| FGCU Volleyball Match Notes |
Match 21
Match 22
Match 23 |
FGCU (16-4, 8-0 ASUN) vs. North Alabama (7-14, 1-7 ASUN)
FGCU vs. Central Arkansas (4-13, 2-6 ASUN)
FGCU vs. Jacksonville State (17-4, 7-1 ASUN) |
| Date // Time |
Fri., Oct. 22 // 3:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 23 // 12 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 24 // 6 p.m. |
| Location |
Jacksonville, Fla. // Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville University) |
| ASUN Notes |
Standings // Stats // Scoreboard |
| Live Stats |
Sidearm Live Stats |
| Live Stream |
YouTube Live |
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@FGCU_VB | @FGCUEagles |
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@FGCU_VB |
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FGCU Volleyball |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The final crossover series of the season is on tap this weekend as the FGCU volleyball team heads to Jacksonville for three matches at Swisher Gymnasium on the campus of Jacksonville University. The Eagles will face three ASUN foes from the West Division: North Alabama (Friday, 3 PM), Central Arkansas (Saturday, 12 PM), and Jacksonville State (Sunday, 6 PM).
The matches will be streamed live through Jacksonville's YouTube channel with live stats of each match also available.
The Eagles enter the weekend with a 16-4 overall record and a league-best 8-0 mark in ASUN contests. The nine match win streak currently sits as the 10
th-best run in the country, while the eight straight wins to open ASUN play is the second best opening for the Eagles to their league slate. The all-time best start to ASUN play for FGCU came in the 2012 season when the Green and Blue won 14 straight.
North Alabama (7-14, 1-7 ASUN) and Central Arkansas (4-13, 2-6 ASUN) sit fifth and sixth in the West, respectively, while Jacksonville State (17-4, 7-1 ASUN) leads the division.
All-time, FGCU is 4-0 against North Alabama, 0-1 against Central Arkansas, and 26-11 against Jacksonville State which is in its second tenure as a league member.
In the most recent NCAA RPI report, FGCU leads the ASUN at No. 57 followed by North Florida (No. 66) and Jacksonville State (No. 87).
Nationally, FGCU has been one of the top defensive units in the country ranked No. 7 in opponent hitting percentage (0.134) and No. 16 in blocks per set (2.66). The Green and Blue also ranks 36
th in hitting percentage at 0.256 on the year.
Erin Shomaker (Granville, Ohio/Granville HS) continues to lead the offense in kills (239) and aces (23).
Juliana Lentz (Miami, Fla./St. Brendan HS) has been stellar offensively and at the net defensively with 149 kills and a team-best 83 blocks.
Dana Axner (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman HS) continues to anchor the back row with 310 digs on the year (4.84/set), while
Chelsey Lockey (Eaton, Colo./Eaton HS) leads the team in assists with 649 as one of the top setters in the ASUN. With 3,015 career assists, Lockey now ranks fourth all-time in program history.
Axner and
Cortney VanLiew were recently selected Senior CLASS Award Top-30 candidates to highlight their sensational careers. Axner enters the weekend with 1,778 career digs which ranks second-most in program history and seventh most in the ASUN. She ranks 17
th among active NCAA Division I players. VanLiew holds a program record 1,546 career kills which ranks 20
th among active NCAA players and is eighth all-time in the ASUN. She also holds 1,034 career digs which is the eighth-most in program history. She is one of just three players in program history to hold 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs joining Amanda Carroll and Brooke Youngquist Sweat.
ASUN Leaders (Top 10)
Kills/Set – Shomaker (1st, 3.79)
Hitting Percentage - Lentz (2nd, .391)
Assists/Set - Lockey (3rd, 10.14)
Aces - Shomaker (t8th, 23)
Digs/Set - Axner (1st, 4.84)
Blocks/Set - Lentz (1st, 1.30), Jones (6th, 1.16)
Points/Set - Shomaker (1st, 4.46)
Most Career Kills
| 1. |
1,546 |
Cortney VanLiew (.227) |
2017-present |
| 2. |
1,483 |
Amanda Carroll (.259) |
2015-19 |
| 3. |
1,173 |
Brooke Youngquist Sweat (.245) |
2004-07 |
| 4. |
1,132 |
Olivia Mesner (.331) |
2011-14 |
| 5. |
961 |
Jessica Barnes (.194) |
2010-14 |
Most Career Digs
| 1. |
1,965 |
Whitney Hendry (390 sets) |
2004-07 |
| 2. |
1,778 |
Dana Axner (348 sets) |
2018-present |
| 3. |
1,687 |
Whitney Masters (483 sets) |
2011-14 |
| 4. |
1,652 |
Holly Youngquist (418 sets) |
2008-11 |
| 5. |
1,369 |
Brook Youngquist Sweat (346 sets) |
2004-07 |
Most Career Assists
| 1. |
4,540 |
Maggie Rick (467 sets) |
2015-18 |
| 2. |
4,408 |
Gigi Myer (474 sets) |
2011-14 |
| 3. |
3,108 |
Chandra Lefever (309 sets) |
2006-09 |
| 4. |
3,015 |
Chelsey Lockey (341 sets) |
2018-present |
| 5. |
1,809 |
Laura Monovill (186 sets) |
2004-05 |
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