The University of Alabama in Huntsville is readying its final homestand of the regular season Friday and Saturday in SportsMED Arena at Spragins Hall in preparation for the Gulf South Conference volleyball championship the Chargers will host next week.
UAH will first host Valdosta State Friday at 6 p.m. before celebrating senior day Saturday before a 2 p.m. match against AUM.
The Chargers (23-2, 15-1 GSC) capped an undefeated October and are coming off a 3-0 week with a 3-0 home win against Lee before UAH went on the road and captured the program's first GSC regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the championship tournament with a 3-0 win at West Alabama and 3-1 victory at Mississippi Christian.
Valdosta State (16-12, 10-6) is coming to Huntsville on a three-game win streak, though it lost its previous matchup with the Chargers on Oct. 10, 3-1. AUM (3-24, 1-15), meanwhile, will be coming to Huntsville after a match at Montevallo Friday night. The Warhawks won their most recent match, 3-0 against Union, in their lone conference win this season.
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As a team, UAH is the conference leader in kills per set (13.35), opponent hitting percentage (13.6%) and team total blocks (229.0). The Chargers are also second in assists per block (12.05) and team attacks per set (37.78).
Emily Redman leads UAH in aces per set (0.37) and total service aces (34) while sitting sixth and seventh, respectively, in the conference. She also sits second on the team in digs per set (3.01) behind Brooklyn Stiles who is seventh in the conference with 3.63.
Cooper Garrett is the team leader in assists per set and sixth in the GSC at 5.59 while Anna Clare Hutto is second on the team and 10th in the conference at 4.84.
Mary Grace Bundrant is the conference leader in blocks per set (1.15) and total blocks (100) while Kayla Ward is third in blocks per set (0.96) and fourth in total blocks (86). Ward, though, leads the GSC in hitting percentage (37.3%) while Bundrant is third (34.8%).
On Saturday, UAH will recognize all six of its seniors, Kayla Ward, Alex McGeehan, Elizabeth Bean, Mary Grace Bundrant, Calli Tanielu and Anna Clare Hutto before the match.
Attendance to all regular season volleyball matches at Spragins Hall this season – is free, courtesy of Alabama Credit Union.
