ST. LOUIS -- The Saint Louis University Volleyball team will conclude its non-conference schedule over the weekend at the KC Roos Klassic. SLU (6-3) will play Austin Peay (6-3) to open the tournament on Friday morning before taking on SEMO (5-3). The Billikens will close out their weekend and non-conference slate against Kansas City (8-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday.
 

Saint Louis Volleyball // KC Roos Klassic
Match No. 1	Saint Louis (6-3) vs. Austin Peay (6-3)
Date // Time	Friday, Sept. 15 // 10 a.m. (CT)
Match No. 2	Saint Louis (4-2) vs. SEMO (5-3)
Date // Time	Friday, Sept. 15 // 4 p.m. (CT)
Match No. 3	Saint Louis (6-3) at Kansas City (8-1)
Date // Time	Saturday, Sept. 16 // 2 p.m. (CT)
Location	Kansas City, Mo. (Swinney Center)
Stream	Summit League Network (SLU at Kansas City)
Live Stats	Live Stats

First Serve

• Last weekend SLU  moved to 6-3 on the year, earning wins over an Miami (Ohio) and Illinois State while dropping a lone, four-set match to New Mexico State.
• Dating back to the program's inception in 1975, SLU has never started with 12-straight road contests. The team last played 11-straight matches away from home to open its campaign in 2005.

By the Numbers

• Two: Freshman Trinity Luckett ranks 3rd in the A-10 in hitting percentage compiling a mark of .364 with 62 kills on 118 attempts with only 19 errors.
• Three: Emily Henken ranks in the top-10 in three categories in the Atlantic 10: Kills (6th; 119), Service Aces (3rd; 15) and Points (5th; 137.5).
• Five: Five members of the 2023 Billiken squad are from St. Louis or the surrounding metropolitan area.

High Percentage Shots

• Delaney Rice hit a career-best mark of .647 in the Billikens' three-set sweep of Mississippi Valley eclipsing her former mark of .545 last reached in 2021. The number is good for the fifth-best hitting contest in the A-10 so far this season.
• Trinity Luckett is hitting a percentage of .364 this season which not only leads the Billikens but ranks second in the Atlantic 10.
• SLU's team hitting percentage of .235 is good for third in the A-10 after nine matches. The Billikens have recorded 1,151 attacks with 459 kills and 188 errors.

Double the Fun

• Two Billikens have recorded double- doubles so far this season with Emily Henken and Kate Aupperle both achieiving the feat.
• Henken has recorded two double- doubles so far this season against Bradley (17 kills, 10 digs) and UAlbany (17 kills, 12 digs).
• Aupperle's double-double came against Bradley where she recorded 13 digs and 41 assists in the Billiken's win over the Braves.