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MOREHEAD Ky. -- Returning home where the program is 33-5 in the last three seasons, Morehead State Volleyball is set to host the first of two tournaments at Johnson Arena. The Eagles welcome Evansville, Cleveland State and Radford for the Eagle Challenge.

MSU opens the event Friday against UE at 11 a.m. ET before returning that evening to battle CSU. The Eagles and RU Highlanders play Saturday at 2 p.m. The three other teams will play a round robin against each other in between.

All three MSU matches will air on ESPN+ with Dean Hardin calling the action.

SERIES RECORDS
MSU leads Evansville 20-4 (Last meeting 9/6/14 UE won 3-1 in Kent, Ohio) | MSU leads Cleveland State 3-1 (Last meeting 10/16/98 MSU won 3-0 at home) | MSU leads Radford 3-2 (Last meeting 8/30/14 RU won 3-1 at MSU) 

2021 RECORDS
MSU: 1-2 | Evansville: 3-0 | CSU: 1-2 | Radford: 1-2

NOTABLE

- Graduate student Olivia Lohmeier became the program's rally scoring era (2001-) career kills leader last weekend at the Classic City Clash. Lohmeier upped her career terminations to 1,549, passing former OVC Player of the Year Ellie Roberson's 1,521.

- Lohmeier is now ranked seventh in kills for all eras at MSU. She needs 37 kills to move to sixth past Cherelle Lampkins' (2000-3) 1,585.

- Sophomore outside hitter Abby Hulsman was named to the Classic City Clash All-Tournament Team last weekend. She averaged 3.80 kills per set and hit a team-high .232.

- Junior libero Allison Whitten posted the first 30-dig match for the Eagles since 2014 last weekend. Whitten's impressive defending against Winthrop resulted in 31 scoops, which was the first 30-dig match for an Eagle since Hope Rillema's 31 versus Tennessee State on Sept. 26, 2014. It was also only the 27th individual 30-dig match in the history of the program (first one occurring in 1989).
 
- MSU totaled 19 blocks on opening weekend, or 1.90 per set. That figure ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference.

- The Eagles were the odds-on favorite to win the OVC this year in the preseason poll. In addition Lohmeier, Hulsman and setter Bridget Bessler were tabbed preseason all-conference.

- Lohmeier is one of two OVC nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

- The 2020-21 academic year marks the 23rd overall season culminating in an AVCA Team Academic Award for volleyball since the honor's inception during the 1992-93 academic year while also marking the program's 13th consecutive Team Academic Award with the streak dating back to 2008-09.

- Ninety (90) digs by MSU against Winthrop last weekend was the most since digging 98 attempts versus, ironically, Winthrop in the 2019 season opener. 

- Bessler's 42 assists and 15 digs versus Winthrop marked her first double-double of the year and 17th of her three-year career.