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Women's Volleyball

Phoenix Head North to Kentucky for Friday Night MSC Matchup

LEBANON, Tenn. - - Cumberland women's volleyball heads to Georgetown, Kentucky, on Friday to take on Georgetown College in a Mid-South Conference matchup.

Cumberland enters the matchup with a 16-15 overall record and a 6-3 mark in Mid-South Conference play. The Phoenix are coming off a three-set loss to the Cumberlands and will look to bounce back against a Georgetown squad that owns a 21-11 overall record and a 3-6 conference mark.

The Phoenix average 11.69 kills per set while hitting .180 as a team. Cumberland has recorded 1,333 kills and 1,243 assists across 114 sets this season. The team has also been effective from the service line, recording 270 service aces, an average of 2.37 per set.


Carola Schnidrig leads the Phoenix offensively with 281 kills, averaging 2.84 per set. Schnidrig has also recorded a team-high 53 service aces and 260 digs. Bianca Guceanu adds 188 kills, while Hailey Jones has contributed 170 kills and is hitting .196. Liberty Shadix has been another efficient attacking option, recording 166 kills while hitting a team-best .335 among Cumberland's primary attackers.


Carlee Rogers directs the Phoenix offense with 736 assists, averaging 6.63 per set. Rogers has also contributed 212 kills, 43 service aces and 67 total blocks, providing a versatile presence throughout the rotation.


Defensively, Kaleigh Glass leads Cumberland with 404 digs, averaging 3.67 per set. At the net, Jones has recorded 100 total blocks, while Shadix has added 93. Cumberland has totaled 237 blocks this season, averaging 2.08 per set.


Georgetown enters Friday's contest with a 21-11 overall record and a 3-6 mark in conference play. The Tigers are coming off a 3-0 victory over Midway on October 27 and will look to carry that momentum into their matchup with the Phoenix.


Georgetown averages 11.47 kills per set while hitting .192 as a team. Junior Reagan Kupper leads the Tigers with 337 kills, averaging 2.98 per set, while senior Giara Ferrari has recorded 320 kills and leads the team with a .389 hitting percentage. Senior Sofi Arnold provides another attacking threat with 226 kills.


Sophomore Reagan Miller leads the Georgetown offense with 652 assists, averaging 5.62 per set. Miller has also recorded 45 service aces, while Kupper leads the team with 48, giving the Tigers multiple options to generate pressure from the service line.


Defensively, senior Paula Rueda leads Georgetown with 506 digs, averaging 4.48 per set. Ferrari has recorded 91 total blocks, while junior Ana Darr has added 66. The Tigers average 1.60 blocks per set as a team.


Cumberland and Georgetown last met on September 25 in Lebanon, Tennessee, where the Phoenix earned a 3-1 victory. Cumberland won the first two sets, 25-17 and 25-16, before Georgetown claimed the third set, 25-22. The Phoenix responded by taking the fourth set, 25-16, to secure the match.

 
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Players Mentioned

Kaleigh Glass

#20 Kaleigh Glass

DS/L
5' 5"
Senior
Hailey Jones

#15 Hailey Jones

MH/RS
6' 1"
Junior
Carlee Rogers

#3 Carlee Rogers

S/RS
5' 9"
Sophomore
Bianca Guceanu

#9 Bianca Guceanu

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Carola Schnidrig

#14 Carola Schnidrig

OH
6' 0"
Junior
Liberty Shadix

#10 Liberty Shadix

MH
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kaleigh Glass

#20 Kaleigh Glass

5' 5"
Senior
DS/L
Hailey Jones

#15 Hailey Jones

6' 1"
Junior
MH/RS
Carlee Rogers

#3 Carlee Rogers

5' 9"
Sophomore
S/RS
Bianca Guceanu

#9 Bianca Guceanu

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH
Carola Schnidrig

#14 Carola Schnidrig

6' 0"
Junior
OH
Liberty Shadix

#10 Liberty Shadix

6' 3"
Junior
MH