MISSOURI S&T VOLLEYBALL MATCH DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Tue., Oct. 2	Drury	7 p.m.	Springfield, Mo.	GLVC Network	Live Stats
Fri., Oct. 5	Maryville	7 p.m.	Rolla, Mo.	GLVC Network	Live Stats
Sat., Oct. 6	Missouri-St. Louis	3 p.m.	Rolla, Mo.	GLVC Network	Live Stats
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2018 Record: S&T is currently 10-7 overall and 3-5 in the GLVC following a pair of 3-1 conference road setbacks to Illinois Springfield (UIS) and McKendree this past weekend (Sept. 28-29).  The Miners, who are 3-4 on the road, 2-2 at home, and 5-1 in neutral site matchups this season, fell 3-1 to Illinois Springfield last Friday (Sept. 28) at UIS' The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC) in Springfield, Ill., and then were dealt a 3-1 loss by McKendree Saturday (Sept. 29) at MU's Harry M. Statham Sports Center in Lebanon, Ill.  S&T's 10 victories this season already equals the Miners' 2017 season win total (10-21 overall record).    
 
S&T Head Coach – Andy Halaz (Rockhurst, 2008), 1st season, 10-7 (.588).  Halaz is presently in his first season at S&T and began his current duties on Jan. 28 after serving as the director of marketing and was the outdoor director for High Performance STL Volleyball Club in St. Louis, Mo., since 2014.  He coached one of the High Performance STL Volleyball Club's top teams while organizing the outdoor training program.  Halaz was the lead court trainer and summer camp coordinator at Georgetown from 2009-14 after spending two seasons (2008 and 2009) at Saint Louis where he was an assistant coach and the director of volleyball operations.  During his time at SLU, the Billikens won at least a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championship and were NCAA Division I Tournament participants, including making a second-round appearance in 2008.  Halaz also served as an assistant coach at Rockhurst for four seasons (2004-07) and helped the Hawks to four consecutive NCAA Division II Tourney appearances.      
 
This Week's Opponents
     *Drury: The Panthers, who were ranked 12th nationally in this past week's (Oct. 1) American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, are 14-3 overall and 7-1 in the GLVC this season.  Drury had its 10-match winning streak snapped this last Saturday (Sept. 29) as the Panthers fell 3-2 to Illinois Springfield in league match play at UIS' The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC) in Springfield, Ill., after claiming a 3-0 conference decision over McKendree last Friday (Sept. 28) at MU's Harry M. Statham Sports Center in Lebanon, Ill.  The Panthers, who are coached by fifth-year head coach Jenifer Bahner, are 5-0 at home, 3-2 on the road, and 6-1 at neutral sites this season.  Last season, DU accumulated a 19-12 overall mark to go with an 8-10 conference ledger.  All-Time Series – Tied 10-10 -- 6-4 Home, 4-6 Away, 0-0 Neutral; Last Meeting - L 3-0 (10/31/17 at Drury).
     *Maryville: The Saints, who are midst a current nine-match losing skid, have registered a 4-13 overall record with a 3-6 GLVC mark this campaign to date as a result of dropping a 3-0 conference road tilt to Truman State this last Saturday (Sept. 29) at TSU's John J. Pershing Arena in Kirksville, Mo., and suffered a 3-0 league setback to Quincy last Friday (Sept. 28) at QU's Pepsi Arena in Quincy, Ill.  Maryville, which hosts Illinois Springfield this Tuesday (Oct. 2) in conference action at MU's Moloney Arena in St. Louis, Mo., prior to visiting Missouri S&T this Friday (Oct. 5), is 0-7 on the road, 0-4 at home, and 4-2 in neutral site outings this season.  MU was 3-29 overall and 1-17 in the GLVC for the 2017 campaign.   All-Time Series – S&T leads 15-0 -- 8-0 Home, 7-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral; Last Meeting - W 3-1 (9/15/18 at Maryville).
     *Missouri-St. Louis: The Tritons are 7-10 overall and 3-6 in the GLVC to date this season after suffering a 3-0 league road loss to Quincy this past Saturday (Sept. 29) at QU's Pepsi Arena in Quincy, Ill., and a 3-2 conference road defeat to Truman State last Friday (Sept. 28) at TSU's John J. Pershing Arena in Kirksville, Mo.  UMSL, which is directed by ninth-year head coach Ryan Young, is midst a current five-match losing skid.  The Tritons, who are 0-6 on the road, 3-1 at home, and 4-3 in neutral site outings this campaign, host McKendree this Tuesday (Oct. 2) at UMSL's Mark Twain Building in St. Louis, Mo., and then visit Drury this Friday (Oct. 5) at DU's O'Reilly Family Event Center in Springfield, Mo., before squaring off against Missouri S&T this Saturday (Oct. 6).  A season ago, the Tritons compiled a 22-7 overall record and posted a 12-6 conference ledger.   All-Time Series – S&T trails 12-8 -- 5-4 Home, 2-8 Away, 1-0 Neutral; Last Meeting - L 3-2 (9/14/18 at Missouri-St. Louis).
   
All-Time Record: The 2018 campaign represents S&T's 12th season of intercollegiate women's volleyball competition since the program's inception in 2007.  The Miners have accumulated a 163-210 record (.437) to date.  S&T has produced three 20 or more victories in a season – 24-10 in 2011, 22-11 in 2015, and 20-13 in 2012.  
  
Miner Notes: Senior outside hitter Carlie Combs (O'Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic) is currently tied with Julie Meyer (1,088 kills; 2008-12) for third place Missouri S&T's all-time kills leaders chart.  Combs, who has 192 kills in 15 matches this fall, has accumulated 1,088 career kills in 100 outings to date ... Junior outside hitter Emilee Schlader's (Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston) team-leading 249 kills in 17 matches this season represents a personal career single-season high, surpassing her 230 kills in 29 contests a season ago ... The Miners' top three kills leaders this season - Emilee Schlader (Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston) (249 kills), Carlie Combs (O'Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic) (192 kills), and senior right-side hitter Ellen Schulz (Wildwood, Mo./Eureka) (101 kills) have presently combined to produce 69.1 percent (542-784) of the team's output this fall ... Emilee Schlader (Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston), who has compiled double-digit kills in 14 matches this campaign, extended her current double-digit kills match string to 10 consecutive contests with a match-best tying 17 at McKendree last Saturday (Sept. 29) and is averaging 16.2 kills a match (162 total) in the 10-match period ... Junior defensive specialist-libero Corinne Stulce (St. Charles, Mo./Duchesne), who has accumulated 1,137 career digs in 69 appearances, is 55 digs away from tying Jocelyn DeMotte (1,192 digs; 2011-12) and Jennifer Kegler (1,192 digs; 2008-12) for fourth place among S&T's all-time leaders ... Senior middle hitter Carson Talley's (St. Louis, Mo./Affton) season-most six block assists at McKendree (Sept. 29) increased her career total to 124, which moved her ahead of Lynsey Jorgenson's (2007-09) eighth-place 121 block assists and is now three shy of matching Claire Friedlund's (Parkville, Mo./Park Hill South) (2014-17) seventh-place 127 career output.              
 
2018 GLVC Volleyball Preseason Poll: S&T was picked 12th in the 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Coaches Preseason Poll as the Miners received 55 points.  Lewis was chosen as the conference's preseason favorite with 180 points and 11 first-place votes.  Rockhurst picked up the other three first-place votes to go with a second-most 171 points.  Rounding out the top five were Illinois Springfield (149 pts.), McKendree (128 pts.), and Bellarmine (125 pts.).  Truman State (121 pts.) placed sixth proceeded by Missouri-St. Louis (115 pts.), and Indianapolis (105 pts.).  Drury (99 pts.) and Southern Indiana (72 pts.) garnered ninth and 10th place, respectively.  Quincy (62 pts.) finished in 11th place while Missouri S&T was 12th.  The final two placings in the 14-team league poll were occupied by William Jewell (48 pts.) and Maryville (26 pts.).

2018 S&T Roster: Missouri S&T's 2018 active roster consists of three seniors, four juniors and sophomores apiece, and five freshmen.  Six of the 16 student-athletes play either the outside or right-side hitter position while four others are middle hitters, three setters, two defensive specialists, and one libero.  Eight individuals hail from the state of Missouri and two from Kansas.  
  
S&T Captains: Serving as S&T's captains for the 2018 season are Carson Talley (St. Louis, Mo./Affton) and Emilee Schlader (Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston).  
 
What Returns For 2018: Below is a look at the 2017 statistical totals of the returnees and what percentage of the team totals they accounted for:
                         2017 Total            2018 Returning            %Returning
Kills                     1,407                       1,006                          71.5
Aces                   72                               45                           62.5
Digs                     1,981                      1,431                          72.2
Blocks                189.0                       162.0                          85.7
 
2017 Record: S&T concluded the 2017 season with a 10-21 overall record, which included a fifth-place 3-15 GLVC West Division mark.

GLVC Standings/Schedule/Statistics: Fans can view the complete 2018 GLVC Standings at this link - GLVC Standings.  The composite 2018 conference women's volleyball schedule can be accessed at this link - GLVC Schedule and the GLVC women's volleyball statistics at this link - GLVC Statistics. 

Follow The GLVC: Fans can follow @GLVCsports on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using hashtag #GLVCvb.  Complete coverage of all conference matches throughout the 2018 season can be accessed on GLVCSN.com.

NCAA II Statistics:  Both the NCAA Division II 2018 team and individual national statistical leaders is available at this link - NCAA Statistics.

AVCA Poll : The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Coaches 2018 Top 25 Poll is available at this link - AVCA D2 Coaches Top 25 Poll.

Up Next: Missouri S&T will be participating in the 11th annual Midwest Region Crossover next weekend, Oct. 12-13, at The Academy Volleyball Club in Indianapolis, Ind.  The Miners will play three matches during the two-day tournament with teams representing the GLVC, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) participating.  Tournament pairing and start times will be announced on Monday, Oct. 8.