Eureka Volleyball vs. Westminster (Feb. 27, 2021)

2021 EUREKA Women's VOlleyball THE BASICS Match 7: Westminster at Eureka Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 | 3 p.m.

Reagan Athletic Complex (1,000) | Eureka, Ill. Westminster last won 3-0 (Oct. 23, 2019) Live video: EurekaRedDevils.com Live stats: EurekaRedDevils.com

2021 EUREKA SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date F 6 F 9 F 12 F 20 F 23 F 24 F 27 M 2 M 5 M 10 M 13 M 18 M 19 M 24

Opponent *at Iowa Wesleyan *at Greenville *SPALDING *at Fontbonne *at Blackburn *WEBSTER *WESTMINSTER *at Spalding *GREENVILLE *FONTBONNE *BLACKBURN *at Webster *at Westminster *IOWA WESLEYAN

Time (CT) L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 3 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

* -- SLIAC Game # -- If necessary HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All start times Central and subject to change

2021 sliac standings Through Feb. 25 Westminster Greenville Blackburn Webster Spalding Fontbonne Iowa Wesleyan Eureka

SLIAC Overall 5-0 5-0 5-1 5-1 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-6 0-6

About the Coach Nick Mackall is in his second season as the Eureka volleyball head coach. He became the 14th head coach in program history on March 6. 2019.

In his first season at the helm, the Red Devils won three of four games at the Blue Angels Bash in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and picked up St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wins over Blackburn and Principia.

Mackall came to Eureka after spending four seasons at NCAA Division III Adrian College in Adrian, Mich. He was the top assistant coach of the Bulldogs for three seasons and was promoted to associate head coach in 2018.

Match 7: Feb. 27, 2021, 3 P.M. Westminster Blue Jays (5-0, 5-0 SLIAC) VS. EUREKA RED DEVILS (0-6, 0-6 SLIAC)

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EUREKA – After a couple of days off, the Eureka volleyball team will host unbeaten Westminster at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center on Saturday at 3 p.m.

It will be the Red Devils’ fourth match of the past eight days and their second straight home match.

SETTING THE SCENE The Red Devils are currently 0-6 on the season, still searching for their first win. Their most recent match was a 25-15, 25-19, 25-15 sweep by Webster at home on Wednesday. The Gorloks hit hard and, most of the time, with accuracy, racking up 44 kills on .282 hitting on the night. The Red Devils generally kept it competitive early, but the Gorloks consistently found separation in the middle of each set.

The team is averaging 6.74 kills per set, 1.37 service aces per set and .63 blocks per set.

Eureka is also leading the SLIAC in digs per set, with 19.32.

Westminster is 5-0 with four-set wins over Iowa Wesleyan, Blackburn and Fontbonne, a five-set win at Spalding and a sweep over Greenville. The Blue Jays lead the league in blocks per set (1.35) and are second in kills per set (12.60), in hitting percentage (.199) and assists per set (11.75).

STAT LEADERS Junior outside hitter Emma Harris leads the Red Devils in kills per set with two over 16 sets. She’s followed by junior middle hitter Corinne DeBoard with 1.89 and freshman Regan Reed at 1.58. Freshman setter Faith Catour has distributed 110 assists (5.79 per set).

TEAM COMPARISON

5-0, 5-0 SLIAC W-L 5-0 Streak Won 5 Kills/Set: 12.25 Attack Pct.: .199 Assists/Set: 11.75 Service Aces/Set: 1.45 Digs/Set: 14.25 Blocks/Set: 1.35

0-6, 0-6 SLIAC W-L 0-6 Streak Lost 6 Kills/Set: 6.74 Attack Pct.: .026 Assists/Set: 6.11 Service Aces/Set: 1.37 Digs/Set: 19.32 Blocks/Set: .63

Reed and sophomore Jordyn Fox lead the Red Devils in digs with 3.89 and 3.53, respectively.

Reed is fourth in the SLIAC in total digs with 74. Fox has also landed a team-high eight aces, while juniors Rori Dosemagen and Megan Masching have posted seven and five, respectively.

Westminster sophomores Haley Menke and Eryka Wanyonyi are both prolific hitters for the Blue Jays. At 3.45 and 3.25 kills respectively, they ranks second and fourth in the SLIAC in kills per set. Senior middle blocker Natalie Needy leads the league in both hitting percentage (.358) and blocks per set (.70). Junior Erica Schrader has came up with the third-most digs of anyone in the SLIAC with 79, while setter Gretchen Durbala is pacing the field in assists per set.

HISTORY/TRENDS This will be the 34th meeting between Eureka and Westminster. The Blue Jays leads the series 26-7 and have won every contest since Oct. 23, 2009. They swept both matches in 2019. Eureka took them to four and five sets in the 2018 series.

COMING UP Eureka’s February slate comes to an end on Saturday, but the Red Devils will be back at it on Tuesday with a long road trip to Spalding. It will be a rematch of the team’s home opener that went to four sets on Feb. 12.

2021 EUREKA RED DEVILS No. 2 3 4 6 13 14 16 18

Name Jordyn Fox Regan Reed Megan Masching Faith Catour Emma Harris Corinne DeBoard Katelin Peters Rori Dosemagen

Pos. Ht. DS 5-2 OH 5-5 DS 5-5 S 5-4 OH 5-7 MH 5-11 MB 5-9 DS 5-3

Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr.

Hometown Pontiac, Ill. Flanagan, Ill. Pontiac, Ill. Orion, Ill. Streator, Ill. Centralia, Ill. New Berlin, Ill. Metamora, Ill.

High School/Previous Pontiac Township Flanagan-Cornell Pontiac Township Orion Streator Christ Our Rock Lutheran New Berlin Metamora

Head Coach: Nick Mackall (Indiana ’12), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Lisa Maynard, 1st season

2021 Westminster Blue Jays No. 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 24 25

Name Emma Geier Haley Menke Rylee Kemper Kate Rable Caitlin Frazee Erica Schrader Morgan Diehl Abby Nelp Katelynn Hodges Heather Ripperger Claire Whitehouse Allie Kennebeck Eryka Wanyonyi Savannah Sellers Payton Bledsoe Natalie Needy Gretchen Durbala Juniper Chrisman

Pos. RS OH DS S S L OH S DS DS MB OH OH RS MB MB S RS

Ht. Yr. Fr. 5-9 So. 5-10 Fr. 5-5 So. 5-4 Fr. 5-5 Jr. 5-0 Jr. 5-9 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-3 Fr. 5-6 Jr. 6-0 Sr. 5-10 So. 5-9 Fr. 5-10 So. 6-0 Sr. 6-0 Sr. 5-10 So. 5-7

Head Coach: Natalia Koryzna (3rd Season) Assistant Coaches: Stacie Silivia (1st Season)

Hometown Versailles, Mo. O’Fallon, Mo. Eugene, Mo. Saint Peters, Mo. Smithton, Mo. Imperial, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Ash Grove, Mo. Hillsboro, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Columbia, Mo. O’Fallon, Mo. Mexico, Mo. Fenton, Mo. Burlington, Ia. Hallsville, Mo.

High School/Previous Morgan County R-2 Fort Zumwalt West Eugene Fort Zumwalt South Smithton R-VI St. Pius X Lindbergh Jefferson City Ash Grove Hillsboro Parkway Central Rosati-Kain Hickman Fort Zumwalt North Mexico Rockwood Summit Burlington Hallsville

Eureka Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 26, 2021) All matches Overall record: 0-6 Conf: 0-6 Home: 0-2 Away: 0-4 Neutral: 0-0 Team Statistics ATTACK K ills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T ot al Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak

ECVB

OPP

128 109 721 .026 6.7

252 102 760 .197 13.3

117 6.2

238 12.5

26 22 1.4

43 56 2.3

43 2.3

26 1.4

367 19.3

447 23.5

6 12 12.0 0.6 9 11

11 28 25.0 1.3 9 2

1 2/0 0/0 0 0

53 4/13 -

Match wins by #sets Eureka Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

0 0

0 0

0 5

0 1

0 0

Sets won by set Eureka Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

0 6

0 6

1 5

0 1

0 0

Points by set Eureka Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

105 150

101 150

116 146

20 25

0 0

EurekaRedDevils.com

Total 0 6 Total 1 18 Total 342 471