The Malone University volleyball team will host Walsh University this Friday, October 11th in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) matchup at 7:00 pm in Osborne Hall. Friday's match will be a "White Out" as the two teams meet for the first time this season.
 
GameDay
10/9 Malone vs. Walsh – 7:00 pm
Live Video: portal.stretchinternet.com/malone

Team Comparison

Malone	Category	Walsh
6-11 (1-2)	Record (G-MAC)	9-4 (3-0)
.189	Attacking %	.246
.193	Opponent att. %	.163
12.1	Kills per set	13.3
16.9	Digs per set	16.0
1.35	Blocks per set	1.71
1.47	Aces per set	1.65

Recent History
Malone has lost eight straight to the Cavaliers, including a five-set and a four-set loss last season. The Pioneers' last win over Walsh came during the 2015 season in North Canton.

Malone Notes

• The Pioneers are coming off of an 0-3 week, which included G-MAC road losses to Kentucky Wesleyan and Trevecca Nazarene. Malone is one of three teams tied for seventh place in the G-MAC standings.
• In conference matches this season, the Pioneers rank third in the conference with 18 digs per set.
• Senior Sydney Black ranks sixth individually in the conference with 4.25 digs a set. The first-year libero enters Friday night's match with 999 career digs.
• Black and classmate Faith Lau, who is averaging 2.20 kills per set, are tied for the team lead with 20 service aces.
• Freshman right side Kayla Jarosz leads the Pioneers with 2.53 kills per set and a .258 attacking percentage. Jarosz has at least nine kills in four of the last nine matches, including a season-high 17 last Friday at Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Senior Hannah Eliason is second on the team in kills (2.22 k/s) and leads the team in total blocks (52). She tallied 20 kills in the two matches against Walsh last season.
   

Walsh Notes

• Antithetical to Malone, Walsh enters Friday night's match with three consecutive wins and are one of four unbeaten teams remaining in G-MAC play.
• The Cavaliers are led by outside hitters Lauren Loucks (3.71 kills per set) and Hallie Schroeder (2.89 kills, 3.59 digs per set) and setter Olivia Kearns, the defending G-MAC Athlete of the Week.
• Walsh enters the weekend ranked second in the G-MAC in hitting, third in kills, and fourth in opponent hitting percentage.