Lehigh University Athletics
Friday, November 1
Bethlehem, Pa.
7:00 PM
Lehigh University
vs
Navy
Photo by: Justin Lafleur
Mountain Hawks host Navy Friday, American Saturday for Senior Day
10/31/2019 6:36:00 PM | Volleyball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — To conclude the five-match homestand, the Lehigh volleyball team remains at Grace Hall for another weekend set of matches, starting with Navy on Friday night at 7 p.m. and American on Saturday at 3 p.m. for Senior Day. The Mountain Hawks are coming off of four consecutive league victories over Loyola, Holy Cross, Bucknell and Lafayette and now turn their attention to a couple teams jockeying for positions within the top four seeds heading into the Patriot League Tournament.
Lehigh comes into the weekend with a league record of 6-4 and are currently in a bit of a hot swing after falling in four consecutive matches between Oct. 4 and 12.
The Mountain Hawks have been led on both offense and defense by their two middle-blockers, seniors Lauren Bright and Emily Poole. Bright comes into the weekend as the Patriot League's leader in attack percentage with a mark of .375. She is also one of the league leaders in total blocks with 90 in 2019, ranked second on the team. Poole comes in as Lehigh's second-best hitter with a mark of .299, but she leads the Patriot League in total blocks with 95. Poole overtook the top spot when she tallied nine against Lafayette on Sunday.
Junior outside hitter Sabrina Lancaster continues to lead the way in kills with 263, while also pacing the team with 3.51 kills per set. Lancaster is just four kills away from registering 800 for her career, which would join senior Julia Pressly as the only two players on the current roster to reach that milestone. Lancaster also leads the team in digs with 179. Fellow junior hitter Hannah Wright has also been successful from the floor this season, with 225 kills, ranked second on the team. Wright has also been the best player from the line this season for Lehigh, leading the team with 17 service aces.
Sophomore setter Sarah Carman recently surpassed 600 assists for the season with 617 on the year, but has split time with sophomore Alina Lam, who has played valuable minutes as well and leads the Mountain Hawks in digs per set with an average of 2.87.
Senior libero Jess Donaldson has really come alive as of late, most recently tallying a career-high 26 digs on Sunday against the Leopards after 15 dig performance in a victory over Bucknell the day before. Donaldson has registered double-digit digs in three of her last four matches now.
Navy heads into the weekend after back-to-back victories over rival Army West Point and Holy Cross. The Midshipmen are currently a half-game in front of both the Black Knights and Mountain Hawks with the third seed in the league behind American and Colgate. Amanda Montag has paced Navy with 214 kills this season, while Maddi Sgattoni is averaging 3.34 kills per set.
Setter Paige Miles has tallied 703 assists this year, averaging 9.13 per set while also leading the way with 23 service aces. Emily Solis is the team's leader in digs with 285, averaging 3.70 per set.
The Midshipmen got the best of Lehigh back on Oct. 7 in straight sets, as Navy leads the all-time series between the two teams, 33-27.
First place American returns to Grace Hall on Saturday to take on the Mountain Hawks. The Eagles are currently on a nine-match winning streak dating back to Sept. 28 when they beat Army West Point in four sets.
Their last two matchups have been in straight-set fashion against two of the best teams in the Patriot League with a win over the Black Knights on Oct. 25 and a win over Colgate on Oct. 26, which was the Raiders' first league loss of the season.
American is offensively led by freshman Onuchi Ndee, who comes into the matchup ranked second in the Patriot League in attack percentage at .363. She also leads the team in total blocks with 67 and block assists with 63. Ndee is joined by Jeanne Westney (.325) and Olivia Wassner (.306) with percentages over .300. Wassner is also the team's leader in assists with 730 in 74 sets played, averaging 9.86 assists per set. She is also the team leader in service aces with 46, followed by Chiara Bosetti with 38.
Helena Elbaek is American's undisputed leader in kills at 280, averaging 3.37 per set, while libero Kristen Largay leads the team in digs at 366, averaging 4.36 per set.
American has a team attack percentage of .257, which ranks first in the Patriot League by a considerable margin. The Eagles are ranked second in opponents' attack percentage at .176. American is also the league-leader in kills per set with 13.36 and service aces with 168.
The Eagles were victorious the last time out against Lehigh back on Oct. 4 in Washington D.C., 3-0. Lehigh trails in the all-time series, 37-7.
A special ceremony for seniors Lauren Bright, Jess Donaldson, Victoria Hemsath, Ana Spangenberg, Emily Poole and Julia Pressly will be held prior to the start of Saturday's match.
Friday's matchup against Navy will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday's match against American will not be live streamed, but live stats will be provided.
Like Lehigh Volleyball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
Lehigh comes into the weekend with a league record of 6-4 and are currently in a bit of a hot swing after falling in four consecutive matches between Oct. 4 and 12.
The Mountain Hawks have been led on both offense and defense by their two middle-blockers, seniors Lauren Bright and Emily Poole. Bright comes into the weekend as the Patriot League's leader in attack percentage with a mark of .375. She is also one of the league leaders in total blocks with 90 in 2019, ranked second on the team. Poole comes in as Lehigh's second-best hitter with a mark of .299, but she leads the Patriot League in total blocks with 95. Poole overtook the top spot when she tallied nine against Lafayette on Sunday.
Junior outside hitter Sabrina Lancaster continues to lead the way in kills with 263, while also pacing the team with 3.51 kills per set. Lancaster is just four kills away from registering 800 for her career, which would join senior Julia Pressly as the only two players on the current roster to reach that milestone. Lancaster also leads the team in digs with 179. Fellow junior hitter Hannah Wright has also been successful from the floor this season, with 225 kills, ranked second on the team. Wright has also been the best player from the line this season for Lehigh, leading the team with 17 service aces.
Sophomore setter Sarah Carman recently surpassed 600 assists for the season with 617 on the year, but has split time with sophomore Alina Lam, who has played valuable minutes as well and leads the Mountain Hawks in digs per set with an average of 2.87.
Senior libero Jess Donaldson has really come alive as of late, most recently tallying a career-high 26 digs on Sunday against the Leopards after 15 dig performance in a victory over Bucknell the day before. Donaldson has registered double-digit digs in three of her last four matches now.
Navy heads into the weekend after back-to-back victories over rival Army West Point and Holy Cross. The Midshipmen are currently a half-game in front of both the Black Knights and Mountain Hawks with the third seed in the league behind American and Colgate. Amanda Montag has paced Navy with 214 kills this season, while Maddi Sgattoni is averaging 3.34 kills per set.
Setter Paige Miles has tallied 703 assists this year, averaging 9.13 per set while also leading the way with 23 service aces. Emily Solis is the team's leader in digs with 285, averaging 3.70 per set.
The Midshipmen got the best of Lehigh back on Oct. 7 in straight sets, as Navy leads the all-time series between the two teams, 33-27.
First place American returns to Grace Hall on Saturday to take on the Mountain Hawks. The Eagles are currently on a nine-match winning streak dating back to Sept. 28 when they beat Army West Point in four sets.
Their last two matchups have been in straight-set fashion against two of the best teams in the Patriot League with a win over the Black Knights on Oct. 25 and a win over Colgate on Oct. 26, which was the Raiders' first league loss of the season.
American is offensively led by freshman Onuchi Ndee, who comes into the matchup ranked second in the Patriot League in attack percentage at .363. She also leads the team in total blocks with 67 and block assists with 63. Ndee is joined by Jeanne Westney (.325) and Olivia Wassner (.306) with percentages over .300. Wassner is also the team's leader in assists with 730 in 74 sets played, averaging 9.86 assists per set. She is also the team leader in service aces with 46, followed by Chiara Bosetti with 38.
Helena Elbaek is American's undisputed leader in kills at 280, averaging 3.37 per set, while libero Kristen Largay leads the team in digs at 366, averaging 4.36 per set.
American has a team attack percentage of .257, which ranks first in the Patriot League by a considerable margin. The Eagles are ranked second in opponents' attack percentage at .176. American is also the league-leader in kills per set with 13.36 and service aces with 168.
The Eagles were victorious the last time out against Lehigh back on Oct. 4 in Washington D.C., 3-0. Lehigh trails in the all-time series, 37-7.
A special ceremony for seniors Lauren Bright, Jess Donaldson, Victoria Hemsath, Ana Spangenberg, Emily Poole and Julia Pressly will be held prior to the start of Saturday's match.
Friday's matchup against Navy will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday's match against American will not be live streamed, but live stats will be provided.
Like Lehigh Volleyball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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