GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman volleyball team heads to the state of Tennessee this weekend as it is scheduled to face the East Tennessee State Buccaneers in a pair of Southern Conference matches at Brooks Gymnasium.
The Paladins and Buccaneers get their series underway Friday at 6 p.m. and conclude Saturday at 2 p.m.
Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Both matches are being streamed via paid subscription on ESPN+. Updates will be posted on the Furman volleyball Twitter page (@FurmanVB).
The Paladins (9-11, 3-6 SoCon) returned home to Timmons Arena last weekend and dropped a pair of league matches to Mercer. Furman dropped the opener, 3-1, on October 16 and fell by a 3-2 score the following day.
In the 3-1 defeat last Friday,
Izzy Castelloe notched her third double-double of the year to lead the Paladins on 14 kills and 11 digs.
Kacie Moore finished with 10 kills on .333 hitting.
Morgan Baldridge compiled 32 assists to go with nine digs. Defensively,
Kennedy Seekford led the team with 12 digs and
Lauren Haynes turned in 11.
Furman concluded the contest hitting .152 overall and compiled 40 kills, 34 assists, and 55 digs. The Paladins held a 9-8 advantage in service aces and 9.0-7.0 in blocks.
Castelloe and
Amber Watson both led Furman with 13 kills on October 17. Castelloe hit .263 to go with six digs and three blocks, while Watson posted a .214 clip, three digs, and two blocks. Moore turned in 11 kills on .318 hitting, five digs, and four blocks. Baldridge set a new career high with 46 assists and added eight digs.
Ashley Stein totaled nine kills and 16 digs. Seekford led all players with 24 digs and
Brooke Scheffler collected 10.
The Paladins compiled a .186 hitting percentage to Mercer's .144 and held an 82-71 advantage in digs and 14.0-6.0 in blocks.
East Tennessee State, the preseason favorites to win the SoCon, enters the weekend on a six-match winning streak and sits at 8-12 overall and 6-3 in the conference. The Buccaneers are under the direction of third-year head coach Lindsey Devine.
Furman and East Tennessee State have previously met 75 times in program history with the Buccaneers holding a 40-35 lead in the all-time series.
The Paladins are back at Timmons Arena on Tuesday, October 27, to host The Citadel at 6 p.m.
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