Complete Notes
Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: Winners of three straight, Lourdes takes to the road for three Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference matches this week.  The Gray Wolves begin the road trip on Wednesday with a trip to Northwestern Ohio before heading to Grand Rapids, Mich. to face Cornerstone on Friday night and Aquinas on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his 13th season on the Lourdes bench, Greg Reitz has a 220-167 (.568) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his 15th season overall as a women's head coach, Reitz has a 240-202 (.543) 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 an 11-10 all-time advantage against Northwestern Ohio in a series that began Oct. 2, 2010.  The Gray Wolves have won five straight meetings between the two schools, including a pair of 3-0 sweeps last season.  Lourdes is 6-3 all-time against the Racers in Lima, Ohio.  Cornerstone leads the all-time series against Lourdes 15-8 dating back to Oct. 8, 2011.  The Golden Eagles won two of three meetings last season, including a WHAC quarterfinal contest in Grand Rapids, Mich.  Cornerstone is 8-0 against Lourdes all-time in Grand Rapids.  Aquinas holds a 13-8 edge against Lourdes going back to Oct. 7, 2011.  The Saints have won four straight meetings, including a pair last year.  Aquinas is 6-3 against Lourdes in Grand Rapids.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes limited Concordia (Mich.) to .040 hitting on the way to a 25-16, 25-18, 25-21 sweep of the Cardinals on Wednesday (Sept. 7) in the WHAC opener.  Finley Coghlan had 14 kills and hit .429 while Alli Plasencio tallied 18 digs.  The Gray Wolves added a non-conference home sweep of Georgetown (Ky.) on Saturday (Sept. 10) 25-21, 25-23, 25-15.  Coghlan had a team-high seven kills while Plasencio added 18 more digs.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers fell in straight sets at Indiana Tech last Wednesday to begin WHAC play.  Logan Thomas has registered a team-leading 195 kills and is hitting .219 while Savanna Reed tops the team with 227 assists.  Taylor Reust has recorded 30 service aces.  Defensively, Aubree Ricketts has notched a team-high 163 digs while Reust has been involved in 24 blocks, including 14 of the solo variety.

Scouting Cornerstone: The Golden Eagles have won 10 straight matches after winning four contests last weekend at their own AQ/CU Classic.  Cornerstone downed Bellevue and Judson in four sets each on Saturday (Sept. 10).  Kaylee Dykema has recorded a team-high 147 kills and is hitting .283 to pace the offense while Aubrey Lenz has handed out 541 assists.  Lenz also has a team-high 25 service aces.  On defense, Patsy Morris has 275 digs while Dykema has recorded 48 blocks, including 12 solos.

Scouting Aquinas: The Saints enter the week having dropped two straight after a four-set defeat at home against Indiana-Kokomo on Saturday (Sept. 10).  Aquinas heads to Rochester (Mich.) on Wednesday before hosting Lourdes.  Abbi Perkins has a team-leading 124 kills this year while Samee Teachworth is hitting .261.  Cassie Sustrich has run the offense, handing out 358 assists while also sharing the team lead in service aces with Jennifer Johnson as both have 15.  Johnson also has a team-high 105 digs while Brooke Nicholson already has 67 blocks.

Coghlan Has Big Week: Finley Coghlan had the best week of her young career against Concordia (Mich.) and Georgetown (Ky.).  She tallied 21 kills in the two matches, leading the team in both contests while adding 16 digs defensively.

Three and Out: Entering the week, all eight of Lourdes matches this season have been decided in straight sets.  Dating back to last season, the Gray Wolves have played nine straight three-set matches, and 10 of their last 11 have been sweeps.

Keeping the Streak Alive: Alli Plasencio has tallied double figure dig totals in all eight matches thus far this season, averaging 5.29 digs per set, second most in the WHAC this year.  The fifth-year senior has tallied 10 or more digs in 29 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Plasencio All Over the Record Books: Alli Plasencio moved into second place all-time in program history with 1,704 career digs.  She trails school record-holder Michi Jimenez's (2012-2015) 2,143 digs by 439.  Plasencio also ranks third all-time with 102 service aces, needing two more to match Stef Comte (2013-2016) for second on the career charts.  Plasencio ranks third in school history having appeared in 405 sets all-time, 55 behind Comte's second place total.  Plasencio is fifth with 112 matches played, two appearances shy of Angelica Dippold (2016-2019) for fourth all-time at Lourdes.

Also in the Record Books: Kylee McBride has moved into a tie for eighth all-time at Lourdes with 563 career kills, matching Ave Stout's (2015-2016) total.  She needs 35 more to move into seventh place and match Katie McKenty's (2012-2014) total.  Cammy Smith has climbed into fifth place on the blocks list with 142, trailing Michaela Eisenhauer (2019-2021) by one for fourth place.  Katey Stakolich is seventh in school history with 851 career assists, needing 41 more to match Jami Markus (2017-2018) for sixth place.

This and That: Lourdes has had 20 different players take to the court this season ... after playing outside hitter throughout the first part of her career, Abby Gentile spent time setting last week.