NASHVILLE — After a road split at Lindenwood, the Tennessee State University Tiger Volleyball Team look to get back to their home winning ways when they take on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars. The weekend series will take place at Kean Hall. The Tigers are tied for the best home record in the conference with Tennessee Tech at 6-2. Last week Tuesday, they lost for the first time at Kean Hall to the OVC's top team UT-Martin breaking a six-game home winning streak. Their other home loss was against nationally ranked Stanford at Gentry Center. TSU is anxious to start a new winning streak at Kean.
 
"The goal is to protect your house," said TSU head coach Donika Sutton, "Winning on the road in this conference is tough so doing well at home is important. We are glad to be back and look forward to have a big crowd to support us in this challenge."
 
SIUE comes in after dropping two games at Tennessee Tech last weekend. They have struggled away from Edwardsville with a 2-6 record. For both teams, this is a crucial series to stay in the hunt for one of the top seeds in the OVC tournament. Last season the two schools split their series in Nashville.
 
 
The Matchup:  SIEU Cougars (10-10, 5-4 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (6-10, 2-3 OVC)
Date/Time:       Friday, October 21 || 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Date/Time:      Saturday, October 22 || 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Location:        Kean Hall | Nashville, Tennessee
Live Stats     https://tsutigers.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
 

SCOUTING THE TIGERS:

• Kennedy Davis continues her strong performance around the net. Last week she was nominated for OVC Newcomer of the Week by contributing 26 kills and swinging at a .315 clip. Defensively, Davis led the team for the week with nine blocks.
• Johanna Alcantara is leading the OVC in overall kills with 278. Her 30 kills tied her with Celestial Miller for the week.
• Freshman Gabrielle Johnson still leads the conference in solo blocks (13) total blocks (57) and blocks per set (1.42).
• Gina Rivera-Ortiz has been stellar all season. She leads the OVC in digs in conference games with 224.
• Hadley Pride was money last week tallying five service aces.

 
SCOUTING THE COUGARS

• Sydney Hummert leads the team with 215 kills on the season. Her high this season so far is 24 in a win against Little Rock. In that game she had a .360 hitting percentage. SIUE is tied overall for third in the conference swinging at a .189 clip.
• Caroline Waite runs the offense for the Cougars. Her 468 assists lead the team. On defense, she is third on the team with 171 digs. She is the team leader in double-doubles with eight.              
• Priscilla Jones leads SIUE in total blocks with 67.

 
 
UP NEXT:

• The Tigers will go back at home on October 29 for a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois.