RSC Game of the Week -- Volleyball: IU Southeast vs. IU East

10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM

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OWENSBORO, Ky. -- A volleyball matchup of teams at or near the top of the standings in each division is highlighted in Week 5 of the River States Conference Game of the Week as IU Southeast (6-0 RSC) faces IU East (3-3 RSC) in as RSC volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Brescia (Ky.).

IU Southeast is off to a 13-6 record overall and has stormed out to a 6-0 conference record to lead the RSC West Division. IU East is 10-12 overall and 3-3 RSC and stands in second place in the RSC East Division.

The Grenadiers and Red Wolves square off on Saturday at neutral site Brescia (Ky.) as part of a quad-match at The NEXT Level Indoor Sports Facility in Owensboro, Ky. First serve is 11 a.m. ET. While IU Southeast looks to increase its lead in the West, IU East looks to cut into the standings in the East.

Live video coverage is scheduled courtesy of IU Southeast. Log on to the RSC Game Central portal on Stretch Internet for coverage. The stream is also available on IU Southeast's Stretch Internet portal.

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The following are match notes provided by IU Southeast and IU East:

IU SOUTHEAST (13-6, 6-0 RSC)

IU Southeast is currently riding a nine-match winning streak, their longest since 2010 which was also nine matches.
Monica Loftus has been the offensive leader for the Grenadiers. She has double-digit kills in five of her last seven matches.
Freshman Libero Natalie Keene ranks No. 5 in the RSC with 4.6 digs per set. She has been named RSC Defender of the Week in each of the previous two weeks.
Senior setter Hannah Barker ranks No. 2 in the league, and No. 32 in the NAIA, with 9.8 assists per set. She has also been named the RSC Setter of the Week in each of the previous two weeks and three times overall this season.
IU Southeast is 6-12 versus IU East since 2007 but the Grenadiers have won the last three matchups in the series, including the 2014 KIAC Tournament quarterfinal match.

IU EAST (10-12, 3-3 RSC)

IU East's most recent match was a home setback against Marian University on Oct. 3.
IU East is 12-6 against IU Southeast since joining the NAIA. The Grenadiers have won the last three meetings, including a three-set win in New Albany last fall and a conference tournament quarterfinal match in 2014.
IU East seeks to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Red Wolves are 8-1 when they have fewer hitting errors than their opponent.
IU East is 2-5 in neutral-site matches this season.
Junior middle hitter Sydney Durham (Noblesville, Ind./South Florida State Community College) has climbed to 44th in the nation with a .304 hitting average. Durham also leads IU East in aces per set (0.27), kills per set (2.51) and blocks per set (0.96).
Junior Madison Yoder (Indianapolis, Ind./ben Davis High School) tallied 14 digs in the IU East-IU Southeast match last season.

About the River States Conference Game of the Week:
The River States Conference Game of the Week is selected by the conference office to highlight a specific game of importance each week.. For the fall season, the RSC Game of the Week will rotate between the sports of men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball with one game highlighted each week. In the selection process, special consideration will be given to important conference matchups, games versus NAIA Top 25 teams and the overall conference schedule.