HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson volleyball team closes out its 2018 home schedule this weekend with matches against Central Connecticut and Bryant.
Saturday's contest against Bryant marks the annual senior day ceremonies. This year's senior is defensive specialist
Libby Bell.
Friday, November 2 – 5:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson vs Central Connecticut St. (10-11, 7-3 NEC)
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Saturday, November 3 – 5:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson vs Bryant (18-10, 8-2 NEC)
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LAST TIME OUT
The Knights (2-24, 0-10 NEC) fell in straight sets 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 to Coppin State at the Rothman Center on Wednesday night. In the loss, freshman setter
Corina Beimers netted her seventh double-double of the season by finishing with 17 assists and 11 digs. Junior outside hitter
Erika Sullivan led the Knights' offense with 13 kills, which resulted in her 10
th double-digit kill performance of the season.
SENIOR DAY
Saturday marks the Knights' last home game of 2018 and the annual senior day ceremony. This year's lone senior is Lafayette, Colorado native
Libby Bell. Bell has appeared in 67 matches across four seasons with the Knights totaling 163 digs (1.15 d/set).
SCOUTING CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
The Blue Devils enter Friday's contest in third place in the NEC standings. In their last outing, they suffered a 3-1 set back at Bryant. The Blue Devils took the opening game, 25-19, but the Bulldogs responded by taking the next three sets, 25-18, 25-16, 27-25. Junior
Madelyn Kaprelyan was the only Blue Devil in double-figures with 12 kills. She added 13 assists and five digs. CCSU leads the NEC with 2.51 blocks per set and ranks second in both hitting percentage (.192) and opponent hitting percentage (.169). Sophomore outside hitter Emma Henderson tops the NEC in service aces averaging 0.43 per set this season.
SCOUTING BRYANT
Bryant is 18-10 overall and 8-2 in the NEC, having won its last five NEC matches. In their last match, the Bulldogs fell in three sets to Dartmouth in a non-conference contest. Bryant enters the weekend within one match of first-place LIU Brooklyn in the loss column with two NEC weekends remaining. Senior Kristin Kingi posted her fourth consecutive double-double in last Saturday's win over Central Connecticut with 16 kills and 19 digs. The Bryant freshman class has combined for 28 performances of 10 or more kills this season.
NEXT UP
The Knights close out the 2018 campaign with a trip to Western Pennsylvania to square off against Robert Morris and Saint Francis U. The Knights take on Robert Morris on Friday, November 9 and then head to Loretto to face Saint Francis U on Saturday.
