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UConn to Host Cincinnati, East Carolina
10/10/2019 1:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
STORRS, Conn. – The Huskies (8-8, 2-2 American) are back home at Gampel Pavilion for two American Conference games as they host Cincinnati (12-4, 4-0 American) on Friday, October 11th at 7pm and East Carolina (13-4, 1-3 American) on Sunday, October 13th at 12pm.
This Week's Matchups
Cincinnati comes off two home victories against UCF (3-0) and USF (3-1).The Bearcats are led by Jordan Thompson who leads the team with 363 kills and 6.26 kills/set, hitting at a team-high . 356 clip for the season. Thompson is also the national leader in kills, points, kills/set, and points/set. Armani Heckenmueller aids the offense with a team-high 670 assists and 11.55 assists/set on the season. Maria Mallon's 159 digs and 2.89 digs/set lead the Bearcat defense.
East Carolina visits Storrs after also hosting USF and UCF. The Pirates split the weekend matches, beating USF (3-0) and falling to UCF (3-0). The Pirates offense is led by Sydney Kleinman who has registered 196 kills, averaging 3.50 kills/set and Bri Wood who has also tallied 196 kills, averaging 3.06 kills/set and hits at .306 on the season. Shelby Martin helps the ECU offense with a team-high 6.73 assists/set, recording 424 assists this season. Brandee Markwith leads the Pirate defense with 291 digs this season, averaging 4.55 digs/set.
Last Time Out
The Huskies return to action after two conference games last week. UConn took down Temple (3-1) on the road and fell to Tulane (3-0) at home. Sophomore Caylee Parker led the Huskies with 25 kills last weekend, averaging 3.57 kills/set. Parker also added 24 digs at 3.43 digs/set. R-Junior Genna Florig and R-Sophomore Courtney Morris have made big impacts to the Husky offense this season. Morris hit at a .429 clip on the weekend and tallied 76 assists, averaging 10.86 assists/set. Florig registered 17 kills last weekend and hit at a .268 clip, also adding seven total blocks. Freshman Allie Garland recorded 12 kills and eight total blocks while hitting .281 over the weekend. R-Junior Avery Spaziani led the Husky defense with 30 digs, averaging 4.29 digs/set.
Up Next
UConn hits the road to take on Memphis on Friday, October 18th at 8pm ET. The Huskies then travel to Dallas, Texas to take on SMU on Sunday, October 20th at 2pm ET.
