Women's Volleyball 11/2/2014 11:08:00 PM

Volleyball Looks to Make Final Postseason Push

MILLERSVILLE VS. LOCK HAVEN/PITT-JOHNSTOWN
	Millersville Marauders 2014 Record: 14-15, 7-13 PSAC Last Match: 3-0 W at East Stroudsburg Coach: Brian Smith, 5th season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Lock Haven Bald Eagles 2014 Record: 18-10, 12-8 PSAC Last Match: 3-0 W vs. Cheyney Coach: Dan Kreiger, 3rd season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats 2014 Record: 18-11, 12-8 PSAC Last Match: 3-1 W at Shepherd Coach: Joanna Haupt, 2nd season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Match Information Date: November 7, 2014 \| Start Time: 7 p.m. November 8, 2014 \| Start Time: 1 p.m. Location: Pucillo Gymnasium \| Directions Live Stats \| Twitter \| Instagram \| #HoistTheColors Series Record vs. LHU: 10-26 (.278) Streak: LHU, 2 First Meeting: 1991 (MU 3, LHU 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (LHU 3, MU 0) Series Record vs. UPJ: 3-3 (.500) Streak: UPJ, 2 First Meeting: 1990 (UPJ 3, MU 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (UPJ 3, MU 0)

Weekend Overview

The Marauders (14-15, 7-13 PSAC) are currently playing some of their best volleyball of the season as they have won three straight and five of their last six. This hot streak couldn't have come at a better time as Millersville enters this weekend one game out of fourth place in the Eastern Division with two matches to play in the 2014 regular season. Lock Haven (18-10, 12-8 PSAC) has won two straight and five of seven while already having locked up a PSAC Tournament berth. The Bald Eagles are tied with Pitt-Johnstown for first place in the east. The Mountain Cats (18-11, 12-8 PSAC) have also clinched their PSAC Tournament berth and enter this weekend on a seven-match winning streak.

Series History

Lock Haven has controlled the all-time series to the tune of 26-10 including wins in four of these two teams' last five meetings. Earlier this season on Oct. 18, Millersville was swept in straight sets by the Bald Eagles and that gave the Marauders a sixth-straight loss before they were able to turn it around with some late-season momentum. Millersville and Pitt-Johnstown have only faced six times in the all-time series with either team taking three meetings.

Katie the Killer

Katie Lesinski is getting set for her final two regular season matches as a Millersville Marauder and has continued to climb up the record books all season. Going into Friday, she is second on the program's career attack attempts chart with 3,543 and her 1,152 kills are good for fourth all-time. Her 128 matches played rank eighth in Millersville history and her 442 sets played are good for seventh on the all-time chart.

Mary the Marvelous

Mary Paul will join Lesinski for Senior Day recognition on Saturday and is Millersville's all-time leader in career block assists with 324 so far. Paul is also sixth for solo blocks in a career with 66. Her .209 career hitting percentage is good for fifth in the record books. When it comes to matches played, she ranks fifth (133) and for sets played, she sits in second (473). Lesinksi and Paul will be joined by the Canadian Alicia Kucey as the third and final senior for 2014's squad.

What Can Taylor Do for You?

Taylor Smith is no stranger to having success after the serve. The junior is tied for fith in the league in service aces per set at 0.49 and her 49 total aces are good for sole possession of fifth place in the PSAC. Last Friday at Kutztown, the Lancaster, Pa. native sent home a career-high seven service aces against Kutztown and is now just 12 away from breaking into the top 10 on Millersville's all-time career chart.

Scouting the Bald Eagles

Lock Haven is led by one of the best outside hitters in the PSAC in senior Cody Anderson. The Johnsonburg, Pa. native is second in the conference in kills per set at 3.53 and her 339 total kills rank third in the league. She has been aided by setter Jessica Brown who is second in the PSAC in total assists (1,077) and fourth in assists per set (10.36). Defensively, Sydney Belcastro is third in the conference in digs per set (5.56) and fourth in total digs (560).

Scouting the Mountain Cats

Pitt-Johnstown boasts two of the best servers in the entire conference in Delaney Roman and Kendall Mahony. Roman is second in the league in service aces per set at 0.51 while Mahony is tied in for third at 0.50. When it comes to total aces, Roman and Mahony are one-two with 58 and 57, respectively. Two more Mountain Cats are top 15 in the league in that category including Devan Orr who is eighth (42) and Nikki Oakes in 13th (37). Orr is also one of the PSAC's best liberos as she is first in total digs (679) and second in digs per set (6.01).

Players Mentioned

MILLERSVILLE VS. LOCK HAVEN/PITT-JOHNSTOWN
	Millersville Marauders 2014 Record: 14-15, 7-13 PSAC Last Match: 3-0 W at East Stroudsburg Coach: Brian Smith, 5th season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Lock Haven Bald Eagles 2014 Record: 18-10, 12-8 PSAC Last Match: 3-0 W vs. Cheyney Coach: Dan Kreiger, 3rd season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats 2014 Record: 18-11, 12-8 PSAC Last Match: 3-1 W at Shepherd Coach: Joanna Haupt, 2nd season Roster \| Schedule \| Statistics
	Match Information Date: November 7, 2014 \| Start Time: 7 p.m. November 8, 2014 \| Start Time: 1 p.m. Location: Pucillo Gymnasium \| Directions Live Stats \| Twitter \| Instagram \| #HoistTheColors Series Record vs. LHU: 10-26 (.278) Streak: LHU, 2 First Meeting: 1991 (MU 3, LHU 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (LHU 3, MU 0) Series Record vs. UPJ: 3-3 (.500) Streak: UPJ, 2 First Meeting: 1990 (UPJ 3, MU 0) Last Meeting: 2014 (UPJ 3, MU 0)