On a six-game win streak, the University of Alabama in Huntsville is back at home in SportsMED Arena in Spragins Hall for another Gulf South Conference matchup Tuesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. as the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans come into town.
The Chargers (16-2, 8-1 GSC) are undefeated in October and are coming off a week of three 3-1 road wins against Lee, AUM and Valdosta State. Trevecca (10-9, 7-2) went 2-1 the previous week with a 3-0 win against Montevallo and 3-1 win against Mississippi Christian while losing 0-3 to West Alabama.
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In the previous matchup between both sides, UAH lost its only GSC matchup, 2-3, to the Trojans. In each of the five sets between the two sides, the largest margin of victory for either side was limited to three points.
The Chargers sit atop the GSC table with West Alabama while both programs are 8-1 in the conference.
UAH is also among the top leaders in the conference statistically. As a team, the Chargers rank No. 1 in the GSC in assists per set (12.16), blocks per set (2.41), kills per set (13.48) and total blocks (166.0). The Chargers are also Top 3 in the conference in digs per set (16.49), hitting percentage (0.226), opponent hitting percentage (0.144), attacks per set (38.29) and kills (930).
Nationally, as a team, the Chargers are 15th in blocks per set, 18th in attacks per set and 15th in total blocks.
Kayla Ward leads the team in total kills (177), hitting percentage (0.385) and points per set (3.31). She is GSC leader in hitting percentage while she sits fourth in points per set, sixth in total blocks and ninth in total kills. Four additional Chargers have reached triple digit kills with Ella Schumacher (173), Cooper Garrett (162), Mary Grace Bundrant (121) and Emily Redman (111).
Bundrant is second on the team and seventh in the conference in hitting percentage (0.306). She leads the GSC and is 22nd nationally in blocks per set (1.18) and total blocks (78).
Garrett is the Chargers' leader in assists (389) while sitting fifth in the conference in assists per set (5.64), seventh in total assists (389) and 11th in total attacks (507). Anna Clare Hutto is second on the team in assists (334) and eighth in the GSC in total assists.
Redman also leads the team – and is sixth in the GSC – in aces per set (0.41) and total service aces (28). She also ranks second on the team and 13th in the GSC in total digs (202).
Brooklyn Stiles leads the program in total digs (277) and digs per set (4.01) while sitting seventh in the conference in both.
Attendance to all volleyball matches at Spragins Hall this season – is free, courtesy of Alabama Credit Union.
