GREEN BAY --- The Green Bay volleyball team will take part in the 2021 Wildcat Classic hosted by Abilene Christian this Friday and Saturday in Texas, playing three matches against New Mexico, Texas Southern and Abilene Christian. GB will play twice on Friday and one more Saturday before heading back home.

Wildcat Classic - Abilene, Texas - Hosted by Abilene Christian University
Friday, September 3
11:00 AM: Green Bay vs. New Mexico - WAC Digital Network - LIVE STATS

3:00 PM: Green Bay vs. Texas Southern - WAC Digital Network - LIVE STATS

Saturday, September 4
11:00 AM: Green Bay at Abilene Christian - WAC Digital Network - LIVE STATS

Tournament Central Page: ACU Wildcat Classic Tournament Central

GBD INVITE RECAP
Green Bay picked up its first win of the year by knocking off St. Thomas 3-1, but fell in its other three matches to Ball State, North Dakota State and UNI. Alexandra Zakutney led the Phoenix attack with 57 kills (3.35 kills per set) over the four matches, also adding 11 service aces. Tiffany Paalman hit at the highest clip at .319 with 33 kills, including 10 aces of her own. GB leads the HL in assists per set so far with 12 assists per game. Abby Gardner recorded 10 or more digs in each of the four matches, including a career-high 20 in the win over St. Thomas.

ABOUT ABILENE CHRISTIAN
Lindsey Toney led ACU through one weekend of competition, hitting .377 with 62 kills on her way to tournament MVP honors. Madison Rohre ran a solid offense with 139 assists on the year, averaging 11.58 assists per set. 

ABOUT NEW MEXICO
The Lobos are coming off three straight-set sweeps in California last weekend, earning wins over Fordham, Cal State Fullerton, and UC Riverside. New Mexico came out of last weekend hitting .295 as a team with six hitters hitting .300 or better through three matches. Kaitlyn Biassou led the Lobos with 37 kills last weekend on a .351 hitting percentage, while Kali Wolf led the team with a .372 hitting percentage. Biassou earned MW Offensive Player of the Week honors for her performance while libero Alena Moldan earned Defensive Player of the Week honors averaging 6.67 digs per set.

ABOUT TEXAS SOUTHERN
The Tigers opened the 2021 season going 1-2 at the Colonels Classic with a win over Southern and losses to Nicholls and Niagara. Thalia Cordero Moreno led TSU with 44 kills on the weekend on a .293 hitting percentage and two double-doubles. Preseason all-conference selections Danielle Lilley and Aeris Ramsey both played well for the Tigers to open the season as well. Lilley hit .313 with a double-double in the win over Southern and Ramsey averaged 6.18 assists in a 6-2 offense. TSU put up 18.55 digs per set on the weekend compared to 17.45 for their opponents. 

2021 HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
Pl.   Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1. Wright State – 119 (9)
2. UIC – 98 (1)
3. Northern Kentucky – 97 (1)
4. Milwaukee – 94
5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 78
6. Cleveland State – 63
7. Oakland – 61
8. Green Bay – 48
9. RMU – 29
10. Youngstown State – 25
11. IUPUI – 14

HORIZON LEAGUE STATS UPDATE
Check out the updated Horizon League stats here. 

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