EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A unique spring 2021 campaign comes to a close this weekend with the University of Evansville volleyball team welcoming Valparaiso to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ will have coverage of both games, which begin at 6 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively.
Senior Day
- This weekend marks the final week in the career of one of the best setters in program history - Allana McInnis
- She will finish her career third on the all-time Aces assist list
Last Time Out
- In its final road trip of the season, the Aces dropped both contests at Illinois State
- Melanie Feliciano recorded 16 kills in the opener while Rachel Basinski led Evansville with 16 digs
- Game two saw Alondra Vazquez pace the squad with 17 kills while Basinski added 16 digs and Cecilia Thon registered 16 assists
1-2 Punch
- Alondra Vazquez and Melanie Feliciano have combined to provide the top 1-2 offensive threat in the MVC
- They have combined for 8.22 kills per set, edging Missouri State's Brooklyn Cink and Amelia Flynn, who average 7.36
- Vazquez ranks second in the MVC with 4.38 kills per set while Feliciano checks in with 3.84, putting her 4th in the league
Racking up the Digs
- Since being the primary starter as UE's libero, Rachel Basinski has gotten better and better and is coming off of a career effort at Missouri State where she recorded 31 digs
- Through the first six matches of her freshman season, Basinski finished with 0.95 digs per set, but over the previous 10 contests, she has registered an average of 5.22
- Those performances have seen her move swiftly up the MVC rankings where she is currently 14th
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