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Women's Volleyball 10/21/2014 2:00:00 PM

Volleyball Returns to Pucillo for Crucial Homestand

MILLERSVILLE VS. CHEYNEY/WEST CHESTER
	Millersville Marauders 2014 Record: 10-14, 3-12 PSAC Last Match: 3-2 W at Elizabethtown Coach: Brian Smith, 5th season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Cheyney Wolves 2014 Record: 1-22, 0-15 PSAC Last Match: 2-3 L vs. Bowie State Coach: Joan Braid, 2nd season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	West Chester Golden Rams 2014 Record: 16-10, 6-9 PSAC Last Match: 3-2 W at Georgian Court Coach: Kassie Bellaver, 9th season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Match Information Date: October 24, 2014 \| Start Time: 7 p.m. October 25, 2014 \| Start Time: 1 p.m. Location: Pucillo Gymnasium \| Directions Live Stats \| Twitter \| Instagram \| #HoistTheColors Series Record vs. Cheyney: 39-0 (1.000) Streak: Ville, 39 First Meeting: 1990 (MU 3, Cheyney 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (MU 3, Cheyney 0) Series Record vs. West Chester: 27-26 (.500) Streak: Ville, 3 First Meeting: 1990 (West Chester 3, MU 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (MU 3, West Chester 0)

Weekend Overview

The Millersville volleyball team enters this weekend with a 10-14 overall record including a 3-12 mark in PSAC play. The Marauders most recently played Elizabethtown and the Blue Jays took the Black & Gold down to the wire but Millersville earned the win in five sets. Cheyney has just a single win under its belt this season with an overall record of 1-22. West Chester is coming off a nonconference victory over Georgian Court in five sets.

Series History

Millersville has been victorious over Cheyney every time the two teams have met, creating a 39-match winning streak against the Wolves.The series between the Marauders and the Golden Rams has been much closer though with Millersville having won 27 and West Chester winning 26. The Marauders do have a two-match winning streak against West Chester.

Nationally-Ranked Taylor Smith

Junior Taylor Smith not only leads Millersville in service aces with 36 this season, but that number is also 40th in the country. In the Marauders' last two matches, she has delivered six of the team's 13 service aces. Smith is ranked number seven in the PSAC for service aces and sixth in the conference in aces per set (0.44).

Steady As She Goes

Brooklyn Smith has steadily been climbing up the PSAC charts and is now eighth in digs per set (5.21) and fifth in total digs (427). On the program's record chart for career digs, the junior has climbed up to third with 1,597 in her career. When looking at the single-season charts, she already has the the third and ninth-most digs in a single season with 675 last year and 495 as a freshman in 2012.

Scouting the Wolves

Breanna Joseph leads the Wolves with 188 kills this season and sent home 14 in their last match against Bowie State. The Wolves have won one just one match this season and it came against Lincoln. Cheyney enters this weekend with a 20-match losing streak.

Scouting the Golden Rams

West Chester is on a four-match winning streak after·its last match against Georgian Court. Last time the Maruaders and the Golden Rams faced off, Millersville came out on top with a 3-0 win. Julia O'Brien and Marina Sharkey lead the Golden Rams in kills with 271 and 230, respectively. Against Georgian Court, O'Brien sent home 18 kills and Sharkey tallied seven.

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Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Smith

#13 Brooklyn Smith: L/DS; 5' 5"; Junior

Taylor Smith

#15 Taylor Smith: OH/DS; 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Smith

#13 Brooklyn Smith
: 5' 5"; Junior
: L/DS

Taylor Smith

#15 Taylor Smith
: 5' 9"; Junior
: OH/DS