Volleyball 10/18/2017 11:32:00 PM Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Cougars Face Grand Canyon and CSU Bakersfield on the Road This Week

Match #24
Chicago State (10-13, 1-6 WAC) at Grand Canyon (5-14, 0-7 WAC)
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 - 9 p.m.
GCU Arena - Phoenix, Ariz.
Live Video - Live Stats

Match #25
Chicago State at CSU Bakersfield (12-10, 5-2 WAC)
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 - 3 p.m.
Icardo Center - Bakersfield, Calif.
Live Video - Live Stats

CHICAGO -

This Week: The Chicago State volleyball team heads west for a couple of Western Athletic Conference matches this weekend that starts tomorrow evening in Phoenix at the GCU Arena against host Grand Canyon with a start time of 9 p.m. CSU then travels to California two days later to take on CSU Bakersfield with a start time of 3 p.m.

Scouting CSU: The Green and White enter the weekend with a season record of 10-13 that includes a 1-6 mark against conference opponents. CSU dropped a pair of home matches at the Jacoby Dickens Center last weekend to WAC foes Utah Valley (0-3) and Seattle (1-3). The Cougars are led by junior guard Lauryn Dela Cruz (Provo, Utah/Timpview) as she leads the conference with an average of 4.33 kills per set in addition to 3.41 digs per set. Junior outside hitter Carmen Carvajal (Lugo, Spain/I.E.S Lucus Augusti) has tallied a team-leading 31 service aces and is second on the team in kills at 3.88 per set, while sophomore libero Megan Klavitter (Fenton, Mich./Linden) is averaging a team-high 4.67 digs a set.

Scouting GCU: Returning home following last weekend's road losses to UT Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico State, Grand Canyon currently sports a 5-14 overall record and has dropped all seven of its conference matches. Freshman outside hitter Claire Kovensky leads the Antelopes in kills at 3.20 per set, while sophomore setter Heidi Carpenter is dishing out an average of 5.67 assists a set. Sophomore libero Emma Ahern has produced team highs of 4.25 digs per set and 17 service aces.

Scouting CSUB: CSU Bakersfield has produced a 12-10 season record and a 5-2 conference record going into tomorrow night's match against UMKC after falling on the road to NM State (0-3) and UTRGV (1-3) last weekend. The Roadrunners are paced by redshirt senior middle blocker Haylee Roberts' average of 2.69 kills per set. Senior setter Fabriana Andrade has recorded team highs of 6.53 assists per set and 26 service aces, while senior libero Emily lopes leads the WAC in digs with an average of 5.91 a set.

Cougars Still Aiming for D-I Wins Record: After setting Division I school records for best start to a season and longest winning streak, the Green and White are still aiming to set another record for most wins in a season as the current record stands at 12 that was made during the 2004 season. CSU need three more wins within the next month to break the mark.

Up Next: CSU returns to the Dickens Center for its final four-match homestand of the season that begins on Oct. 26 versus UTRGV in a WAC Digital Network broadcast beginning at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Megan Klavitter: DS; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#6 Carmen Carvajal: OH; 5' 10"; Junior

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz: OH; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#4 Megan Klavitter
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: DS

#6 Carmen Carvajal
: 5' 10"; Junior
: OH

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz
: 5' 8"; Junior
: OH

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Players Mentioned

#4 Megan Klavitter

#6 Carmen Carvajal

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz

Players Mentioned

#4 Megan Klavitter

#6 Carmen Carvajal

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz