Following a two-week hiatus, the Malone University volleyball team is back in action this Friday and Saturday with a pair of home conference matches. The Pioneers will be jockeying for position in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as they take on two teams directly above them in the standings. Prior to Saturday's match, Malone will honor its graduating seniors Haley Kool and Lynsey Trusty. Student assistant Amanda Parker, a member of the 2015 team will also be recognized.

Matches
(10/28) Malone vs. Davis & Elkins – 7:00 pm
(10/29) Malone vs. Alderson Broaddus – 2:00 pm (Senior Day)
 
Media
Live Video: livestream.com/maloneuniversity
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/malone/wvball
 
Team Notes
Malone (4-20, 1-4 G-MAC) – Roster | Schedule | Stats

• Senior middle hitter Haley Kool will be approaching a career milestone this weekend as she currently sits at 244 total blocks and is 15 shy of the Malone top-10. She already etched her name into the career block assists record book earlier this season and has climbed to 6th all-time. She currently sits at 210 block assists, eight shy of cracking the top-5
• Senior libero Lynsey Trusty, who ranks 2nd in the G-MAC in total digs, is also likely to make her mark in the annals of Malone history. On the year, she is averaging 4.65 digs per set, a figure that would rank 4th in a single season. Trusty's former teammate Katie Hasebein owns the all-time mark of 5.26.
• As Kool and Trusty lead the defense, sophomore outside hitters Veronica Gehring and Mallory Adams have paced the offense, especially as of late. The pair both averaged over 3.30 kills per set at the Midwest Crossover.
• Gehring is hitting .303 with 51 kills across her last four matches while Adams leads Malone with 2.87 k/s and a .222 hitting percentage on the season.
• The Pioneers enter the weekend having lost three matches at the Midwest Crossover two weeks ago. Malone managed to win the first set all three contests, but failed to secure the victory. The trend has pervaded all season as the Pioneers have won the first set in 14 of their 24 matches this season but have just four victories to show for it.

Davis & Elkins (8-16, 1-2 G-MAC) - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Senators, who rank 2nd in the conference in hitting percentage (.171), are coming off of a four-set loss to Charleston on Tuesday night.
• Middle Sasha Johnson posted a team-high 13 kills and nine blocks. She leads the G-MAC with 94 blocks and is 6th in the conference with 28 service aces. She also ranks 3rd in the conference in hitting (.308)
• 6'2" Outside hitter Elizabeth Estes leads D&E and ranks 4th in the G-MAC with 3.09 kills per set.

Alderson Broaddus (3-22, 1-2 G-MAC) - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Battlers enter the weekend last in the G-MAC in both opponent hitting percentage and opponent service aces. AB lost in three sets to Walsh Tuesday night.
• Three players rank in the G-MAC top-10 in hitting percentage but Alderson Broaddus is just 5th as a team. Jayla McCrary is 5th in the conference in hitting (.277) and 8th in blocks per set (0.79).
• Middle hitter Lauren Daudelin leads the team with 202 kills while outside hitter Elise Wolf has a team-high 37 service aces.