GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After playing eight matches in their last two weeks, the newly No. 24 ranked volleyball team will have its lightest week for the remainder of the year when they host Northwestern Ohio on Wednesday in their only contest until next week's showdown with Cornerstone. Head coach
Megan Lenhart and her team are riding an eight-match winning streak and not have dropped a set since the opening one of the 3-1 win over Siena Heights back on September 3.
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Match 1
vs Northwestern Ohio
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Opening Serve: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
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Home Cookin'Davenport, which is 1-0 so far at home this season, brings an overall record of 41-15 all-time in the Student Center. After dropping their first match against the Racers at home, DU has won the last two each in four sets.
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Series Against the RacersUNOH leads the all-time series that is just four years old by a 4-3 margin. The Panthers however have won the last two meetings at home including a 3-1 victory last season in the teams' only meeting.
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1,000 Kills and CountingSenior
Hannah Stone became just the third player in school history to reach the 1,000 career kill plateau in the win over Lawrence Tech. Stone joins
Nicole Chase and Kassie Graves in the club as the middle-hitter now has 1,005 heading into this week.
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WHAC Player of the WeekIn the conference's first player of the week accolades, senior
Hannah Stone took home the honor. The middle-hitter his .423 on the week while posting double-digit kills in each of the team's matches over the weekend tourney in which she was named the Most Outstanding Player.
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