ABILENE, Texas – The Howard Payne University volleyball team is headed to Abilene, Texas to take on McMurry for the second time of the season. After splitting a tri-match on Friday, the Yellow Jackets look to gain a conference victory at the Kimbrell Arena Friday, October 23 at 6:00 PM.
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ABOUT THE YELLOW JACKETS
- The Yellow Jackets are 12-6 overall and 2-4 in conference after a split against Texas Lutheran and Dickinson College.
- They are 5-1 at home, 3-5 away, and 4-0 in neutral settings.
- HPU has recorded 11.3 kills per set, 10.2 assists per set, and 16.8 digs per set.
ABOUT THE WARHAWKS
- The Warhawks are 5-12 overall in the season and 1-6 in conference, with that lone ASC victory coming against ETBU on Friday, October 9.
- Against ETBU, McMurry won three sets to one (11-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23)
- The kill leaders from that game for the Warhawks were Hanna Rubis (18), Layleah Williams-Gibson (10), and Rylie Patterson (9).
- They are 3-1 at home, 1-5 away, and 1-6 in neutral settings.
HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY VS MCMURRY UNIVERSITY
- The Yellow Jackets now sit 10-34 against McMurry all-time after a four-set victory against them, back on October 3.
- Earlier this season, the Yellow Jackets and the Warhawks had the same number of kills (43) and blocks (8), while the McMurry had more assists (42 to 38) and digs (82 to 79) than Howard Payne.
TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS
Howard Payne University
771 Kills
.162 Hitting Percentage
1144 Digs
85 Blocks
McMurry University
664 Kills
.114 Hitting Percentage
949 Digs
62 Blocks
UP NEXT: Howard Payne volleyball will continue to play the next day in Abilene against division foe, Hardin Simmons University. The match will start at 12:00 PM on Saturday October 24.
