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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Hosts Army for Final Home Match of the Season

The Leopards welcome the Black Knights to wrap-up their 2019 home slate

*The Leopards are coming off a 0-2 weekend, falling in three-straight sets to both Colgate and Holy Cross.

*Freshman Ellie Carrera-Justiz led the way for the Leopards against Colgate on Friday with seven kills and 26 total attacks. Sophomore Kelly Austin, sophomore Leanna Deegan and sophomore Grace Tulevech all recorded six kills against the Raiders.

*On Saturday against Holy Cross Deegan led the way with 10 kills and Carrera-Justiz finished with eight kills and 34 total attacks.

*Army is coming off a 2-0 weekend, beating Lehigh in four sets and Bucknell in three. They now stand at 18-9 overall on the season, 9-5 in conference action and have clinched a spot in this year's Patriot League tournament.  

*Army leads the all-time series at 49-3. The last time the Leopards beat the Black Knights was November 11, 1995 in the Patriot League Tournament in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The last meeting between these two squads was October 15 of this season and saw Army walking away with the 3-1 victory. 

*As of November 10 in the NCAA national rankings, the Leopards stand 74th in aces per set (1.52), 37th in team kills (1358.0), 58th in team assists (1223.0), 16th in team service aces (173.0) and 32nd in team total attacks (3884.0). Individually, freshman Grace Steurer stands at 91st in the nation in service aces (34.0).

*In the Patriot League, the Leopards rank second in team kills (1358.0), team assists (1223.0), team service aces (173.0) and team total attacks (3884.0). Individually, Steurer is third in service aces (34.0) and senior Julia Howard is fourth (32.0).

*The match tomorrow night will be the final home match of the season for the team as well as Faculty and Staff Appreciation night. Each member of the team will be honoring a staff member of the Lafayette College community who has made an impact and a different during their time at Lafayette.
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Players Mentioned

Ellie  Carrera-Justiz

#2 Ellie Carrera-Justiz

OH
5' 9"
Freshman
Grace Steurer

#3 Grace Steurer

OH
5' 9"
Freshman
Kelly Austin

#4 Kelly Austin

MB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Julia Howard

#5 Julia Howard

S
5' 9"
Senior
Grace Tulevech

#9 Grace Tulevech

OH
Sophomore
Leanna Deegan

#19 Leanna Deegan

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ellie  Carrera-Justiz

#2 Ellie Carrera-Justiz

5' 9"
Freshman
OH
Grace Steurer

#3 Grace Steurer

5' 9"
Freshman
OH
Kelly Austin

#4 Kelly Austin

6' 0"
Sophomore
MB
Julia Howard

#5 Julia Howard

5' 9"
Senior
S
Grace Tulevech

#9 Grace Tulevech

Sophomore
OH
Leanna Deegan

#19 Leanna Deegan

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH