EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 4-match home streak continues on Friday evening with the University of Evansville volleyball team welcoming Indiana State to Meeks Family Fieldhouse for a 6 p.m. contest. Home action comes to a close next weekend when the Purple Aces play host to Missouri State and Southern Illinois.
Weekend Recap
- UE hopes to end a skid of five matches on Friday against the Sycamores
- On Monday, the Aces dropped a 3-2 match to Bradley; Melanie Feliciano finished with 20 kills while Alondra Vazquez and Rachel Tam tallied 17 and 16, respectively
- Gabriela Macedo added to her dig total with 36 more while Allana McInnis had 53 assists
It's Official
- Fernando Morales was named the full-time head coach at the University of Evansville on October 30, 2019
- Morales joined the program as an assistant in 2018 before being elevated to interim head coach in the spring of 2019
- The native of Puerto Rico led the Aces to their best start in nine seasons while seeing his played break numerous program records
A Helping Hand
- Junior Allana McInnis has established herself as one of the top setters in the league and is moving up the national rankings
- McInnis' average of 10.58 assists/game is fourth in the MVC and 44th in the nation while her total of 1,017 is 7th nationally
- The top two contests of her career saw her post 65 helpers against EIU before recording 64 in the win over TTU
- She has recorded at least 29 assists in 21 out of the 24 matches in 2019
- McInnis is one of nine players in program history to have 1,000+ assists in a season
Scouting the Opposition
- Indiana State heads to Evansville with a 5-18 overall record and are 3-10 in league action
- They have fallen in their last three matches since a 3-1 win over Drake on October 26
- Nikkie White has a team-best 2.92 kills per set while Melina Tedrow ranks second in the MVC behind Gabriela Macedo with 5.35 digs per game
Top Rankings
- UE is not only near the top of the conference rankings in several categories, but is also impressive on a national scale
- With 39.17 attacks per set, the Aces offense ranks fifth in the nation
- Led by Gabriela Macedo's 5.88 digs per set, the Aces average 17.76 per game
- That total is 14th in the NCAA and third in the Valley
- Macedo's tally paces the MVC and is 7th in the country
- Individually, Melanie Feliciano is second in the Valley with 4.18 kills per set; she ranks 34th in the nation in that stat and is the #4 freshman
- Feliciano's season total of 437.0 points is 17th in the country
- UE's freshman is 17th in the NCAA in total kills with 401 while Rachel Tam is 25th with a total of 372
- Allana McInnis is third in the conference with 10.58 assists per set; her average is 44th in the NCAA while her total of 1,017 helpers in 2019 is the 7th-highest tally in the NCAA
- Hannah Watkins paces UE with 0.99 blocks per game; that is fifth in the MVC
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