PINK NIGHT: The UAH volleyball program will be hosting Pink Night for Tuesday's matchup against West Alabama, with all proceeds from the match going towards breast cancer research. Fans are encouraged to wear pink as part of the night's festivities.
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RECENT ACTION: The Chargers opened last week with a three-set loss at No. 24 North Alabama on Thursday, but followed up the contest with wins over Mississippi College and Miles on Friday at home. UAH is now 11-3 overall and 5-2 within the Gulf South Conference in 2016.
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GSC UPDATE: UAH currently sits at fourth in the conference with a 5-2 league record, while Shorter is atop the league standings with an 8-1 conference record followed by No. 24 UNA and No. 22 West Florida in a tie for second in the league with 7-1 GSC records.
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ON THE ATTACK: The Chargers enter the week with a team .216 hitting percentage, which ranks third in the GSC.
Kirsten Giles leads all UAH attackers with 100 or more attempts with a .346 swing rate, while Anna Clairre Johnson has a team-high 136 kills to rate ninth in the GSC.
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DEFENSIVE POSTURE: UAH begins this week's slate atop the league in blocks per set with an average of 2.32 and are fifth with 15.44 digs per set. The squad is paced by
Caroline Sanford and
Rachel Brugman with 1.12 blocks per set and 1.11 blocks per set, respectively, while
Haley Hop leads the team and is fifth in the GSC with 4.19 digs per set.
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WEST ALABAMA PROFILE: West Alabama enters Tuesday's matchup with a 10-6 overall record and a 3-4 mark within the GSC, after most recently falling to Lee in a league contest this past Saturday. The Tigers offense is paced by Briana Sandifer's 239 kills and 4.12 kills per set average, while four different players on the roster have eclipsed 100 digs so far this season.
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WEST FLORIDA PROFILE: No. 22 West Florida begins the week with 11-5 overall and with a 7-1 record in the league, following a four-set loss to Union in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday. The Argos offense is led by Kathryn Torre with 158 kills and a .339 hitting percentage, with Tori Martella pacing the team with 304 digs and a 4.98 digs per set average.
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VALDOSTA STATE PROFILE: The Blazers open this week's slate with a 5-10 overall record and a 3-5 record within the conference, after dropping a GSC matchup at Christian Brothers this past Saturday. Offensively, Susanna Peonia leads Valdosta State with 206 kills in 2016, while Sydney Chick has a team-best 222 digs defensively.
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