Volleyball Eagles Return Home to Face SEMO This Weekend

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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Following an impressive two game sweep at UT Martin, Morehead State volleyball looks to continue its success at home against the Southeast Missouri Redhawks. The Redhawks and Eagles will serve it up at 6 p.m. ET. on Friday and 2 p.m. ET. on Saturday.

The matches will be on ESPN+ with Dean Hardin and Logan Liles.

MSU is hoping to find its fourth victory in a row, which would be the longest of the year.

Saturday is Morehead State's cancer awareness game, and fans are encouraged to wear pink.

2024 RECORDS

• Southeast Missouri (7-10, 4-1 OVC)
• Morehead State (8-9, 4-2 OVC) 

PREVIOUS MEETING & SERIES HISTORY

• Morehead State and Southeast Missouri have had more than 50 matches dating back to the early 1990s.
• Southeast Missouri leads the series 34-24.
• The previous meeting between MSU and SEMO was in late September of 2023 when SEMO swept the weekend with a four-set, and a three-set victory.
• Southeast Missouri is the only OVC team (present & past) that has a winning record over Morehead State.

NOTABLE

• Under head coach Kyrsten Becker-McBride (second season), MSU is: 14-8 in 3-set matches, 6-12 in 4-set matches, 5-3 in 5-set matches
• Irene Wogenstahl has 126 kills and just 18 errors in her last twelve matches. 
• Irene Wogenstahl has a career .295 hitting percentage, which currently ranks third in program history. Her accuracy ranks first at MSU in the rally-scoring era (2001-present).
• Irene Wogenstahl has 70 solo blocks in her career, which ranks third in program history during the rally scoring era. Her 387 total blocks in her career ranks fifth among all players since 2008 when the 25-point rally scoring era began.
• Since taking over the primary libero role midway through the 2022 season, Peighton Isley has only had 6 out of 68 total matches without double-digit digs.
• Amelia Nott tallied 15 total blocks between the two games against UT Martin this past weekend, with a career high eight total blocks in the first game, and seven in the second.
• Amelia Nott was rewarded with Defensive Player of the Week in the OVC.
• Since 2018, the program owns a 69-19 record in home matches, or a winning success of better than 80 percent.
• Career double-double count: Brenna Bommer = 13, M.E. Hargan = 11, Sydney Sennett = 4
• The Eagles have twelve straight matches with 10+ block assists. The Eagles tallied 50 total block assists against UT Martin this past weekend.
• M.E. Hargan has eight or more kills in each of the last twelve matches, putting her career total up to 801.
• M.E. Hargan tallied a season high of 24 kills in the 3-2 victory over UT Martin.
• Brenna Bommer has now produced 17 or more assists in the last thirteen matches, elevating her career total to 1,475.
• Morehead State returned its entire roster from 2023. The Eagles also added three newcomers for one of the larger rosters in recent history with 16 players.
• Morehead State is the only OVC program with more than 1,000 wins in the history of its program. The Eagles also boast 14 total conference championships (regular-season and tournaments). 
• MSU has 12 20+ win seasons in the last 20 years.
• Head coach Kyrsten Becker-McBride is in her second season as the program's leader, guiding the team to 18 wins in her first campaign. But, she is in her 14th season overall on the MSU coaching staff.

RECORD/CAREER MILESTONE WATCH

• Irene Wogenstahl needs 118 kills to reach 1,000 for her career.
• Irene Wogenstahl needs three total blocks to become just the third MSU player since 2008 (25-point rally scoring era) with 400+ total career blocks.
• Brenna Bommer needs 525 assists to get to 2,000.
• Maycie Welborn needs 210 kills to get to 1,000.
• M.E. Hargan needs 199 kills to get to 1,000