NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program will travel to New York this weekend for a two-game Northeast-10 Conference road trip as they face off against Saint Rose on Friday night (7 p.m.) in Albany, N.Y. and Le Moyne (12 p.m.) on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y.
Inside the Series:
- This will be the second meeting of the season between Merrimack and Saint Rose; Merrimack lost to Saint Rose earlier in the season, 3-0
- Since 2004, Merrimack is 7-10 all-time against the Golden Knights; their last win came in 2016
- This will be the first meeting of the season between Merrimack and Le Moyne
- Merrimack is 7-8 all-time against the Dolphins, dating back to 2004
- The Warriors have not beaten Le Moyne since 2014
Five Things to Know:
- Last weekend Merrimack had a two game homestand against Assumption and Southern Connecticut. Merrimack lost both games in close sets. The Warriors played a total of seven sets last weekend and kept all sets close, with no set finishing with a closer margin that six points
- Junior outside hitter Catherine Flaherty leads the team in kills (167) and set a new career high in service aces (15)
- Freshman Sophie Meyers has emerged as Merrimack's top option in the middle, leading the team with 42.0 total blocks and 0.62 blocks per set. Her 42 blocks are already the most in a single season for the Warriors in two years
- Senior libero Amanda Cain has a career high in digs (249), which also leads the team
- Junior setter Sydney Buran has set career highs this year in assists (239), digs (53), and kills (17). Freshman setter Megan Rumenapp played in her second game of the season on Friday and had two kills to go along with 19 assists and seven digs
Meet the Opposition:
|
Merrimack (5-13, 3-3 NE10) |
Saint Rose (13-8, 4-3 NE10) |
Le Moyne (10-9, 2-7 NE10) |
| Kills Per Set |
9.97 |
12.26 |
12.83 |
| Assists Per Set |
9.22 |
11.39 |
12.14 |
| Digs Per Set |
13.96 |
16.38 |
16.73 |
| Kills Leader |
Catherine Flaherty (167) |
Stevie Schweitzer (237) |
Jessica Miller (224) |
| Assists Leader |
Rosie Sperduto (240) |
Sam Kubik (737) |
Emily Yancone (743) |
| Digs Leader |
Amanda Cain (249) |
Tina Ceriello (437) |
Mikayla Porr (336) |
| Blocks Leader |
Sophie Meyers (33) |
Shayna Webber (21) |
Jessica Miller (9) |
| Service Aces Leader |
Katelynn Marr (16) |
Sam Kubik (32) |
Emily Yancone (25) |
Up Next:
The Warriors next matches will come on Homecoming Weekend beginning on Friday, Oct. 26, when Merrimack hosts Adelphi University at 4 p.m. in Hammel Court.
