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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: Lourdes returns home to Tam-o-Shanter on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves host Michigan-Dearborn in a key match that will have implications on the upcoming Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament.  Lourdes is looking to solidify a home match in the opening round, and can take a major step forward with a win against the Wolves.  The Gray Wolves will then step out of conference on Friday evening, traveling to Crossroads League co-leader Bethel (Ind.).  

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his fourth season on the Lourdes bench, Greg Reitz has a 60-66 (.476) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his sixth season overall as a women's head coach, Reitz has a 79-100 (.441) career mark.  He is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes is 3-2 all-time against Michigan-Dearborn dating back to the 2010 season.  Last year the Gray Wolves posted a 3-2 victory in Dearborn, the second straight five-set victory that Lourdes had posted over Michigan-Dearborn.  This will be just Michigan-Dearborn's second visit to Tam-o-Shanter, as Lourdes swept the Wolves back on Sept. 18, 2010.  Bethel (Ind.) is 3-0 all-time against the Gray Wolves dating back to 2010.  All three meetings between the two schools have resulted in 3-0 sweeps by the Pilots, and all three came during the Michigan-Dearborn Earlybird Challenge.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes opened the week with a 3-1 victory over Lawrence Tech at Tam-o-Shanter on Wednesday evening.  The Gray Wolves hit .226 for the match, including a blistering .370 in set one without committing an error.  Angie Pagan-Perez led Lourdes with 10 kills while Stephanie Richards had 15 digs.  On Friday night, Lourdes won the first two sets against Siena Heights before falling 15-13 in the fifth to suffer a 3-2 setback in Adrian, Mich.  Keyonna Gregory registered 19 kills in the loss while Michi Jimenez added 25 digs defensively.

Scouting Michigan-Dearborn: The Wolves are still looking for their first victory in the month of October and enter the match having dropped 10 straight decisions following a 3-1 loss at Rochester (Mich.) on Monday night.  Nia Martin leads the Wolves, and ranks 41st nationally, with 328 kills on the season while Emily Tjapkes has handed out 943 assists, a mark that ranks 26th in NAIA.  As a team Michigan-Dearborn ranks fourth in the nation with 231 service aces, led by Brittany Yanos who is eighth individually with 56.  Rebecca Carley leads the Wolves defensively with 384 digs while Jessica Spiegelberg has a team-leading 78 blocks.

Scouting Bethel (Ind.): The Pilots had their six-match winning streak snapped on Saturday, falling in five sets at Saint Francis (Ind.).  Bethel enters the week tied atop the standings in the Crossroads League.  The Pilots rank fifth in the nation in total digs, led by Amanda Troyer who has recorded 594 on the year, a mark that ranks seventh individually.  Morgan Fox is seventh in NAIA with 1,112 assists, while Aubrey Husak is 10th in the country with 387 kills.  Mallory Gilkey has notched a team-leading 92 blocks.

Several Streaks Come to an End: Lourdes saw its string of nine straight five-set victories come to an end on Friday evening with the 3-2 loss at Siena Heights.  The loss also marks the first time this season the Gray Wolves dropped a match after winning the opening set, as Lourdes entered the match 12-0 after winning the opener.  The match also marked the first time all season that the Gray Wolves lost a contest when recording more digs than the opposition.

Looking for a Home Match: Lourdes is looking to secure a home match in the first round of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament for the second straight year.  The event, which begins on Nov. 13, has teams five through eight hosting nine through 12 in the opening round.  The Gray Wolves enter the week in eighth place, two games ahead of both Concordia and Michigan-Dearborn for ninth, with just three league contests to play.

Jimenez Fifth in Single Season Digs: With seven matches remaining in the regular season, Michi Jimenez has already moved into fifth place on Lourdes single season digs chart.  The sophomore has 319 digs this season, 41 shy of fourth place and 44 behind third.  Jimenez already holds the school's career dig record with 767 in less than two full seasons.

Record-Setting Pace: Keyonna Gregory and Stef Comte are both on pace to set the school's single season record for hitting percentage.  Gregory enters the week hitting .271 on the year while Comte is connecting at a .256 clip.  The current school mark for hitting percentage with a minimum 100 swings is .214 set by Brooke Hearn during the 2011 campaign.  

Looking for a Winning Season: Lourdes is three wins shy of being assured a winning season for just the second time in program history.  The Gray Wolves went 21-17 in 2010, the program's first season, but have not finished over .500 since.  The next win will be the team's 14th this year, matching the 2012's victory total for second most all-time.

Captains Named: Allegra Recknagel and Alyssa Pelish have been selected as team captains for the 2013 season.  Recknagel will be a captain for the second straight year, making her just the second two-time captain in program history.  Hannah Thompson was a team captain in both 2010 and 2011.

This and That: Allegra Recknagel had two double-doubles last week and now has a team-leading six this season ... Keyonna Gregory was responsible for 24 points against Siena Heights, the most ever by one player in a match in program history.