Complete Notes
Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: A busy, and rescheduled week, awaits the Lourdes women's volleyball squad.  The Gray Wolves will play a make-up match at home against Aquinas on Wednesday before heading to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday and Saturday for a quad event in which Lourdes will face Roosevelt and Asbury in addition to the host Cougars.

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his 12th season on the Lourdes bench, Greg Reitz has a 208-155 (.573) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his 14th season overall as a women's head coach, Reitz has a 228-190 (.545) career mark.  He is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history and was named WHAC Coach of the Year in 2015.

Series Notes: Aquinas holds an 11-8 series edge against Lourdes dating back to Oct. 7, 2011.  The Saints swept last season's meetings, winning in five sets in the Ebeid Rec Center and in straight sets in Grand Rapids, Mich.  Lourdes is 4-2 all-time against Aquinas in the Ebeid Rec Center.  The Gray Wolves won the only previous meeting against Roosevelt, a straight sets decision on Sept. 2, 2011 in Chicago, Ill.  Asbury is 2-0 all-time against Lourdes in a series that began Sept. 16, 2011.  The Eagles won the matches on back-to-back days at Tam-o-Shanter, both in straight sets.  Mount Vernon Nazarene is 2-1 versus Lourdes going back to Oct. 23, 2010.  The Gray Wolves won the last meeting between the schools on Dec. 3, 2015 in four sets in the NAIA National Championships in Sioux City, Iowa.  This is the first meeting ever in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes needed five sets on Wednesday (Sept. 29) to register a 25-22, 25-27, 25-16, 19-25, 15-9 victory at Lawrence Tech.  Vanessa Villarreal recorded 14 kills and 11 digs while Alli Plasencio had a match-high 29 digs.  On Friday (Oct. 1), Concordia (Mich.) swept the Gray Wolves 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Kylee McBride paced Lourdes with eight kills while Plasencio had 13 digs.  The Gray Wolves stepped out of WHAC play on Saturday, falling at Bethel (Ind.) 25-14, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18.  Abby Gentile had 14 kills while Katey Stakolich notched 36 assists and 15 digs.

Scouting Aquinas: The Saints enter the week following a four-set win at Lawrence Tech on Saturday.  Aquinas hosts Michigan-Dearborn on Tuesday before visiting Lourdes.  Jackie Rozell leads the team with 183 kills while Abbi Perkins is hitting .275.  Chloe Mitchell has 425 assists while Kenzi Dobosiewicz has a team-high 21 service aces.  Defensively, Adrien Yondo has 220 digs and Emily Jones has notched 75 blocks.

Scouting Roosevelt: The Lakers enter the week having dropped six straight matches after a five-set loss to Governors State on Sept. 21.  Roosevelt travels to Trinity International and Cardinal Stritch prior to facing the Gray Wolves.  Viktoria Marysheva leads the team with 136 kills while Kara Sleeper is hitting .268.  Jessa Henry has a team-high 355 assists and 23 aces.  On defense, Grace Morrill has 203 digs while Sleeper has 44 blocks.

Scouting Asbury: The Eagles have won two straight after downing West Virginia Tech on Saturday.  Asbury faces Centre on Wednesday and Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday prior to playing Lourdes.  Emma Grace Gray has a team-high 71 kills while Lindsey Castle has a team-high 112 assists.  Madi Bryant has recorded 17 aces.  Defensively, Sydney Fleshood has 103 digs and Bethany Fye has 36 blocks.

Scouting Mount Vernon Nazarene: The Cougars have won two straight after downing Grace in four sets on Sept. 29.  Mount Vernon Nazarene plays three more times prior to the Gray Wolves.  Nicole Winkler has 294 kills, is hitting .254, and has 25 aces while Paige Brenner has 764 assists.  Defensively, Ruby Ellie has 434 digs while Tory Small has 50 blocks, including 17 solos.

Schedule Change: The Gray Wolves' scheduled match against Rochester (Mich.) has been postponed.  Lourdes will now host Aquinas on that evening in a match up of a Sept. 25 postponement.

On the Block: Lourdes has tallied 61 blocks this season.  Cammy Smith has been involved in 22 rejections while Macey Zinser has been involved in 21 more. 

Racking Up Double-Doubles: Katey Stakolich has three double-doubles in her last four matches and five on the season.  She leads the Gray Wolves averaging .64 assists per set while ranking second on the team with 2.79 digs per stanza.

Plasencio All Over the Record Books: Alli Plasencio enters the week ranked third in program history with 1,1219 career digs.  She is 398 behind Angelica Dippold (2016-2019) for second all-time.  Plasencio also is tied with Michi Jiminez (2012-2015) for seventh on the career ace charts with 78.  Plasencio ranks sixth in school history having appeared in 323 sets all-time, 14 behind Stephanie Richards' (2013-2016) fifth place total.  Plasencio is seventh all-time at Lourdes having appeared in 88 career matches.

This and That: Alli Plasencio is the only Gray Wolf to play all 53 sets this season ... opponents have had a higher hitting percentage thank Lourdes in 13 of the 14 matches ... the Gray Wolves are 2-4 in non-conference action heading into the final three non-league tilts this weekend.