(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 9)--The McKendree University volleyball team will wrap up its 2012 season with a pair of matches in the state of Indiana. The Bearcats will be in Rensselaer, Ind., for a Friday evening contest against Saint Joseph's College before closing out the campaign at the University of Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. Match time at Saint Joseph's is set for 7 p.m. Friday, and the Saturday tilt at Indianapolis has been moved to 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT).
McKendree enters the final weekend with an overall record of 14-15 and an 8-8 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Bearcats have held their own away from the friendly confines of the Harry M. Statham Sports Center, posting a 9-10 record in a grueling road schedule. McKendree is 3-4 in GLVC road matchups overall.
Junior libero
Maddie Kelly (Lake Saint Louis, MO/Timberland) moved into the No. 5 spot on the Bearcats' single-season list for digs. Kelly begins play this weekend with 583 digs on the year. She moved past Lindsey Gray into the top five. Grey had 577 digs during her senior season in 2010.
Saint Joseph's is 6-23 overall and 1-15 in league play. McKendree swept the Pumas back on Sept. 22 at the Statham Center, winning by scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-23.
Indianapolis begins the weekend ranked No. 15 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association-NCAA Division II poll. The Greyhounds are 25-5 on the year and 14-2 in the GLVC. After winning its first 14 league contests of the year, Indianapolis has dropped its last two. McKendree battled the Greyhounds to four sets back on Sept. 21 in Lebanon, but Indianapolis held on for a 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19 win.