The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team is set to take on a three-game roadtrip in the Carolinas. Coming off a big sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday, the Railsplitters (6-12, 4-6 South Atlantic Conference) will play Catawba, Coker and Wingate on back-to-back-to-back days beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. in Salisbury, N.C. The Catawba match was originally scheduled for Sept. 30, but it was postponed due to travel issues because of Hurricane Ian.
 
Railsplitter Strikes

• LMU ranks eighth in the conference in total attacks (2,071) and total digs (853) entering this weekend's matchups.
• Freshman setter Amana Lisi is third in the conference in total assists with 527 and assists per set (8.37).
• Junior outside hitters Ketura Margaret (3.06) and Kristen Moehring (2.91) rank fifth and ninth in the SAC, respectively, in kills per set in conference play.

 
SCOUTING CATAWBA: The Indians are coming off a 3-1 loss at Newberry on Tuesday night in their most recent of seven consecutive losses (3-14 overall record, 1-9 SAC). Catawba's team ranks sixth in the conference in both total aces (89) and aces/set (1.53).
 
Individually, Braelyn Faust stands at fourth in digs/set (4.40) and fifth in total digs (242) in the SAC. Kary Hales ranks seventh in both assists/set (6.02) and total assists (325) in the league.
 
SCOUTING COKER: The Cobras have lost their last three games, all in three sets, to enter the weekend at 4-14 (1-11 SAC). Coker's 75 service aces are eighth in the conference, while the team's 1.25 aces/set and 1.55 blocks/set rank ninth.
 
Chelsey Blume has the fifth-best individual marks in the conference in blocks per set (1.04) and total blocks (59) entering the weekend of play.
 
SCOUTING WINGATE: The nationally ranked Bulldogs enter weekend riding a 19-match winning streak after winning at Limestone 3-1 last Saturday. Before that game, Wingate had swept its previous 10 opponents to win more than 30 sets in a row. The Bulldogs (21-1, 12-0 SAC) lead the league in such categories as aces/set (2.18), assists/set (12.85), blocks/set (2.45) and hitting percentage (.284). Wingate leads all of Division II in opponent hitting percentage (.074).
 
Individually, Shannon Kasprak is atop the conference in assists/set (10.16) and total assists (630), while Emily Johnson leads in blocks/set (1.16) and total blocks (71).
 
South Atlantic Conference Standings (as of 10/13)
 
Mountain Division
Team                          SAC    Overall
Carson-Newman         10-1     17-2
Mars Hill                      9-3       14-3
Tusculum                     7-4       7-7
Limestone                    5-6       8-6
Lincoln Memorial      4-6       6-12
Emory & Henry           2-10     3-18
UVA Wise                   1-11     4-12    
 
Piedmont Division
Team                          SAC    Overall
#21 Wingate               12-0     21-1
Anderson                    10-3     16-4
Lenoir-Rhyne               8-4       12-7
Newberry                     5-7       10-11
Catawba                      1-9       3-14
Coker                          1-11     4-14    
 
Up Next
The Railsplitters return home to host Mars Hill on Tuesday at 6 p.m.