LEBANON, Tenn. -- Cumberland Women's Volleyball returns home for the final week of the regular season as they host Campbellsville on Tuesday for control of second place in the conference.
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Cumberland Women's Volleyball returns home for the final week of the regular season as they host Campbellsville on Tuesday for control of second place in the conference.
The Phoenix (17-15, 7-3) are coming off of a straight set win at Georgetown heading into the penultimate matchup of the regular season.
As a team, the Phoenix have been in control on offense, averaging 11.7 kills per set on a .181 hitting percentage, recording just under 11 assists on those kills. On the serve, Cumberland is hitting just under two and a half service aces a set. On the defensive end, Cumberland is averaging 14.3 digs per set and 2.1 blocks per set. The Phoenix's opponents tally 10.5 kills per set on a .154 hitting percentage against this Cumberland defense.
Individually, Cumberland is led by junior outside Carola Schidrig, who is averaging 2.85 kills per set on a .211 hitting percentage, while adding 59 service aces and 2.68 digs per set. Complimenting Schidrig is a pair of sophomore attackers, outside Bianca Guceanu and right side Jacey Hubbell. Guceanu averages 2.04 kills per set on a .151 hitting percentage, while Hubbell is sat just behind her at 1.73 kills per set on a .121 hitting percentage.
Sophomore setter Carlee Rogers has been impacting all phases for the Phoenix. The Jasper, Indiana native comes in with per set averages of 1.86 kills, 6.60 assists, and 2.25 digs. On the defensive end, senior libero Kaleigh Glass collects 3.68 digs per set while hitting 45 service aces. On the net, junior middles Liberty Shadix, Hailey Jones, and Abigail Foster have been brick walls, with Shadix at 0.96 blocks per set, Jones at 0.92 blocks per set and Foster just shy of those two at 0.89 blocks per set.
For the Tigers (25-8, 8-2), they are on a massive hot streak as Campbellsville has won the last seven games in a row.
Campbellsville has been red hot on the offensive end, scoring 13 kills per set on a .224 hitting percentage, and getting nearly 12 assists on those kills. Defensively, the Tigers have averaged 15.3 digs per set and 2.2 blocks per set.
Individually, Campbellsville is led by senior outside Elif Akcivi, who is averaging 2.8 kills per set on a .194 hitting percentage. Akcivi had seven kills in the first matchup against the Phoenix. A pair of juniors help supplement Akcivi in the Tigers' attack, outside Libby Erwin and opposite hitter Riley Thorne. Erwin is averaging 2.7 kills per set on a .155 hitting percentage, while Thorne is averaging 2.32 kills per set on a .168 hitting percentage. Erwin and Thorne combined for 22 kills. Sophomore setter Kati Vest is the lead distributor for Campbellsville, averaging 9.67 assists per set. Vest had 35 assists and eight digs against Cumberland in the first matchup. Defensively, senior libero Marisa Gallardo is averaging 3.4 digs per set and had 22 digs against the Phoenix.
In the series between Cumberland and Campbellsville, the Tigers have been dominant, winning 31 of the 40 matchups against the Phoenix. Campbellsville won the first matchup of the series in a four set win at Campbellsville. When the Phoenix host the Tigers, Cumberland has a record of 4-14.
First serve is set for 6:00 PM, and you can watch it on the Cumberland Sports Network.
