LEBANON, TENN. - - Volleyball travels to St-Mary-of-the-Woods this weekend looking to get revenge for their 2-3 loss in February.

Cumberland come into the match against the Pomeroys with an 8-7 record and 2-2 in conference play. The Phoenix have hit a fine run of form, winning their last five games and only dropping two sets. In their most recent match CU cruised to a 3-0 win over Midway. 

Alexander Heuer was impressive on the night with 10 digs and two service aces. Francesco Corradini has started the season well and his team will be hoping he can keep up his defensive form, the Italian currently leads the nation in blocks per set with 1.46. Joao Infante also had a solid night against Midway, recording 12 kills. Infante also leads the conference in kills per set averaging 4.11 with a total of 230 on the season, 53 above second place. Freshman Austin Kuehler has been setting his teammates up well and is second in the conference on assists per set with 8.85. Cumberland are currently averaging a .243 hitting percentage. 

St-Mary-of-the-Woods come into the match 18-4 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. In their most recent match the Pomeroys swept Franklin College in a double header.

Christian Green had an impressive 12 kills against Franklin College and finished with a .500 hitting percentage. Marco Palomares and Tyler Duranceau both chipped in with eleven and ten kills respectively, so the Pomeroys have a number of threats across the board that the Phoenix will need to be aware of. Duranceau is also second in the conference in service aces per set with 0.59. On the defensive end Jeremy Lapeze had 13 digs. 

In all time history the Phoenix are 0-3 with the last match in February going the full five sets and resulting in a narrow 2-3 victory for the Pomeroys. 

Against the Pomeroys Infante tallied a record breaking 36 kills, while Nage Hendrickson chipped in with nine. Kuehler had 64 assists, Corradini made five blocks, and Heuer totalled 17 digs. Cumberland finished that game with a .336 hitting percentage and held the Pomeroys to a .270, however, the Phoenix struggled to keep the error count down which gave SMWC an upper hand. Ensuring the error count is low will be key to success for Cumberland as they look to get revenge on the Pomeroys on the road. 

The match is set to begin at 1PM CT at the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center.