EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A busy home weekend is on tap when the University of Evansville volleyball welcomes UAB, Western Illinois, and Morehead State in its home tournament.  UE faces the Blazers and Leathernecks on Friday before completing the weekend versus the Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
 

Full Weekend Schedule
Morehead State vs. WIU	Friday, September 12 | 10AM CST | Live Stats
UE vs. UAB	Friday, September 12 | 12:30PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
Morehead State vs. UAB	Friday, September 12 | 4:30PM CST | Live Stats
UE vs. WIU	Friday, September 12 | 7PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
UAB vs. WIU	Saturday, September 13 | 11AM CST | Live Stats
UE vs. Morehead State	Saturday, September 6 | 3PM CST | Live Stats
UE Volleyball	Volleyball Home Page | Twitter | Match Notes

 
Recapping the Weekend
- In its trip to the GSU Invitational, the Purple Aces picked up victories over Florida A&M and Queens before dropping the weekend finale against Georgia State
- Chloe Cline and Josdarilee Caraballo registered 11 kills apiece in the triumph over the Rattlers while McKenzie Laubach's 24 kills paced UE to the 3-1 win over the Royals
 
Approaching 1,000
- Ainioah Cruz opens the weekend just three digs shy of 1,000 in her career
- Cruz is the reigning MVC Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 4.59 digs per set in UE's four matches last week
- At the GSU Invitational, Cruz finished the weekend with an average of 5.38 digs
- Her season average of 5.16 is second in the MVC
 
Career Mark
- McKenzie Laubach put forth the top effort of her collegiate career against Queens as she tallied 24 kills
- The effort lifted her season average fo 2.27 per set, which ranks 21st in the MVC
- She opened the weekend with seven kills against Florida A&M
 
Block Party
- Sabrina Ripple has enjoyed a strong start to her sophomore campaign
- With an average of 1.13 blocks per set, Ripple ranks sixth in the MVC
- She has multiple blocks in each match and put forth the top performance of her career versus Purdue Fort Wyane as she had three solo and four block assists
- Offensively, she has six or more kills in five of her six contests
 
Scouting the Opposition
- Evansville opens the weekend against UAB who opens the weekend with a 4-2 mark
- The Blazers were 3-0 in their home tournament last weekend defeating USC Upstate, Tennessee Tech, and UNA
- Friday evening's match will see the Aces take on Western Illinois
- The Leathernecks open play at 1-5 with their victory coming over Austin Peay last weekend
- Morehead State will mark the final opponent of the weekend
- The Eagles are 3-3 on the year with wins over St. John's, UIC, and Radford