The Malone University volleyball team will play four matches at home as part of the Hall of Fame City Challenge this Friday, August 31st and Saturday, September 1st in Osborne Hall. The Pioneers went 4-0 in the challenge last season and will look to repeat their performance this weekend.
 
Friday, August 31st Schedule

Malone vs. Notre Dame	10:00 AM
Daemen vs. Seton Hill	12:15 PM
Malone vs. Southern Indiana	2:30 PM
Notre Dame vs. Seton Hill	4:45 PM
Southern Indiana vs. Daemen	7:00 PM

Saturday, September 1st Schedule

Malone vs. Seton Hill	9:00 AM
Notre Dame vs. Daemen	11:15 AM
Seton Hill vs. Southern Indiana	1:30 PM
Malone vs. Daemen	3:45 PM
Notre Dame vs. Southern Indiana	6:00 PM

Live stats for all matches will be available at: portal.stretchinternet.com/malone
Live video for all Friday matches and the Malone vs. Seton Hill match on Saturday will be available at: portal.stretchinternet.com/malone … The final four matches of the tournament team will be broadcast on: livestream.com/maloneuniversity/volleyball
 
An All-Tournament Team will be announced following the conclusion of Saturday's matches.

Malone Notes 

• Led by senior middle hitter Mallory Adams, the G-MAC East Player of the Week, the Pioneers posted a 2-2 record at the Ashland Invitational last weekend. Adams, who needs just three kills to reach 1,000 for her career, led the team in kills per set (3.29) and hitting percentage (.373), and was second in blocks (1.07/s)
• Junior hitter Hannah Eliason led the team in blocks (1.14/s), while libero Maggie Hamrock led Malone in digs (4.79/s).
• Hamrock, outside hitter Faith Lau, who averaged 3.36 kills per set, and setter Abbie Swaino each tallied a team-high four service aces. Swaino also posted a team-high 65 assists across 12 sets last weekend (5.42/s).
• As a team, Malone is currently 21st in NCAA DII in digs per set (19.6) and 25th in total blocks (32.0).
• The Pioneers were 10-4 at home last season and three of the four losses went to four sets.
   

Daemen (2-2) - Roster | Stats

• The Wildcats are led by outside hitter Meghan Ballou, an All-Conference performer who led the team with 3.06 kills per set last season.

Notre Dame (1-2) -  Roster | Stats

• The Falcons are led by Stark County natives Mary Kate McHugh (3.91 kills per set) at outside hitter and Alexandra Kaeberlein (6.64 digs per set) at libero.
   

Seton Hill (2-2) -  Roster | Stats

• Honorable Mention All-American middle hitter Leah Bisignani averaged 3.07 kills and hit. 312 to lead the Griffins in 2017.

Southern Indiana (3-1) -  Roster | Stats

• Right side hitter Elexis Coleman is averaging 3.25 kills while hitting .465 through four matches this season to lead the Screaming Eagles.