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Allie Hale-Alli Plasencio

Women's Volleyball

Two Home Matches This Week for Women's Volleyball

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Lourdes (4-11, 4-10 WHAC)
Match #16: Tuesday, March 23, 4 p.m. EDT
vs. Indiana Tech (13-7, 10-5 WHAC)
Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center - Sylvania, Ohio
Match #17: Friday, March 26, 7 p.m. EDT
vs. Northwestern Ohio (4-15, 1-12 WHAC)
Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center - Sylvania, Ohio

Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: Lourdes heads into the penultimate week of the regular season with a pair of home matches.  The Gray Wolves entertain Indiana Tech on Tuesday evening before hosting Northwestern Ohio for Senior Night on Friday.  Saturday's scheduled match at Aquinas has been postponed.

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his 11th season on the Lourdes bench, Greg Reitz has a 202-144 (.584) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his 11th season overall as a women's head coach, Reitz has a 222-179 (.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 leads the all-time series against Indiana Tech 9-8 dating back to Oct. 1, 2010.  The Warriors won the first meeting this season between the two schools in straight sets on Feb. 9, giving Indiana Tech a three-match winning streak in the series.  Lourdes holds a 2-1 series edge all-time in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Northwestern Ohio holds a 10-8 series advantage against the Gray Wolves dating back to Oct. 2, 2010.  Lourdes has won the last two meetings between the two schools after sweeping the Racers in Lima, Ohio on March 2.  Northwestern Ohio holds a 2-1 advantage inside the Ebeid Rec Center.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes downed Siena Heights 25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22 on Tuesday (March 16).  McKenna Hall had 18 kills and 12 digs while Allie Hale added 12 kills and 14 digs.  On Friday (March 19), Concordia (Mich.) downed the Gray Wolves 27-25, 24-26, 25-20, 22-25, 15-6.  Hall registered 21 kills and 24 digs in the setback while Hale added 17 kills.

Scouting Indiana Tech: The Warriors had their four-match winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon in a straight sets defeat at Cornerstone.  Olivia Niekamp leads Indiana Tech with 131 kills while Madelyn Omo is hitting .231.  Andrea Schriver has handed out a team-leading 323 assists while Madysn Cardinal has racked up 26 service aces.  Defensively, Jacey Blust has 416 digs while Havilyn Cummings has tallied 67 blocks, including 25 of the solo variety.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers have won back-to-back matches after defeating Michigan-Dearborn twice in five sets on Friday.  Aaliyah Alexis has tallied a team-high 183 kills and is hitting .133 while Hanna Miller has handed out 498 assists.  Jessica Schaad leads Northwestern Ohio with 38 service aces.  Defensively, Aubree Ricketts has notched 203 digs while Alexis has registered 38 blocks.

Thanks Allie: Lourdes will honor Allie Hale prior to Friday's match with Northwestern Ohio.  Hale is the lone senior who will be concluding her eligibility with the Gray Wolves this season.

Another Postponement: Lourdes' scheduled match against Aquinas slated for Saturday afternoon has been postponed. At this time, the match has not been rescheduled.  The Gray Wolves also lost their first three matches of the season due to cancellations, two against Campbellsville and one against Georgetown (Ky.).

Hall Has Quite a Week: McKenna Hall racked up a pair of double-doubles last week for the Gray Wolves, her second and third of the season.  She recorded 18 kills and 12 digs against Siena Heights while adding 21 kills and 24 digs at Concordia (Mich.).  Hall's numbers at Concordia represented season highs for the sophomore.

Vayansky Adds Two Double-Doubles: Megan Vayansky registered her first two double-doubles of the year last weekend.  The sophomore setter handed out 35 assists and tallied 13 digs against Siena Heights before adding 50 assists and 13 digs at Concordia (Mich.).

Eisenhauer Moves onto Blocks List: Michaela Eisenhauer has moved into the top-10, jumping into eighth place, on Lourdes' career blocks list with 92 over her two years with the Gray Wolves.  She just passed Keyonna Gregory (2013-2014) on the list and is just two blocks behind Stephanie Ruffing (2015-2016).  She has 51 rejections this season.

Plasencio Third All-time in Digs: Alli Plasencio has moved into third place in program history with 943 career digs, passing Molly Shonk (2015-2016) on the all-time charts.  She still trails second place Angelica Dippold (2016-2019) by 662 digs.

Plasencio Also on Aces List: Alli Plasencio has moved into 10th place on the Gray Wolves' career service ace chart.  The junior has 62 over her three years at Lourdes.  She is six 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 62 sets for Lourdes this year ... Plasencio has moved into ninth place at Lourdes having appeared in 70 career matches ... Plasencio is seventh in sets played with 260.
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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
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
Megan Vayansky

#24 Megan Vayansky

S
5' 7"
Sophomore
McKenna Hall

#26 McKenna Hall

OH
6' 1"
Sophomore

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
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
Megan Vayansky

#24 Megan Vayansky

5' 7"
Sophomore
S
McKenna Hall

#26 McKenna Hall

6' 1"
Sophomore
OH