George Mason University at University of Dayton
Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Frericks Center (Capacity: 3,000)
George Mason University at Saint Louis University
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Chaifetz Pavilion (Capacity: 800)
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FAIRFAX, Va. – After a three match homestand, the Patriots head to the Midwest to face the Dayton Flyers and the Saint Louis Billikens. The weekend matches have the Patriots playing Dayton Friday at 7 p.m. and Saint Louis Sunday at 2 p.m. eastern time. The Flyers are the three-time defending A-10 champions and the Billikens have won six of their last eight matches.
This is the second time that Mason will play Dayton and Saint Louis twice in the regular season, and the first time since 2015. Since George Mason joined the A-10 and started playing the two teams on a regular basis, they've seen both Dayton and Saint Louis twice in the month of October. This will be the first time the Patriots play them on the road in the month of October. In
Bailey Williams' lone career matchup against Dayton, she put up 12 kills.
SERIES HISTORY
Mason is looking for its first ever win against both teams, checking in 0-7 against Dayton and 0-6 against Saint Louis.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Freshman setter Emily Konchan is coming off a 10.33 assists per set weekend that earned her A-10 Rookie of the Week. Konchan notched her ninth match of the season with at least 30 assists by posting 37 in the Patriots 3-0 win over Davidson. In A-10 play, Konchan is averaging 8.56 assists per set, good for third in the conference.
- Konchan recently eclipsed 400 assists on the year and now has her sights set on 500. Currently sitting at 447, the 500 mark is within reach this weekend.
- Senior outside hitter Jordan Glass has been leading the way offensively and defensively as of late. In her last three matches, she's averaging 3.18 kills per set and 0.91 blocks per set. The Raleigh, N.C. native has recorded a block in nine straight matches – the longest stretch of her career.
- Glass recorded a single-match career high with 14 kills against Davidson. In the same match she tied her career high with three solo blocks.
- In A-10 play, Glass is 10th in the conference in hit percentage (min. 3 TA per set) at .306.
- Junior libero Catie Espinoza is third in the A-10 in conference digs at 4.50 digs per set. She recorded 21 digs against Davidson to notch her sixth match of the year with at least 20 digs. Espinoza is averaging 5.50 digs per set in her last four matches.
- Espinoza is one of two A-10 players to record three 20+ dig three-set matches this year.
- Sophomore outside hitters Bailey Williams and Mikala Wells are neck-and-neck for the most double-digit kill matches this season – Wells checking in with 11 and Williams with 10. Williams most recently posted 11 kills against Davidson.
- In conference play, Williams is sixth in the A-10 averaging 3.12 kills per set. Her overall average of 3.03 k/s is good for ninth in the A-10.
- Williams recorded her 200th kill of the season against VCU, which is where her current season total is. She needs six to set a new single-season career high.
- Junior outside hitter Maddie French saw action in all six sets last weekend and posted a .333 hit percentage in both matches. French registered 7.5 points against VCU, the third highest single-match total for her this season.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Dayton Flyers | 15-6 (6-0 A-10)
The Patriots face a team undefeated in conference play for the second match in a row, this time against the Flyers who have won all seven of their A-10 matches. Dayton boasts the reigning A-10 Player of the Week and A-10 Defensive Player of the Week in Amber Erhahon and Margo Wolf respectively. Erhahon is ninth in the NCAA with a .431 hit percentage and Wolf is first in the A-10 with 4.86 digs per set. The Flyers head coach Tim Horsmon is in his second stint with the program, and since his return in 2014 has won the A-10 championship every year - only dropping one conference match since his return.
Saint Louis Billikens | 7-12 (4-2 A-10)
[All stats an info as of Friday]
The Billikens got off to a tough start this season but have since rebounded by beating each A-10 opponent on the schedule so far, with the exception of Dayton. The two-time A-10 runner-ups have plenty of experience as over half the roster are juniors or seniors, and also have sophomore Sien Gallop who's second in the NCAA 0.66 service aces per set and freshman Maya Taylor who's leading the team with 3.36 kills per set.
