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McKENDREE SEASON STATISTICS
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE SEASON STATISTICS
LEWIS SEASON STATISTICS

(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 7)--The McKendree University women's volleyball team will wrap up its 2014 regular season schedule with a northern road trip to face the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday and Lewis University on Saturday. The Bearcats will tangle with UW-Parkside Friday at 7 p.m. before capping the regular-season slate with a 3 p.m. first serve at Lewis. 

McKendree enters the final weekend of the 2014 regular season looking to solidify its seed for next week's Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, which will be held Nov. 13-15 at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill. The Bearcats will be making their first-ever appreance at the GLVC post-season event, but the team will be trying to make one final move in the conference standings on the road against the Rangers and Flyers. McKendree currently owns a 17-11 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the GLVC East Division. The top three teams in each division plus two wild cards based on league record qualify for the GLVC Tournament. 

The Bearcats wrapped up their home slate on Wednesday with a thrilling five-set victory at the Statham Center against the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Freshman outside hitter Arela Williams (San Diego, CA/LaJolla Country Day) dominated the stat column by putting down a career-high 30 kills while hitting better than .400 against the Tritons. McKendree was able to avenge an early-season loss to UMSL while picking up a big region victory in the process. The Bearcats entered the contest ranked ninth in the latest regional rankings and sat behind the Tritons in the poll. 

ABOUT WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
Wisconsin-Parkside enters the weekend with an overall record of 14-12 while owning a 7-9 record in the GLVC. The Rangers trail the University of Southern Indiana by one game for the final spot in the GLVC standings. UW-Parkside has lost its last three matches, including a five-set heartbreaker in its last outing on Sunday at home against Drury University. 

Freshman outside hitter Jackie Langer leads the offensive attack for the Rangers with 301 kills and ranks among team leaders with 243 digs and 44 blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Rebecca Roembke has helped out with 273 attacks along with 282 digs and 32 blocks. Roembke also leads the team with 22 service aces. Freshman setter Megan Pekarek has handed out a team-high 844 assists, while junior middle blocker Sonia Burnson has put down a team-best 99 blocks. 

McKendree posted a four-set victory over UW-Parkside in the first meeting of the season between the two schools back on Sept. 27 at the Statham Center. Williams led the way for the Bearcats with 16 kills, while Kelsey Johnson (Aviston, IL/Breese Central) connected for 11 attacks. 

ABOUT LEWIS
The Flyers bring a 20-6 record and a 12-4 GLVC mark into the weekend and will host the University of Illinois Springfield on Friday. Lewis was defeated at home in four sets by Missouri S & T in its last match on Sunday. The Flyers topped the GLVC East Division standings for most of the season, but find themselves a game behind the University of Indianapolis heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Alexis Davito leads Lewis with 329 kills and 38 service aces. She also has a .307 hitting percentage on the season. Leigh Barea has surpassed the 1,000-assist mark with 1,015 entering the weekend, while handling 257 digs. Amy Choi anchors the back row with 482 digs. Morgan Cebula leads the Flyers with 66 blocks and Aly Schneider is right behind with 65 blocks. 

The Flyers posted a three-set sweep of the Bearcats back on Sept. 26 in Lebanon. Kelsey Johnson (Aviston, IL/Breese Central) had a team-high 11 kills for McKendree, while Ashly Schmitt (Johnsburg, IL/Johnsburg) handled 14 digs in the effort. 

Pairings and other information pertinent to the 2014 GLVC Volleyball Tournament will be announced following the conclusion of regular-season play.