WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's volleyball team (11-3) will take a brief step out of PSAC play on Wednesday night to face off against CACC foe Felician (5-10) in Hollinger Field House to begin a two-week, five-match homestand. Wednesday night's match is set to begin at 6 p.m.
West Chester vs Felician
Match Details: October 8 I 6 P.M.
Location: Hollinger Field House (West Chester, Pa.)
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Last Time Out
West Chester went 1-1 last weekend, posting a hard-fought 3-2 win over Kutztown on Friday night, led by 19 kills from
Zoe Haines (York, Pa./York Suburban) and 16 more from
Abiah Lane (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) before falling to East Stroudsburg by a 3-0 final on Saturday afternoon.
Flock Talk
Haines leads the team in kills with 141, while Lane is second with 138. Haines is also second in the league in blocks with 28, trailing only
Julia Kwitchoff (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfield) with 39.
Lacie Brown (Cochranville, Pa./Avon Grove) leads the team in assists with 435 and is second in aces with 18, trailing
Bria Stepp (Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley), who leads with 21.
Elianna Freeman (Jersey Village, Tx./Jersey Village) is first on the team in digs with 126, while Lane is second with 114.
Home Sweet Home
West Chester is a perfect 6-0 at home this season and has yet to drop a set in front of the Hollinger Field House faithful.
Back Afta This
West Chester will jump back into league play this weekend against Bloomsburg (10/10, 6:00 P.M.) and Lock Haven (10/11, 1:00 P.M.), before hosting Shippensburg and Shepherd next weekend to conclude the homestand. The match against Shepherd next Saturday will also be West Chester's final home game of October and the last home game until Pace comes to town on November 5 to start a three-game homestand.
Strong Start
West Chester is 11-3 on the year and 2-1 in league play to start the season, marking the team's best start since 2022, which was also the Golden Rams' last appearance in the PSAC Tournament.
Series History
Since 2007, West Chester has been a perfect 7-0 against Felician, including a 3-0 win in Rutherford last September. West Chester has never dropped a set to the Golden Falcons in any of the first seven meetings.
Scouting Felician
Felician enters Wednesday night at 5-10 on the year with a pair of losses to Adelphi and Holy Family in each of its last two matches to halt a modest two-match winning streak. Felician fell to Adelphi by a 3-0 final on the road on Thursday evening before falling to Holy Family 3-1 in Philadelphia on Saturday morning. The road has not been kind to Felician this season as the Golden Falcons are just 2-6 in road matches and 1-3 in neutral site matches, with their last road victory coming at Pace on September 30.
Sandra Galas leads Felician in kills with 132, while Rowan Jensen is second with 122 kills of her own. Galas and Jensen are also first and second on the team in aces with 37 and 32, respectively. Sophia Watterson leads the team in assists with 292, while Kayden Mallette leads in digs with 183, 27 more than Galas in second with 156. Faith Sibert and Elisia Hamilton are first and second on the team in blocks with 33 and 31, respectively.
Up Next
West Chester will return to league play with a home match against Bloomsburg on Friday night, starting at 6 p.m.
