Joplin, Mo. – The Missouri Southern volleyball team will be back at home tomorrow evening as the Lions are set to host No. 19 Central Oklahoma. First serve from the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is set for 6 pm.
The match will also be Senior Night for the Lions as Southern will honor its four seniors (
Abbie Casper,
Sophie Mader,
Irina Alekseeva and
Kierson Maydew).
Southern (9-13, 4-9 MIAA) is led offensively by
Fernanda Canedo who is averaging 3.01 kills per set this season with 271 kills overall. Alekseeva has 201 kills and is averaging 2.31 per set, while
Amelia Neels has 223 and averages 2.45 per set and hits at a .349 average.
Mader has 814 assists and is averaging 8.95 assists per set, while Casper has 507 digs with 5.57 per set. Maydew has a team-high 74 blocks, averaging 0.81 per set, while Neels has 67 of her own.
The Bronchos (20-3, 10-3 MIAA) have won five of their last six matches. Sydney Huck averages 4.42 kills per set, while Mallorie Koehn is at 3.23 per set. Lindsey Houran averages 11.99 assists per set, while Jaedynn Evans averages 6.64 digs per set. Jenna Karp has a team-high 69 blocks.
Live stats and live video will be available for the match and links to each can be found in the story links section above.
After this match, the Lions will be at Northwest Missouri on Friday at 6 pm.
