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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State volleyball will get a plethora of Homecoming week athletic events started as the Eagles host Eastern Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET and Friday at 6 p.m.
MSU has won eight of the last 10 overall in the series, and EIU's last win in Morehead was in 2011. But the upstart Panthers are in second place in the league this year at 7-2. The Eagles are very much still in the hunt for an OVC title, at 5-4.
The matches can be seen live on ESPN+ with Dean Hardin calling Thursday and
Joe Campione on the mic Friday.
2022 RECORDS
MOR: 9-11 (5-4 OVC) | EIU: 13-9 (7-2 OVC)
SERIES RECORD
MSU leads 23-19 | MSU is 11-7 all-time against EIU in Morehead
NOTABLE
- Senior setter Bridget
Bessler is all alone in third place in career assists at Morehead State with 3,673. Bessler leads the conference in assists per set at 9.75. She also leads in total assists with 692. She has ranked in the top two in the OVC in assists all four seasons she has played and is looking to become just the third player in program history to earn four straight awards for First-Team All-Conference.
- Bessler enters the week with five straight assist-dig double-doubles. She established a career high with 21 digs two weekends ago versus Tennessee State at home. She also has at least one block in six straight matches.
- If the stats hold up, these matches should prove to be very offensive heavy. Eastern Illinois and Morehead State rank 2 and 3 in the league in kills and assists.
- Dating back to the 2021 spring season (moved for COVID), Morehead State has won 20 of the last 21 home OVC matches, and the Eagles are on a streak of 14 consecutive home OVC matches won.
- Make it 10 straight matches now with at least 2+ total blocks for middle blocker
Irene Wogenstahl. She is up to 154 career blocks in 60 matches played.
- Middle blocker
Sydney Wyman has managed to hit .270 or better in five straight matches.
