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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Hosts No. 12 Missouri Baptist Monday

FULTON, Mo. - The William Woods University Volleyball team takes on No. 12 Missouri Baptist University on Monday, October 23 at Anderson Arena at 6 p.m.
 
About the Owls
- The Owls enter the match with an overall record of 22-5 and are 8-1 in the AMC
- William Woods is coming off a sweep of receiving votes Kansas Wesleyan on Friday night
- The Owls are eighth in blocks per game averaging 2.51 blocks per game. They rank 13th in the nation with a total of 228.5 blocks in the season
- Kira Krebill leads the Owls with 99 on the season
- Jessica Jensen leads the Owls in digs collecting 469 on the season and ranks 36th in the NAIA averaging 5.2 digs. Jensen was awarded with her 1,000th career dig on Friday, October 20th
- Offensively, the Owls are 38th in hitting percentage as they are hitting at a 0.214
- Leading the Owls is Tory Wiley averaging 2.6 kills and has a total of 235 on the season
- Kate Doerhoff has collected 228 kills in the season and is second best on the team
- Brittney Engelbrecht continues to add to her assist count as she racks up 882 on the season placing her 40th in the NAIA. Engelbrecht also leads the Owls in aces with 25 in the season
- The Owls last victory over Missouri Baptist came on October 5th, 2009 when the Owls won 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21)
 
About the Spartans
- The Spartans enter the American Midwest Conference match with an overall record of 25-6 and a record of 8-1 in conference
- Missouri Baptist is coming of a 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-11) victory over Reinhardt on Friday
- Defensively, the Spartans are 26th in the NAIA in blocks with 209 in the season
- Caterina Cigarini leads the Spartans in blocks with 92 blocks
- Offensively, the Spartans are fourth in the NAIA in kills totaling 1536 on the season
- Marion Couraud leads the team with 426 kills, averaging 4 per game. Couraud is also sitting third in the NAIA in kills
- The Spartans are hitting at a 0.243 percent, giving them the 16th best mark in the NAIA, with Caterina Cigarini leading in hitting percentage (0.368)
- Rachel Poole leads in assists with 1074 giving her a 13th place rank averaging 10.5 per game
 
What's Next
The Owls host the Hornets of Harris-Stowe State University in an AMC matchup on Wednesday, October 25th at Anderson Arena at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kameryn Bellinger

#7 Kameryn Bellinger

DS/L
5' 4"
Senior
Brittney  Engelbrecht

#12 Brittney Engelbrecht

S
5' 8"
Senior
Jessica Jensen

#10 Jessica Jensen

L
5' 3"
Sophomore
Kira Krebill

#14 Kira Krebill

MB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tory Wiley

#8 Tory Wiley

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Kate Doerhoff

#5 Kate Doerhoff

OPP
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kameryn Bellinger

#7 Kameryn Bellinger

5' 4"
Senior
DS/L
Brittney  Engelbrecht

#12 Brittney Engelbrecht

5' 8"
Senior
S
Jessica Jensen

#10 Jessica Jensen

5' 3"
Sophomore
L
Kira Krebill

#14 Kira Krebill

6' 0"
Sophomore
MB
Tory Wiley

#8 Tory Wiley

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Kate Doerhoff

#5 Kate Doerhoff

6' 2"
Freshman
OPP