The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team is set to travel to North Carolina for a match at Catawba at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Railsplitters (3-5, 5-11 South Atlantic Conference) are coming off weekend losses to Anderson and Newberry at Mary Mars Gym before getting a bye for a midweek game. This is the first weekend road match for Lincoln Memorial since beating Limestone in four sets on Sept. 9 in Gaffney, S.C.
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Railsplitter Strikes
- LMU ranks third in the conference in total attacks (1,857) and fith in total digs (760) entering this weekend's matchups.
- Freshman setter Amana Lisi is second in the conference in total assists with 468. Lisi is fourth in the conference in assists/set (8.21).
- Junior outside hitter Kristen Moehring stands at fifth in conference in total attacks (413) and seventh in total kills (142).
- Junior libero MJ Trujillo ranks tenth in the SAC with 171 total digs.
SCOUTING CATAWBA: The Indians are coming off a three-set lost at Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday and have lost three in a row to fall to 3-10 (1-5 SAC). Catawba ranks fourth in the conference with 1.66 aces per set and sixth in total service aces (73).
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Individually, Kary Hales enters the weekend in fifth place in the conference in digs/set at 4.00.
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South Atlantic Conference Standings (as of 9/30)
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Mountain Division
Team                         SAC   Overall
Mars Hill                     7-1      12-1
Carson-Newman        7-1      14-2
Tusculum                   5-3      5-6
Lincoln Memorial     3-5      5-11
Limestone                  3-4      6-4
Emory & Henry          1-7      1-15
UVA Wise                 0-7      3-8     Â
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Piedmont Division
Team                         SAC   Overall
#24 Wingate               8-0      17-1
Lenoir-Rhyne             7-1      11-4
Anderson                   5-3      11-4
Newberry                   2-5      7-9
Catawba                    1-5      3-10
Coker                         1-8      4-11   Â
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Up Next
The Railsplitters play at Carson-Newman on Tuesday night before hosting Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday afternoon next week.