Thursday, September 17, 2009

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2009) - The ETSU volleyball team is set face Kennesaw State on Friday at 7 p.m. and Mercer on Saturday at 3 p.m. as the Bucs look to move up in the Atlantic Sun standings.

The Bucs (3-7, 2-1 A-Sun) dropped a tough match to Chattanooga Tuesday, 3-1. Junior Erin Ryan (Davie, Fla.) leads ETSU with 87 kills on the season, while Amanda Youell (Middleburg, Fla.) is third in the A-Sun with 315 assists.

ETSU leads the all-time series against the Owls 3-1, but dropped the last meeting between the two teams as they were swept by Kennesaw State on the road last year.

The Owls (7-1, 2-0 A-Sun) have won five-straight including conference matches against USC Upstate and Mercer. Kennesaw State is led by senior Asjia Stokes who has posted 124 kills and a .300 hitting percentage through eight games.

The Bears (3-6, 1-1) have dropped two of their last three matches falling to Kennesaw State 3-1 and Florida A&M 3-0, while defeating USC Upstate 3-1. Mercer is led by Rachel Urbelis who has a team leading 76 kills. The Bucs are 3-3 all-time against Mercer after knocking the Bears out of the A-Sun Tournament in 2008.

Both matches can be seen live on ASun.TV by clicking on the link above. For more information on Buccaneer volleyball and all other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.