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Volleyball Gearing Up for Final Road Series of Season at SIUE

11/5/2026 10:21:00 AM

By: Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations
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Morehead, Ky.-- Morehead State volleyball hits the road for the final away conference series of the season as the Eagles head west to Edwardsville, Illinois, to face off with SIUE in Community First Arena Friday and Saturday.
 
Morehead State remains alone in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings at 6-6 in league play. The Eagles are a game ahead of Eastern Illinois and Southern Indiana, both at 5-5 in OVC play. SIUE is in seventh place on the conference table at 4-6.
 
Friday's match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. Saturday's tilt is slated to start at 3:00 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
RECORDS/STREAK

Morehead State                            10-12, 6-6 OVC/ L 1
SIUE                                                 6-16, 4-6 OVC/ W 1
              
 
SERIES HISTORY

Record vs. SIUE                            16-9
Streak                                             W3
Last Meeting                                 W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-20) 11/23/25 in the OVC Tournament in Charleston, Ill.
First Meeting                                 W, 3-0, (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) 10/22/09 in Richmond, Ky.
Record in Morehead                     12-2
Record in Edwardsville                 3-6                      
Neutral Sites                                  1-1



NOTABLES
 
  • Morehead State ranks fourth in the OVC heading into the weekend with 956 kills (12.37 kills per set). The Eagles rank third in the conference with a .207 hitting percentage. MSU ranks fifth in the OVC allowing a .221 opponent hitting percentage.
  • Heading into the weekend, the Eagles are fourth in the OVC with 125 aces on the season, averaging 1.60 aces per set. Senior Amelia Nott surged last weekend with five aces in the two matches against Eastern Illinois and now ranks second in the OVC with 31 aces on the season. Freshman Ella Warrick ranks sixth in the OVC with 27 service aces. Nott's 146 career aces are the second-most in the modern era at Morehead State. Aryn Bohannon (2009-13) posted 175 career aces for the most in the modern era.
  • Morehead State leads the Ohio Valley Conference with 161.5 total team blocks, averaging 2.07 blocks per set. Freshman Haidyn Carter leads the OVC with 77 total blocks averaging 1.05 blocks per set.
  • Carter was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week and the OVC's co-Rookie of the Week Monday after her play last week against Eastern Illinois. Carter was a force at the net for Morehead State: last Thursday, she set a career-high with nine total blocks. She backed that up Friday with 11 total blocks, the most in any match in the OVC this season.
  • Senior outside hitter Hollan Everett leads Morehead State and ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference with 286 kills heading into the weekend, averaging 3.81 kills per set. Last season, Everett was a Second-Team All-OVC selection after smacking 335 kills while posting a .213 hitting percentage and adding 62 total blocks, including 21 block solos.
  • Senior setter Sydney Sennett has 2,453 career assists, which ranks fourth in program history for the modern, 25-point rally scoring era and ninth all-time in program history.
  • Senior Amelia Nott has smacked 211 kills this season, averaging 2.71 kills per set, ranking third on the team. She has been very efficient: her .371 hitting percentage this season ranks second in the OVC and would be the highest efficiency in the MSU record book for the modern era. Her career .307 hitting percentage is the highest in the Morehead State record book for the modern era and is tied for third-highest all-time in program history.
  • Nott has posted 311 career block assists, ranking sixth in the MSU record book for the modern era. Her 349 career total blocks tally ranks seventh in the Eagle record book for the modern era.
  • Freshman Ella Warrick has slammed 231 kills to date, averaging 2.96 kills per set, which ranks second on the club and ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference. She has posted double figure kill totals in 12 of MSU's 22 matches and has recorded seven double-doubles this season. She has been named the OVC Rookie of the Week three times this season.
  • Sophomore Riley McCloskey set a new career high with 11 kills two weeks back at Tennessee State. The Newport, Kentucky native had 20 swings with no errors for a .550 hitting percentage.
  • Senior Courtney Fitzgerald joined the 1,000-dig club in the opening weekend of the season against Fairfield. She became the 30th Eagle to amass over 1,000 digs. Heading into play this week, she ranks fifth in the MSU record book for the modern era with 1,256 career digs.
 
 
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
 
  • SIUE head coach Kendall Paulus is in her 8th season as the Cougars' bench boss and in her 14th year with the program. She has an overall record of 118-154 at SIUE.
  • The Cougars rank seventh in the OVC with 916 kills on the season, averaging 11.59 kills per set. SIUE ranks fifth in the conference with a .191 hitting percentage and ranks sixth in a .231 opponents' hitting percentage. The Cougars are fifth in the league with 126 kills, averaging 1.59 aces per set.
  • Junior Sophie Robinson leads a diverse attack for the Cougars with 183 kills on a team-high 490 kills with a .204 hitting percentage. She led the SIUE offense last season with 330 on 920 attempts and led the team with 39 service aces which ranked tied for 8th in the OVC.
  • SIUE has five players with 100 or more kills this season.
  • Junior middle Jehireh Williams leads SIUE and ranks seventh in the OVC with 38 total blocks averaging 0.84 blocks per set. Her .290 hitting percentage ranks sixth in the OVC. Fellow middle senior Vienna Elliott has 53 total blocks with a 0.80 block per set average.
  • Sophomore setter Ally Hughes leads SIUE with 26 service aces ranking tied for ninth in the OVC.
 
 
EAGLE MILESTONE WATCH
 
• Amelia Nott has 311 career block assists; that ranks 6th in the MSU record book for the modern era. She needs 18 to pass Maddie Fella (2015-18) and Laura McDermott (2011-14) for 4th in the MSU record book for the modern era.
• Hollan Everett has notched 1,127 career kills, ranking 6th in the MSU record book in the modern era. She needs 59 more to pass Lauren Rokey (2017- 20) for 5th in the modern era.
• Courtney Fitzgerald has tallied 1,256 career digs, which ranks 5th in the MSU record book for the modern era. She needs 72 to pass Aryn Bohannon for 4th.
 
 
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