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Green Bay Prepares for Road Matchups Against Northern Kentucky, Wright State

10/30/2019 10:57:00 AM

GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com---The Green Bay volleyball team (16-6, 8-2 HL) hits the road for matchups against Northern Kentucky and Wright State.

The match at Northern Kentucky will be aired on ESPN3, while the match at Wright State will be streamed on ESPN+.  Links to both matchups are available on the Green Bay volleyball schedule page.

A Closer Look at Northern Kentucky:  The Norse are currently 11-11 during the regular season but are 4-6 in Horizon League action.  The last time these two squads went head-to-head at the Kress Center, Green Bay took the 3-1 victory.  Northern Kentucky has two top-10 hitters in the conference with Anna Brinkman and Laura Crawford and has the fourth most kills in the league as a team.  Defensively, the Norse are second in the Horizon League in both total-digs and digs per set.

A Closer Look at Wright State:  The Raiders are 18-4 overall and 7-3 in conference play.  A few weeks ago when these two teams faced off, Green Bay won 3-1 at the Kress Center.  Last weekend, Wright State won two road matches against Northern Kentucky and IUPUI.  Teddie Sauer leads Wright State in kills with 229, followed by Celia Powers with 226.  As a team, the Raiders are second in the Horizon League in total-blocks and blocks per set.  Also, libero Jenna Story has 532 digs and five Defensive Player of the Week honors so far this season.

Matchup Information: Friday (November 1st) at Northern Kentucky 5:00 p.m. CT // Saturday (November 2nd) at Wright State 3:00 p.m. CT

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