GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Panthers have a five match week scheduled with their only WHAC match on the road Wednesday against the University of Northwestern Ohio. Friday and Saturday Davenport will travel to Kentucky for the Georgetown Bone Yard Brawl which has them facing No. RV Bryan College, No. RV Indiana Wesleya, No. 17 Georgetown and No. 9 Viterbo.
Match 1at Northwestern Ohio
Date: Wednesday, October 22 2014
Opening Serve: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Lima, Ohio (Racers Gymnasium)
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Live StatsMatch 2vs #RV Bryan College (Tenn.)
Date: Friday, October 24, 2014
Opening Serve: 2 p.m. EST
Location: Georgetown, Ky. (Davis-Reid Alumni Gym)
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Live Video/StatsMatch 3vs #RV Indiana Wesleyan University
Date: Friday, October 24, 2014
Opening Serve: 4:30 p.m. EST
Location: Georgetown, Ky. (Davis-Reid Alumni Gym)
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Live Video/StatsMatch 4vs #17 Georgetown College
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Opening Serve: 10 a.m. EST
Location: Georgetown, Ky. (Davis-Reid Alumni Gym)
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Live Video/StatsMatch 5vs #9 Viterbo (Wis.)
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Opening Serve: 12:30 p.m. EST
Location: Georgetown, Ky. (Davis-Reid Alumni Gym)
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Live Video/StatsThe Week AheadOnly one WHAC match-up this week for the Panthers but it is a big one on the road Wednesday against Northwestern Ohio. Davenport will complete their non-conference play Friday and Saturday down in Kentucky at the Boneyard Brawl (Hosted by Georgetown College).
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Poll Rankings After a tie for third place in the NAIA Top 25 polls was decided the Panthers fell one spot to No. 14 in this week's poll released Tuesday. Madonna was the only other WHAC School in the poll rounding out tied for 15th.
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Re-Match with the Racers Back on September 17th UNOH handed the Panthers their only conference loss of the year in a tough five set match at the DU Student Center. All-time the Racers hold a 5-3 advantage over DU whose last win in Lima came back on Sept. 26th 2010.
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Hannah Stone - WHAC Player of the WeekStone earned her second WHAC Player of the Week honor after leading DU to a 3-0 week with wins over Aquinas, Indiana Tech and Concordia. On the week the senior compiled a .404 hitting percentage with 30 kills, eight digs and nine assisted blocks.
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How the Team Stacks UpDU has three national statistical rankings as a team in the top twenty ranking No. 16 in Hitting Percentage (.237), No. 10 in Assists per Game (12.54) and No. 17 in Kills per Game (13.25).
Bone Yard BrawlDavenport will conclude its non-conference schedule this weekend when they travel to Georgetown, Ky. for the Bone Yard Brawl hosted by Georgetown College. DU will get to face-off against #9 Viterbo for the second time this season along #RV Bryan College, RV Indiana Wesleyan and host 17 Georgetown. Combined the DU's four opponents hold a 90-20 record overall and are all ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 poll.
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