ROLLA, MO  --  The Miners are back in Gibson Arena this week for the first time since the start of September. S&T will be hosting the Indianapolis Greyhounds on Friday night at 6pm and the Lewis Flyers for Pinkout at 3pm on Saturday. NOTE: Saturday's match will be cash only sales at the gate due to other home events.

Saturday's Pinkout match is a collaboration between Missouri S&T and Side-Out as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Donations can be made using the link at the top of this article. Funds raised for Side-Out go toward research specifically for patients with metastatic breast cancer, the most advanced form of the disease, and the least funded area of research. Every $2,000 raised through Dig Pink allows Side-Out to provide an unprecedented analysis to metastatic breast cancer patients and their oncologists.

About the Miners
Miners volleyball is looking for their first conference win of the season after dropping their first three. The team enters this weekend 2-12 overall, with this weekend's matches providing the final determination for the seeding of next week's Midwest Region Crossover event.

S&T remains third in the conference for blocks, with Kate Zipprich's (Hardin, IL/Calhoun) 1.21 blocks per set ranking her second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Offensivley, Elise Mehaffy's (Marion, IA/Marion) 5.71 assists per set is 10th in the GLVC while Elly Decker (Manhattan, IL/Lincoln Way West) leads the team in points with 136.5.

About the Greyhounds
Indianapolis is 12-5 this season and have gone 3-1 against GLVC opponents this season. Their lone conference loss coming 3-1 against the Quincy Hawks. The Greyhounds are ranked fourth in the GLVC standings, with Missouri-St. Louis, Rockhurst, and Quincy ranked above them.

The Greyhounds rank first in the conference for hitting percentage with a .278 and are second in opponent hitting percentage with a .164. Three of UIndy's starting front row players are averaging above a .300 hitting percentage, with senior middle Kaitlin Fasbender ranking 10th in the conference with a .307. Freshman setter Carly Fonda is third in the GLVC for assists per set this season, picking up 493 for a 8.22 average.

About the Flyers
The Lewis Flyers enter the weekend even in GLVC compeition at 2-2 and 9-7 overall. The Flyers have played some of the best defense in the conference this season, ranking 1st in opponent hitting percentage, 2nd in blocks per set, 3rd in digs per set, and 5th in opponent kills per set.

Junior outside Lauren Buxton leads the Flyers in points this season, averaging 3.16 per set. Senior middles Emma O'Neill has made a significant impact on both offense and defense, hitting at .322 (7th-best in the GLVC) and recording 68.0 blocks (3rd-best in the GLVC).

What's Next
S&T will be heading to the Midwest Region Crossover in Hammond, Indiana next week.

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