Weekly Notes 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After falling out of the rankings last week the Panthers moved up to No. 25 in the NAIA National poll as they get set to travel to No. 9 Madonna on Wednesday. Madonna is just one of three WHAC matches for DU who will travel to Lourdes Friday and host UM-Dearborn on Saturday.

Match 1
at No. 9 Madonna (Mich.)
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Opening Serve: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Livonia, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Stats

Match 2
at Lourdes (Ohio)
Date: Friday, October 3, 2014
Opening Serve: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Sylvania, Ohio (Tam-o-Shanter)
Internet Coverage: Live Stats

Match 3
vs UM-Dearborn
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014
Opening Serve: 1 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio/Stats
 
 
Around the WHAC
Madonna stands atop the conference with a perfect 8-0 record. DU (7-1) and UNOH (6-1) are right behind with just one loss in WHAC play.

Top Teams Square Off
Wednesday's match at No. 9 Madonna will be the first of the year for DU, plating the top two teams in the conference against each other. Madonna will be the first Top 25 team DU has faced since their August trip to Nebraska.
 
National Statistical Rankings
Two different players rank inside the Top-50 in individual rankings as Amber Getty is No. 15 in Assists/Game (10.42) and No. 40 in Total Assists (573) while Hannah Stone is No. 16 in Hitting Percentage (.347).
 
How the Team Stacks Up
DU has three national statistical rankings as a team as they are No. 15 in Hitting Percentage (.246), No. 15 in Assists per Game (12.22) and No. 22 in Kills per Game (12.93).
 
Around the NAIA
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) held onto the nation's No. 1 ranking for the fourth straight week in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll according to an announcement Tuesday by the national office. The Battlin' Bears earned all 22 first-place votes and 622 points.
 
Rematch from Conference Tournament
Last time the Panthers faced Lourdes was a 5 set heartbreaker in the quarterfinals of the WHAC Tournament last year. The loss eliminated the Panthers from any future postseason play.
 
NAIA Top-25 Notes
Davenport was the lone newcomer to the NAIA Top 25 this week while the top 10 remained unchanged from the previous week. No. 17 Evangel (Mo.), No. 18 Vanguard and No. 20 Coastal Georgia tied for the weeks biggest jump, each moving up 3 spots.
 

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