GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- The league-leading Lady Railsplitters (21-4, 15-2 SAC) begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday night when they head to Greeneville, Tenn. to take on the Tusculum Pioneers (11-14, 6-11 SAC) in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action at 7 p.m.  
 
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Tuesday, November 1 at Tusculum (7pm) Live Stats / Video
 
Notes on the Lady Railsplitters:
 
-Lincoln Memorial knocked off the 10-time defending SAC champion Wingate Bulldogs in five sets on Friday night at Mary Mars Gym to take over sole possession of first place in the league standings. That victory, which the Lady Railsplitters won by scores of 18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 18-25 and 15-9, ended a 21-game losing streak against Wingate and represented LMU's first-ever win against the Bulldogs.
 
-The Lady Railsplitters followed that up with an easy-breezy three-set win over Coker on Saturday afternoon. Lincoln Memorial held the Cobras to a -.020 attack percentage in the 25-11, 25-16, 25-15 triumph.
 
-With its victory over Coker, Lincoln Memorial matched the program's highest win total since the 2012 team finished with a 21-14 mark. The Lady Railsplitters are quickly approaching the program's single-season record for wins, which was established by the 1998, 1999 and 2000 teams. Those three squads each posted 24 wins.
 
-Redshirt-sophomore Samantha Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) had a big week for the Lady Railsplitters last week, tallying at least eight kills in wins over Mars Hill, Wingate and Coker while hitting above .300 in each of those outings. She led Lincoln Memorial with 12 kills on a .303 clip against Wingate and followed that up with 11 kills on a .579 mark in the win over Coker. In SAC play, Cash is averaging 3.00 kills per set on a .341 attack percentage, ranking ninth and first in those respective categories.
 
-Though it's been a little under the radar, senior setter Abby Cash (New Carlisle, Ohio) is having a tremendous season for the Lady Railsplitters. Cash has compiled 9.85 assists per set and 926 total assists, ranking third and second in the league in those categories. In addition to that, she has put up 3.40 digs per set and hit .219 when she has decided to go on the attack.
 
-The Lady Railsplitters are 8-1 on the road this season and have won four consecutive road matches. Lincoln Memorial last lost on the road on September 23, when Wingate defeated the Lady Railsplitters in straight sets.
 
Notes on the Pioneers:
 
-Tusculum enters Tuesday's match sitting in seventh place in the SAC standings with an 11-14 overall record and a 6-11 mark in league play. The Pioneers went 4-9 in the month of October, capped of by back-to-back straight-set losses at Queens and Catawba.
 
-The Pioneers hit .073 in the loss at Queens and .092 in the loss at Catawba. Offensive inefficiency has haunted Tusculum for most of the season, as the Pioneers are ranked seventh in the 12-team SAC in attack percentage with a .174 clip. Tusculum hit .161 as a unit over 13 matches in October.
 
-The Pioneers are powered offensively by junior Laryssa Welch, sophomore Cassie Born and senior Rachel Garnett. Welch is putting up 2.32 kills per set on a .266 attack percentage, while Born and Garnett are averaging 2.19 and 2.11 kills per set, respectively. Senior Sarah Bouley has also been productive with 1.98 kills per set and 168 total.
 
-Junior Shannon Murphy and freshman Hallie Zumack have split setting duties for the Pioneers. Murphy is contributing a team-leading 5.79 assists per set, while Zumack has produced 5.20.
 
-Tusculum is 2-8 on the road this season, but 7-5 at home. The Pioneers have been significantly better inside of Pioneer Arena, accounting for 12.88 kills per set on a .189 clip as opposed to 12.71 kills per set on a .155 mark on the road.
 
Series History:
 
-Tusculum owns a 32-30 edge in the all-time series against Lincoln Memorial, but the Lady Railsplitters have won five of the last seven meetings, including a five-set win at Mary Mars Gym back on September 7.
 
-The Lady Railsplitters are 16-15 on the road in the series. Lincoln Memorial has won two of the last three meetings inside of Pioneer Arena, but Tusculum did defeat the Lady Railsplitters in three sets in Greeneville last season.
 
-Lincoln Memorial opened SAC play with a 3-2 win over Tusculum on September 7. The Lady Railsplitters won the first two sets, but the Pioneers won sets three and four to send the match to a decisive fifth frame. LMU won the clincher 15-7. Kiera Holland (Columbia, S.C.) led all players with 21 kills while Sam Cash had 18 kills. Rachel Garnett paced the Pioneers with 14 kills.