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Megan Vayansky

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball to Host Siena Heights, Travel to Concordia This Week

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Lourdes (3-10, 3-9 WHAC)
Match #14: Tuesday, March 16, 4 p.m. EDT
vs. Siena Heights (7-5, 7-5 WHAC)
Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center - Sylvania, Ohio
Match #15: Friday, March 19, 7 p.m. EDT
at Concordia (Mich.) (6-9, 6-6 WHAC)
Cardinal Fieldhouse - Ann Arbor, Mich
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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: With six matches remaining in the regular season, Lourdes looks to snap a four-match losing skid on Tuesday hosting Siena Heights.  The Gray Wolves then take to the road on Friday evening for a contest at Concordia (Mich.).

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his 11th season on the Lourdes bench, Greg Reitz has a 201-143 (.584) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his 11th season overall as a women's head coach, Reitz has a 221-178 (.554) 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: Lourdes holds a 13-10 series advantage against Siena Heights dating back to Sept. 10, 2010.  The Saints have won the last two meetings between the two schools though, downing Lourdes in four sets in Adrian, Mich. back on Feb. 21 of this season.  The Gray Wolves hold a 3-1 series edge inside the Ebeid Rec Center.  Lourdes is 17-2 all-time against Concordia (Mich.) in a series that began Aug. 20, 2010.  The Cardinals snapped a 15-match losing streak in the series on March 6, winning in four sets in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Lourdes is 8-1 all-time against Concordia in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes won the first two sets on Friday evening before Rochester (Mich.) rallied for a 17-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-12 win in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Vanessa Villarreal led Lourdes with 16 kills while Rafa Borges hit .400 with 11 kills.  On Saturday, the Gray Wolves dropped a four-set contest at Madonna 25-17, 25-14, 24-26, 25-14.  Allie Hale tallied 12 kills while Quinn Yondo registered 23 digs.

Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints have dropped two straight matches after being swept at Indiana Tech on Saturday.  Janel Ruhlman leads Siena Heights with 118 kills while Kinsey Wagner is hitting .270.  Aubrey Bates has handed out 397 assists and leads the team with 22 service aces.  Defensively, Bates also has a team-high 132 digs while Katelyn Ferris has recorded 41 blocks.

Scouting Concordia (Mich.): The Cardinals snapped a three-match losing skid with a five-set victory over Northwestern Ohio on Saturday.  Kayla Peters leads Concordia with 193 kills this season while hitting .149.  Hailey McCourt has dished out 270 assists while Kaitlin Veihl has registered 32 service aces.  Defensively, Tara Schatzle has picked up 290 digs on the year while Veihl has 36 blocks.

That's a Lot of Matches: Tuesday's match will be the 400th in the women's head coaching career of Greg Reitz.  He is 221-178 all-time as a women's head coach.  When adding in men's matches as a head coach, Reitz will be coaching his 656th collegiate match as a head coach on Tuesday afternoon.

Racking Up Double-Doubles: Yasmin Assis registered her sixth double-double of the year against Rochester (Mich.) on Friday.  She handed out 26 assists and tallied 16 digs.  Allie Hale added her first double-double of the year on Saturday with a 12-kills, 13-dig effort at Madonna.

Yondo Posts Career High: Putting on the libero jersey for the first time as a collegiate player, Quinn Yondo notched a career-high 23 digs for the Gray Wolves in the four-set loss at Madonna.  The freshman's previous high was 13 at home against Concordia (Mich.) on March 6.  Yondo now has three consecutive double figure dig totals.

Eisenhauer Moves onto Blocks List: Michaela Eisenhauer has moved into the top-10, and jumped to eighth place on Lourdes' career blocks list with 89 over her two years with the Gray Wolves.  She just passed Keyonna Gregory (2013-2014) on the list and is just five blocks behind Stephanie Ruffing (2015-2016).  She has 48 rejections this season.

Plasencio Third All-time in Digs: Alli Plasencio has moved into third place in program history with 910 career digs, passing Molly Shonk (2015-2016) on the all-time charts.  She still trails second place Angelica Dippold (2016-2019) by 695 digs.

Plasencio Also on Aces List: Alli Plasencio has moved into 10th place on the Gray Wolves' career service ace chart.  The junior has 59 over her three years at Lourdes.  She is nine aces behind Carolyn Manley (2014-2016) and Ali Mass (2010-2013) for eighth place.

Assis on the Assist Charts: Yasmin Assis has moved into seventh in Gray Wolf history with 675 career assists.  With her last assist she passed Michi Jimenez (2012-2015) on the all-time charts.  She trails Jami Markus (2017-2018) by 217 assists for sixth place on the all-time list.

Reaching 200: Lourdes won its 200th match in program history on Sunday with the straight sets victory at Rochester (Mich.) on Feb. 28.  The Gray Wolves are in just their 11th season as a NAIA varsity women's program.  Lourdes enters this week with a 201-136 all-time record.

This and That: Only Alli Plasencio and Michaela Eisenhauer has appeared in all 53 sets for Lourdes this year ... the Gray Wolves have served up 88 aces while committing just 70 service errors ... Plasencio has moved into a five-way tie for ninth place at Lourdes having appeared in 69 career matches.
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Players Mentioned

Michi Jimenez

#18 Michi Jimenez

DS
5' 8"
Senior
Carolyn Manley

#5 Carolyn Manley

OH
5' 7"
Junior
Stephanie Ruffing

#24 Stephanie Ruffing

OH
6' 2"
Junior
Molly Shonk

#15 Molly Shonk

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Angelica Dippold

#10 Angelica Dippold

DS
5' 4"
Senior
Yasmin Assis

#22 Yasmin Assis

S
5' 8"
Senior
Rafa Borges

#11 Rafa Borges

MB
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Michaela Eisenhauer

#15 Michaela Eisenhauer

MB/OH
6' 0"
Senior
Allie Hale

#5 Allie Hale

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Alli Plasencio

#2 Alli Plasencio

DS
5' 5"
Junior
Vanessa Villarreal

#19 Vanessa Villarreal

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Quinn Yondo

#1 Quinn Yondo

DS
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michi Jimenez

#18 Michi Jimenez

5' 8"
Senior
DS
Carolyn Manley

#5 Carolyn Manley

5' 7"
Junior
OH
Stephanie Ruffing

#24 Stephanie Ruffing

6' 2"
Junior
OH
Molly Shonk

#15 Molly Shonk

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Angelica Dippold

#10 Angelica Dippold

5' 4"
Senior
DS
Yasmin Assis

#22 Yasmin Assis

5' 8"
Senior
S
Rafa Borges

#11 Rafa Borges

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Michaela Eisenhauer

#15 Michaela Eisenhauer

6' 0"
Senior
MB/OH
Allie Hale

#5 Allie Hale

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Alli Plasencio

#2 Alli Plasencio

5' 5"
Junior
DS
Vanessa Villarreal

#19 Vanessa Villarreal

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Quinn Yondo

#1 Quinn Yondo

5' 4"
Freshman
DS