PREVIEW: Women's Volleyball seeks first SAC win at Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Catawba College women's volleyball team lines up against the Newberry Wolves on Tuesday, both squads trying to break into the win column in South Atlantic Conference play.

Last Time Out

- The blue and white fell to Anderson, 3-0, on Friday in the Catawba Indians' home opener

- The opening set was tied eight times and featured three lead changes, but the Trojans endured and got the upper hand for the rest of the match

- On a tough night offensively, Katrina Misra shined with eight kills on 22 swings to record a .273 hitting percentage

- Jordan Danielson logged seven kills with three digs and a block

- Sydney Wattles made a solo stop and collected three block assists, her best net performance in a Catawba jersey

- Sydney McCutcheon provided 19 assists and six digs while Riley Hill dug out 10 attacks

Misra Rising

- With 26 kills in the last three contests, Misra has upped her per-set average to 2.62 which leads the team and ranks 14th in conference standings

- The sophomore outside hitter has contributed 38 points as her 2.9 points per set is among the SAC's top 20

- Misra totaled a career-high three aces and collected 13 kills to mark her finest outing of 2024 in a four-set loss to Arkansas-Monticello

- As a rookie, Misra logged a .141 hitting percentage with 159 kills, 58 digs, and 17 blocks to account for 171.5 points

Stat Leaders

- Kelcie Love remains the overall kills leader with 62 followed by Danielson's 44 and Misra's 34

- McCutcheon has team highs of 178 assists and nine service aces while recording a squad-best .279 hitting percentage

- Hill tops the digs category with 85 as Kary Hales has the next-highest mark at 63

- With 11 blocks, Katie Clark is the Catawba Indians' most notable blocker as Lauren Patrick and Love have nine and eight, respectively

All-Time Series

- Catawba possesses a firm 44-14 (.759) all-time advantage over Newberry

- The Wolves are far more successful on home court with nine wins in 25 meetings

- The Catawba Indians have prevailed in four of their last five trips to Eleazer Arena

- Both of last season's meetings resulted in five-set Catawba victories; the 2022 campaign saw Newberry go 2-0

- The last time Newberry hosted Catawba for a September matchup was 2015 when the blue and white snared a 3-1 decision in the SAC opener

Scouting the Wolves

- Newberry is 3-5 overall, still in search of its first SAC triumph through three league matches

- Last time on the court, the Wolves halted a five-game skid with a 3-1 toppling of Francis Marion in which Newberry posted a season-best .211 hitting percentage

- The Wolves are averaging 1.96 blocks per set, slotting fourth in the conference and cracking the nation's top 100

- Samantha Shaffer leads the lineup with 48 kills, adding 1.85 on a per-set basis

- Madison Watson has a team-high 28 blocks, ranking second in the SAC with 1.22 stops per set, while contributing 36 kills

- Annie Dill, the Wolves' setter, boasts top marks of 104 assists and 10 service aces

Follow Along

The match will be broadcast via FloSports with live stats available on NewberryWolves.com.