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VB Preview: Billikens Set for Quarterfinal Match Against Davidson

ST. LOUIS - The Saint Louis University volleyball team begins postseason play Friday, as the No. 5-seeded team in the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Billikens take on fourth-seeded tournament host, Davidson, at the Belk Arena in Davidson, N.C. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT.

Match Information
  • Friday's quarterfinal match against the Davidson Wildcats will be streamed on ESPN+.
  • Live stats can be found here.
First Serve
  • SLU will play in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship this weekend, in Davidson, N.C.
  • The Billikens make the tournament as the No. 5 seed, after finishing the regular season off with two wins over George Washington at Chaifetz Pavilion Nov. 10-11. • The Billikens first opponenet of the tournament is No. 4-seeded, tournament host, Davidson. SLU lost both matches to the Wildcats earlier in the season, falling in a tight 2-3 battle in Belk Arena on Friday, Nov. 3, before dropping the second match, 0-3.
  • Davidson comes into the tournament on a five-match winning streak, most recently, sweeping Duquesne on the road last weekend.
  • Heading into the post season, SLU ranks second in the A-10 in service aces with 220. The number is also good for fourth in the Nation.
  • Jillian Mattingly leads the Billikens at the net this season with 94 total blocks. The number ranks sixth in the A-10.
  • Delaney Rice ranks second in the A-10 in total kills with 371 while Emily Henken's 295 are good for fifth in the category. Rice's 3.02 kills per set is the eighth-best mark in the conference while Henken's 3.01 is ninth-best.
  • Carlie Rodgers and Emily Henken and both rank in the top-10 in the A-10 in aces per set in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Rodgers' .41 per set rank 92nd in the Nation while Henken's rank 110.
  • SLU's 1,516 team kills not only lead the conference but rank third in the NCAA.
  • Addie Lyon's 632 total assists and 6.38 assists per set are the sixth best mark in the conference through her 99 sets this season.
  • Through 30 matches the Billikens rank sixth in the A-10 in kills per set (12.33), assists per set (11.51), and hitting percentage (.197) seventh in blocks per set (1.95) and eighth in digs per set (13.62).
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