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MOREHEAD, Ky. – After picking up a series sweep of in-state rival Murray State on its home floor this past weekend, Morehead State volleyball is back on the road this weekend, travelling to Clarksville, Tenn. for a two-game series with Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay.

Austin Peay, like Murray State a week ago, enters the weekend undefeated and coming off a two-game sweep of Tennessee State. Likewise, the Eagles also enter undefeated, entering off the aforementioned season sweep of Murray State—the team's first since 2011.

Morehead State enters the series with the Governors sporting four members of 1,000-Clubs as senior outside hitters Olivia Lohmeier and Lauren Rokey (kills), sophomore setter Bridget Bessler (assists), and junior libero Allison Whitten (digs) all have gained membership to their respective clubs. Whitten, the newest member of the 1,000-Dig Club scooped up her 1,000th career dig as part of a 15-dig performance last Sunday.

The Eagles also enter the weekend with two of the most efficient hitters in the OVC with redshirt freshman middle blocker McKenzee Wagener leading the league with a .436 efficiency, a mark that ranks 24th in the NCAA. Joining Wagener in the conference's top-10 is redshirt senior right-side hitter Liz Allen who enters with a .353 hitting percentage.

Bessler also enters the series ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in assists per set, dishing out 11.23 helpers per set. Over her last three matches, she's exceeded this mark, passing out no fewer than 12.7 assists per set during the previous three matches.

Morehead State also stands as the top service team in the OVC, ranking first in the league in total service aces and aces per set. The Eagles have landed 26 total winners this season, averaging 2.00 per set.

The Eagles and Governors first match commences Sunday at 7 p.m. ET before the series wraps Monday at 3 p.m. Both games air on ESPN+.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Records: Morehead State (4-0; 4-0 OVC) | Austin Peay (4-0; 4-0 OVC)
Series: Morehead State leads 47-31
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 21, 2019 (MOR 3, APSU 1) | Oct. 12, 2019 (MOR 3, APSU 1) | Sep. 29, 2018 (APSU 3, MOR 0) | Nov. 11, 2017 (APSU 3, MOR 0) | Nov. 5, 2016 (APSU 3, MOR 1)

NOTABLE
Scooping up 15 balls in Morehead State's second match with Murray State last Sunday, junior libero Allison Whitten became the 27th member of the Morehead State 1,000-Dig Club. Entering the match needing four digs to reach 1,000, she moved up several places on the career leaderboard, sitting 23rd in career digs entering the weekend.
 
With 1,011 career digs, Whitten is the sixth player in program history to record 1,000 or more digs during the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era of collegiate volleyball (2008-present). She's the second to do so in as many seasons with former libero Danielle McCarson surpassing 1,000 career digs last season.
 
Whitten's entry into the 1,000-Dig Club gives Morehead State its fourth active member of a 1,000-Club. With four active members, the 2020-21 season is the second consecutive season to feature four active members of a 1,000-Club.
 
The 2020-21 season is also the first since 2008 to feature multiple members of the 1,000-Kill Club, a member of the 1,000-Dig Club, and a member of the 1,000-Assist Club as Whitten (Digs), sophomore setter Bridget Bessler (Assists), and senior outside hitters Olivia Lohmeier and Lauren Rokey (Kills) each qualify.
 
Lohmeier enters the weekend ranked 12th in program history in career kills with 1,280 to her credit, needing seven kills to tie for 11th. The total also ranks as the second-most during the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era.
 
Rokey enters the weekend ranked 19th in career kills, racking up 1,042 terminations. She needs 26 kills this weekend to tie for 18th as she also currently ranks fifth in the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era in career kills.
 
The duo of Lohmeier and Rokey are two of only five players in program history to collect 1,000 or more kills during the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era.
 
With 1,233 assists during her career, Bessler ranks 13th in program history in career assists, entering the weekend needing 51 helpers to tie for 12th all-time. She is one of only seven players to reach 1,000 career assists during the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era.
 
Bessler also enters the weekend ranked 21st in the nation in assists per set, dishing out 11.23 helpers per set. Over her last three matches, she's exceeded this mark, passing out no fewer than 12.7 assists per set in the last three matches.
 
Redshirt freshman middle blocker McKenzee Wagener enters the weekend as the most efficient attacker in the Ohio Valley Conference, posting a .436 hitting percentage for the season to lead the league and rank 24th in the NCAA.
 
Redshirt senior right-side hitter Liz Allen joins Wagener in the top-10 of the conference rankings in hitting efficiency, ranking sixth with a .353 hitting percentage.
 
Lohmeier ranks in the top-30 in the NCAA in a pair of offensive categories, leading the OVC in both kills and points per set. She ranks 23rd in the country averaging 5.08 points per set while her 4.38 kills per set ranks 28th.
 
Wagener also leads the OVC in blocks per set, averaging 1.20 per set. On the season she ranks second amongst Eagles with 12.0 total blocks, teaming with fellow middle blocker, junior Mia Swearingen (15.0 total blocks) to give Morehead State two of the conference's top blockers.
 
Entering the weekend with seven service aces on the season, Whitten ranks second in the OVC in total service aces. She averages 0.54 aces per set, a total that ranks fifth in the OVC.
 
With 64 career aces to her credit, Whitten is nearing the top-10 in the 25-Point Rally Scoring Era for career service aces. Junior defensive specialist Olivia Montelisciani ranks 10th in the Era in career service aces with 69 winners, four of which have come in 2020-21.
 
With four wins on the season, Morehead State has now claimed 993 victories as a program. The Eagles need just seven victories to become the first OVC program to reach 1,000 victories.