HARROGATE, Tenn. – After completing an unbeaten three-match road trip, the Lady Railsplitters return to the friendly confines of Mary Mars Gymnasium for a four-game homestand beginning this weekend with South Atlantic Conference matchups against Newberry and Anderson. 
 
Lincoln Memorial (13-6, 9-4 SAC) extended its winning streak to four and took over sole possession of third place in the SAC standings with a 3-0 win at Tusculum on Tuesday. That same night, Newberry (8-13, 3-11 SAC) and Anderson (22-3, 13-2 SAC) faced off in Anderson, S.C., and the Trojans came away with a three-set victory to remain firmly fixed in second place in the conference. Newberry slipped into eighth place with the loss.  
 
The Basics 
 
Friday, October 19 vs. Newberry – 7pm
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Saturday, October 20 vs. Anderson – 2pm
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Quick Hits 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters weren't at their best, hitting .198 with 41 kills, but it was enough to take down Tusculum in three sets on Tuesday night. Reigning SAC Player of the Week Rylee Storms led all players with 14 kills to go with 10 digs, while Tone Gill added 10 kills on a .533 attack percentage. 
 
- Since dropping three of four to end the month of September, the Lady Railsplitters have won five of six in October. That stretch includes straight-set triumphs over Coker, Catawba and Tusculum. 
 
- LMU is a commanding 9-1 at Mars Gym this season. Undefeated Wingate is the only team to defeat the Lady Railsplitters in Harrogate, while five of LMU's nine home wins have come in straight sets. 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters have already matched their win total from the 2017 season, when they finished 13-16 overall. In addition to that, LMU has surpassed its SAC win total from last season's 8-12 effort in league play. 
 
- Storms has been on a tear of late, compiling at least 13 kills in three of her last four appearances. The right side leads the Lady Railsplitters in kills with 188 and kills per set with 2.81. She is also hitting .226 in October. 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters are ranked 17th in the nation in digs per set with 19.27 and 39th in opponent attack percentage by allowing just a .140 clip. Erica Whiteaker – the reigning SAC Specialist of the Week – is ranked fifth in the nation in digs per set with 6.96 and 21st in total digs with 466. 
 
- LMU is seeking its first five-game winning streak since the 2016 team rattled off three different winning streaks of five or more. 
 
Notes on Newberry 
 
- The Wolves have lost six of their last seven matches, most recently falling 3-0 at Anderson on Tuesday. 
 
- Newberry mustered just 28 kills with 17 errors in the loss to Anderson. Toni-Anne Whitlow led the team with eight, while Zoe Dinkins had seven. 
 
- The Wolves are near the bottom of the SAC in kills per set with 11.61 and hitting percentage with a .156 mark. Against conference foes, Newberry is averaging just 10.85 kills per set and hitting a paltry .126. 
 
- Offensively, the Wolves are led by Whitlow, Dinkins and Vanessa Blas. Whitlow has accounted for 2.89 kills per set and a team-best 228 kills total, Blas has chipped in 2.04 kills and 2.24 digs per set, and Dinkins has provided 2.01 kills per set on a team-high .318 attack percentage. 
 
- Newberry runs a 6-2 system with freshman Olivia Kozemko and sophomore Taylor Garrison rotating at setter. Kozemko leads the team with 5.97 assists per set and 472 total, while Garrison has added 4.21 per frame and 295 total. 
 
- Senior libero Kensley Jordan leads the Wolves with 4.77 digs per set. As a team, Newberry is last in the conference in digs per set with only 16.46. 
 
- The Wolves are 2-6 on the road this season and have lost three straight road matches. 
 
Notes on Anderson 
 
- The defending SAC regular-season champion Trojans have been mostly dominant this season. Anderson's only losses have come against undefeated Wingate, 17-5 Augusta and most recently Carson-Newman last Friday. 
 
- Anderson obliterated Newberry on Tuesday, winning by scores of 25-21, 25-17 and 25-15. The Trojans hit .245 and racked up 42 kills, led by Hailee Wilhelm's 14 and Liliana Kinder's 10. 
 
- Anderson is among the most efficient offensive teams in the conference, ranking second in the SAC in kills per set with 13.63 and attack percentage with a .209 mark. The Trojans are even better defensively, ranking 16th in the nation in opponent hitting percentage (.121) and 25th in digs per set (18.79). 
 
- Five players are averaging over two kills per set for the Trojans: Kaitlyn Grube with 3.12, Regan Duty with 2.73, Jaylyn Knight with 2.64, Kinder with 2.57 and Wilhelm with 2.57. Knight leads the team with 222 total kills, while Wilhelm has a team-best .320 attack percentage. 
 
- Junior setter Emily Conlin is ranked 14th in the nation in assists per set with 11.44 and sixth in aces per frame with 0.6. Her 49 total aces are the third-most in the country. She is also providing 3.81 digs per frame. 
 
- Freshman Meghan DeVaux leads the Trojans with 4.46 digs per set. 
 
- Anderson is 10-0 at home but 12-3 everywhere else. Two of the Trojans three losses were true road matches at Wingate and Carson-Newman. 
 
Series History 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters grinded out a five-set win at Newberry back on September 21 before falling in straight sets at Anderson the next day. 
 
- Freshman Emma Flowers – ranked second on the team in kills per set with 2.49 – missed both of those matches due to injury. In the win over the Wolves, Storms had 15 kills while Gill and Kai Wesemann added 11 apiece. Whitlow led Newberry with 13 kills. Wesemann paced LMU against Anderson with seven kills, while Knight led the Trojans with 16 kills. 
 
- With the win at Newberry, LMU moved to 20-9 in the all-time series and beat the Wolves for the fifth time in the past eight meetings. The Lady Railsplitters are also 8-4 at Mars Gym all-time against Newberry. 
 
- Anderson has now won three consecutive 3-0 decisions against the Lady Railsplitters, who still lead the all-time series 15-8. LMU is 8-2 at home in the series.