Marshall University Athletics
@HerdVolleyball Opens C-USA Tournament Against Rice
11/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall volleyball will play in its third consecutive Conference USA Tournament beginning Friday, Nov. 21 in Hattiesburg, Miss. The No. 5 seeded Herd is slated to take on fourth-seeded Rice at 3 p.m. (ET) at Reed Green Coliseum.
Marshall upset Rice 3-2 last weekend in Houston, and has won seven of its last ten games. The Herd finished the year at 16-15 (10-6 C-USA).
Fans with an All-Access Pass can view the game via the streaming links provided, and anyone can follow the @HerdVolleyball Twitter account for in-game updates and the GameTracker link provided for live stats.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Sophomore Allie Kellerman (Louisville, Ky.) was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after shelling out 45 digs in the Herd's final regular season weekend, including a career-high 25 against Rice.
Senior Sammie Bane (Brownstown, Ind.) and sophomore Ally Kiekover (Grand Rapids, Mich.) were both named to the C-USA All-Academic Team and the C-USA All-Conference second team earlier this week.
Bane leads the Herd with 1,108 assists, while Kiekover has a team-best 330 kills.
Junior Lauren Legge (Pliny, W.Va.) has turned in double-digit kills in nine of her last 10 games. Legge is second on the squad with 316.
SCOUTING THE OWLS
Rice (21-9, 11-5 C-USA) finished the season with losses to Marshall and UTSA last weekend.
The Owls placed four on all-conference teams, and one on the all-freshman squad.
Kills leader Leah Mikesky (369) earned second team honors, while blocks leader Jillian Humphrey (103) was named to the first team.
