Women's Volleyball | October 13, 2016
PHILADELPHIA- The La Salle volleyball team will welcome two Atlantic 10 teams this weekend to continue the conference season. The Explorers will face Rhode Island at 7:00 PM on Friday in Tom Gola Arena, followed up by a match against Fordham at 1:00 PM on Sunday. La Salle will celebrate 44 years of volleyball on Sunday and welcome back former players with the annual Alumni Game.
Scouting the Explorers…
- La Salle is paced by freshman
Devin Corah, who leads the team in kills with 3.20 per set and in aces, with 27 on the season. Corah is ranked sixth in the Atlantic 10 in kills.
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Kathryn Wood ranks fifth in the Atlantic 10 in assists and averages 8.85 per set. Wood has tallied 686 on the season for the Explorers.
- Libero
Jensen Sharrits falls second in the conference in digs, with 102 in A-10 play. Sharrits averages 5.10 per set.
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Catherine Edgington leads the Explorers in blocks and tallied 49.0 on the season to average .66 per set.
La Salle Explorers (8-12, 0-5 A-10) vs. Rhode Island Rams (10-8, 5-1 A-10)
Friday, Oct. 14 ¦7:00 PM ¦Tom Gola Arena
Live Stats
Scouting the Rams…
- The Rams are 5-1 in Atlantic 10 play and rank second in the conference under head coach Bob Schneck, who is in his 36
th season.
- Senior Audrey Castro is third in the Atlantic 10 in kills, averaging 3.80 per set.
- Setter Callan Kinnan has tallied 227 assists in A-10 play and leads the Atlantic 10.
- Ranked sixth in the Atlantic 10, senior Layne Self averages 1.10 blocks per set.
La Salle Explorers (8-12, 0-5 A-10) vs. Fordham Rams (10-11, 3-3 A-10)
Sunday, Oct.16 ¦1:00 PM ¦ Tom Gola Arena
Live Stats ¦Video
Scouting the Rams…
- The Rams are 3-3 in Atlantic 10 play, with head coach Gini Ullery in her fourth year at the helm.
- Freshman Olivia Fairchild ranks second in the Atlantic 10 with 102 kills in conference season. Fairchild averages 4.64 kills per set. The freshman also ranks third in aces, with 11.
- Maddy Walsh is third in the Atlantic 10 in assists, with 187 in conference play. Walsh averages 9.84 assists per set.
- Libero Morgan Williams ranks ninth in the Atlantic 10 with 72 digs in conference play. Williams averages 3.27 per set.
Up Next…
The Explorers will travel to Delaware State on Wednesday to face the Hornets at 6:00 PM in Dover, Delaware.
