Gunnison, Colo.   Western Colorado Volleyball hosts the Mountaineer Volleyball Classic on Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14.
 
WESTERN COLORADO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• The Mountaineers go into the tournament with a 0-5 record, but that number does not do them justice. They have had powerful sets on both sides of the ball and continue to persevere.
• Out of WCU's 21 total blocks, sophomore Kyra Kidd owns 11 of them.
• Leading the way on offense, junior Maggie Olson has 54 kills on the season. Following her is junior Olive Rolseth with 44 and seniors Kennedy Kelly and Seyun Park respectively with 38.
• Senior Nur Turkmenoglu, has racked up 183 assists and 38 digs this season.
• Sophomore Chinaru Inoue accumulated 114 digs.

 
WASHBURN UNIVERISTY HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• The Ichabods are 3-0 the year.
• The Ichabods were picked to finish fourth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Alex Dvorak leads Washburn with 31 kills (2.82) per set while hitting .472 on the year.
• Jalyn Stevenson is second on the team with 29 kills (2.64) per set. She is also second on the team with 43 digs (3.91 per set) while adding five blocks and three aces to her stat sheet.
• Corinna McMullen paces Washburn with 79 assists (7.18 per set). She is also third on the team with 33 digs (3.00) while adding three aces.
• Taylor Rottinghaus has a team-high 52 digs (4.73 per set). She has chipped in 42 assists and served three aces.

WESTERN NEW MEXICO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• Western New Mexico is 2-2 on the year.
• The Mustangs average 11.5 kills per set while hitting .147 as a team. They also average 11.0 assists per set along with 15.2 digs and 1.5 blocks. 
• Jazmyne Walker leads the Mustangs offensive attack recording 54 kills (3.53 per set) while hitting a team-high .227. She is also second on the squad with 37 digs (2.47 per set). 
• Elmaya Medina has a team-high 98 assists (6.53 per set). She has also chipped in 19 kills with 17 digs and seven blocks. 
• Lilouann Bechec paces Western New Mexico with 77 digs (5.13) on the year, adding in 15 assists with eight aces.  

ACADEMY OF ART HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• Academy of Art is 0-4 on the year.
• Setter senior Elly Mclnerney has racked up 89 assists on the season.
• The Knights are led offensively by sophomore Alohi Garcia (34 kills) and graduate student Claire Ricard (30 kills).
• Defensively, sophomore LC-Reece Nakagawa contributes 34 digs (2.83 digs per set) and graduate student Chandra Reed leads the team in blocks with seven.

TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• Texas A&M Kingsville is 3-2 on the year.
• The Javelinas average 12.8 kills per set while hitting .202 as a team. They carry averages of 11.6 assists, 14.5 digs and 2.1 blocks per set. 
• Meghan Stiefer leads the offensive with 53 kills (2.79 per set). She is second on the team with 48 digs (2.53 per set) while adding eight blocks. 
• Isabel Neu leads TAMUK with 71 digs (4.73 per set). She has also added 15 assists and served six aces. 
• Elisa Carli has 98 assists (5.16 per set), while Nadia Pena has recorded 87 assists (4.58 per set).
• Ayanna Jackson leads with a .378 hitting percentage. She is second on the team with 49 kills (2.58 per set). She also tops the charts with 20 total blocks. 

FORT LEWIS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2024 STATS

• Fort Lewis College is 1-3 on the year.
• The Skyhawks average 12.3 kills per set while hitting .162. They recorded 11.4 assists per set with 16.3 digs, 1.3 aces and 1.6 blocks. 
• Lauren Shea leads the team with 49 kills (3.50) per set, hitting .224. She adds in 33 digs (2.36 per set) and seven blocks. 
• Natalia Lambos helps Fort Lewis with 142 assists (9.47 per set). She also leads the squad with 43 digs (2.87 per set) while adding five kills. 
• Ella Butler leads qualified hitters on the team with a .329 attack percentage on the year with 37 kills (2.47 per set). 
• Maddy Shumway leads the Skyhawks with 4.44 digs per set. She has 40 digs on the year.

 
UP NEXT
Western Colorado Volleyball begins conference play on Friday September 20 at 6 p.m. as they travel to Grand Junction, Colo. to take on Colorado Mesa.

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