Volleyball Begins Two-Match Week

LAKELAND, Fla.- Southeastern volleyball will be in action twice this week as they look to build on their 14-3 overall record, 6-1 Sun Conference record, and four-match win streak.
 
The Fire will spend Tuesday competing against Trinity College of Florida at 6 p.m. on the road before returning home for a contest against the College of Coastal Georgia on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
Southeastern currently sits second in the SUN behind No. 24 St. Thomas University, averaging 12.7 kills per set with a .223 attack percentage. Grace Petty leads the Fire in both kills and digs, averaging 3.57 kills per set and 3.37 digs per set. Alexandra Postlethwaite currently averages 7.67 assists per set with 445 total.
 
Defensively, the trio of Emilia Harding, Tatyana Lyons, and Chapel Cunningham has aided the Fire to a .128 opponent attack percentage with their dominance at the net. Harding has recorded a team-high 46 blocks while Lyons sits at 45 and Cunningham at 40.
 
Cambry Pope is the reigning SUN Attacker of the Week as she sits at 2.44 kills per set and also falls second on the team in digs with 151.
 
Trinity College of Florida comes into the week with a 3-9 record and are led by Temple Jones who has recorded 63 kills. The Fire and the Tigers met earlier in the season with the Fire taking the three-set win.
 
The Mariners of Coastal Georgia hold a 6-9 overall record and 2-5 conference record and are coming off a two-loss week after falling to both Webber International and No. 24 St. Thomas. The Mariners average 11.3 kills per contest with a .177 attack percentage. Raevyn Russell has posted a team-high 156 kills for 2.94 per set while the defense is led by Chantiya Johnson who has recorded 42 blocks.
 
The Fire defeated the Mariners 3-1 earlier this season.
 
To purchase tickets to Wednesday's home match, go to https://southeastern.universitytickets.com/.