway: Callie Bauer
- Alumni Night
- Saturday, 11/8 vs. Delaware (12 p.m. CT)
- Senior Day
- Come out and help celebrate our three seniors in their last home match at E.A. Diddle Arena!
- Trading Card Giveaway: Izzy Van De Wiele
- Senior Day
GAME INFO
- Location: E.A. Diddle Arena
- WKU vs. Delaware
- When: Nov. 7 (6 p.m. CT) & Nov. 8 (12 p.m. CT)
- Watch: Friday, Nov. 7 | Saturday, Nov. 8
- Follow: Friday, Nov. 7 | Saturday, Nov. 8
- Listen: The Varsity Network
ABOUT THE TOPS
- WKU enters the penultimate weekend of Conference USA play tied for first in the conference standings with UTEP.
- Kaira Knox and Sonja Laaksonen finished in double-digit kills against Middle Tennessee. Knox finished with 15 kills on Friday and a season-high single-match hitting percentage of .737. Laaksonen finished on Saturday with 10 kills, the third time she's hit the mark this season.
- WKU added two more Player of the Week awards to its collection, with Callie Bauer earning Setter of the Week and Kaira Knox earning Freshman of the Week. Bauer finished the six-set weekend with 68 assists and an average of 11.33 assists per set and collected three kills, a team-high five service aces, 10 digs, and three blocks. Knox posted 23 kills with an average of 3.83 kills per set thanks to a staggering .452 hitting percentage. She was responsible for almost 30% of WKU's kills over the weekend and is third on the team in total kills. At the service line, she also recorded one service ace.
- With the win on Saturday, WKU extended its 20-win season streak to 26 seasons. The streak is currently the longest active streak of 20 or more wins in the country.
- Senior Day on Saturday will honor three Hilltoppers: Callie Bauer, Abby Schaefer, and Callahan Wiegandt.
- WKU is all over the Top 10 in CUSA statistical categories, leading in points (18.28/set), hitting percentage (.306), assists (13.44/set), kills (14.41/set), opponent blocks (1.68/set), and opponent service aces (1.03/set).
- On the national stage, WKU is ranked in kills per set (6th, 14.39), assists per set (5th 13.43), hitting percentage (3rd, .306), and Faith Young is ranked 37th in hitting percentage (.388).
SERIES INFORMATION
- The Hilltoppers are 3-1 all-time against Delaware. All four matches have been at neutral sites.
- Delaware is a new member of CUSA and this weekend will be the Blue Hens' first time in Diddle Arena.
SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS
- Delaware is currently 7-14 overall and 4-8 in conference play. Delaware has wins over Saint Peter's, LA Tech, and MTSU.
- Anna Logan Gillens leads the team with 3.51 points per set with a total of 239 kills.
- At the net, Asia Murray leads the conference and Delaware with a total of 1.26 blocks per set adding to a total of 97 blocks overall. Additionally, Sila Ozyurek is 10th in conference with 55 total blocks and an average of 0.96 blocks per set.
- Anchoring the back row is Cadence Nguyen with a total of 243 digs and averaging 3.42 digs per set.
- Nguyen also paces Delaware with 25 service aces overall while Kennedi Inman has a total of 453 assists, averaging 5.88 assists per set.
