EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its second weekend of Missouri Valley Conference action the University of Evansville volleyball team plays host to Belmont and Indiana State inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. UE welcomes the Bruins at 6 p.m. on Friday before facing the Sycamores on Saturday at 5 p.m. with both matches being carried on ESPN+.
 

Weekend Schedule
UE vs. Belmont	Friday, October 3 | 6PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
UE vs. Indiana State	Saturday, October 4 | 5PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
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Recapping the Weekend
- Last weekend marked the opening two MVC contests with UE dropping a 3-0 home match to Bradley before putting up a fight in a 3-1 loss at Southern Illinois
- Hinsley Everett led UE with 13 kills against the Salukis while Holland Morris and Chloe Cline added eight kills apiece
 
Top 20
- Ainoah Cruz averaged 6.25 digs in the series against USI and continues to rank among the nation's best with her season average of 4.90 per frame
- Her average ranks second in the MVC and 17th in the nation
- Cruz eclipsed the 1,000-dig mark earlier this season against UAB and is on the cusp of moving into the top 10 in program history
- Her top performance of the season came against PFW where she recorded 31 digs
 
Moving up the Charts
- Senior Kora Ruff is just 30 assists away from moving into the top three in UE program history
- With 3,426, Ruff is closing in on Allana McInnis' total of 3,456
- Ruff continues to rank second in the MVC with her average of 7.68 assists per game
- Her season-high of 44 assists came against PFW while she had 41 on two occasions
 
Top Effort
- Entering the road match at SIU, Holland Morris had seven kills in her career
- Against the Salukis Morris surpassed that tally with a career-best eight kills
- She made her season debut against Bradley and picked up a kill
 
Scouting the Opposition
- Belmont enters Friday's match with a 10-3 record after splitting their MVC matches last weekend
- After defeating Murray State by a 3-1 final, Belmont fell at Indiana State in four sets
- Brooke Gilleland leads Belmont with 3.38 kills per frame
- The Sycamores begin the weekend with a 7-7 mark following a split last week; ISU fell to Illinois State before defeating Belmont
- Kira Holland leads ISU with 3.87 kills/set