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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The top two teams in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) will meet this Wednesday as No. 24 Davenport heads to Livonia to take on the No. 4 ranked and undefeated Crusaders of Madonna University. That match will be one of five for the Panthers this week as they will also host the Panther Invitational in which they will face Rochester College, Huntington University, Grace College and Ashford University.
At: Madonna University
Date: Wednesday, October 9
Opening Serve: 7 p.m.
Location: Livonia, Mich. (Activites Center)
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Scouting Madonna – 25-0, 5-0 WHAC – Head coach Jerry Abraham (27th season)
Madonna enters the week with a 25-0 record and a national ranking of No. 4. The Crusaders, under NAIA Hall of Fame head coach Jerry Abraham in his 27th season, hold a 16-1 edge over the Panthers in the all-time series. MU has four wins this season in their four matches against ranked opponents after defeating No. 18 Georgetown 3-1 on Saturday to win a tournament at Indiana Tech. Madonna will be playing their 11th match of the season at home and will be led by reigning WHAC Player of the Week Emilee Freeman and reigning WHAC Player of the Year Evia Prieditis as they hope to put a strangle hold on the regular season race and the conference's first automatic berth to the NAIA National Tournament.
Panther Invitational Preview
Davenport will host the Panther Invitational this Friday and Saturday when they welcome in six other schools (Aquinas, Grace, UM-Dearborn, Ashford, Huntington and Rochester) to the Student Center. Matches begin on Friday at 1 p.m. and the final one on Saturday begins at 4 p.m.
Quick Look at Rochester (Friday, 1 p.m.)
The Warriors will meet DU for the second time this season as the Panthers posted a 3-0 win in Livonia at the Julie Martin Memorial Classic. RC is led by head coach Dave Crump and they have posted a 16-16 record after defeating UM-Dearborn on Monday in non-conference action.
Quick Look at Huntington (Friday, 5 p.m.)
The Foresters will enter as one of two teams from the Crossroads League and they have a familiar look to them when it comes to head coach Amy Settle. Davenport head coach Megan Lenhart played two years under Settle when she was the head coach at Cornerstone University and she currently has HU at 4-15 in her second season at the helm.
Quick Look at Grace (Saturday, Noon)
Head coach Andria Harshman and her Lancers are 15-5 overall entering the week but after going undefeated in non-conference play to start the year, they have posted a 7-5 mark within Crossroads League matches. DU and Grace played last year at the Cornerstone Classic with the Panthers posting a close 3-1 win.
Quick Look at Ashford (Saturday, 4 p.m.)
The Saints enter the Invite from the MCC and are coached by Micah Cewe. AU has played a tough schedule thus far and boasts an overall record of 13-9 after 3-1 setbacks to #24 Viterbo, #13 Bellevue and #24 Hastings.
Volleyball Contact: Aaron Sagraves | 616-554-5045 | asagraves@davenport.edu
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