The Keiser volleyball team heads to Ave Maria, Florida, on Wednesday, October 18, to face the Gyrenes in a midweek Sun Conference match. The Seahawks come into Wednesday's match, riding a six-match winning streak after a 3-0 sweep at Warner on Saturday.

The Seahawks hold a half match lead on the Gyrenes in the Sun Conference Standings as Wednesday's match will be a battle for third place in the league. 
 

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Keiser Seahawks (25-8, 5-3 SUN) at Ave Maria Gyrenes (10-11, 5-4 SUN)
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Ave Maria, Fla. (Donahue Gym)
WATCH LIVE: Sun Digital Network 
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
 

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• Saturday will mark the 37th meeting all-time between the Seahawks and Gyrenes.
• The Seahawks lead the series history, 24-12.
• The last meeting between the two teams took place earlier this year with Keiser falling to the Gyrenes, 3-2 (25-20, 11-25, 18-25, 25-20m 15-9), on September 20, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
• The last time the Gyrenes and Seahawks faced off, Hannah Heide logged 39 assists, Brooklynn Slater picked up 26 kills, and Sophia Trout logged 11 kills.
• Keiser has won eight of the last 11 matches.
• The Seahawks are 8-6 all-time versus the Gyrenes in Ave Maria, Florida.
• Saturday will mark the 30th conference match between the two sides.
• Keiser leads the conference series history, 18-11. 

• Keiser enters Wednesday's contest with a 25-8 record (5-3 SUN).
• The 25 wins are the fourth-most by a Keiser squad under Head Coach James Rogers.
• Sophomore attacker Brooklynn Slater leads the NAIA in kills (513).
• Slater's 513 kills this season are the fourth most in a season by a Seahawk.
• Slater is the first NAIA player this season to reach the 500-kill plateau.
• The product of Las Vegas, Nevada, also leads the nation in points (582.0) and is sixth h in points per set (4.9).
• Slater was named this week's SUN Attacker of the Week - the fourth such award for the second-year Seahawks this season.
• The Seahawks are first in the NAIA in total kills (1,448), assists (1354) and  service aces (263).
• Hannah Heide leads the conference and the nation in assists (1,105).
• Heide has now tallied 3,874 career assists - 101 shy of becoming the school's all-time leader (Brooklyn VandeHei - 3,975).
• Heide is only the second player in Keiser history with 3,000-or-more assists. 
• The native of Jupiter, Florida, picked up her fourth Sun Conference Setter of the Week honor on Monday. 
• Sydney Wattles leads the conference with 80 total blocks. 
• With 45 service aces this season, Erika Magin enters Wednesday action as the school's all-time leader (183). 
• Magin entered the year as Keiser's all-time leader in digs and comes into Wednesday's match with 2,042 for her career.
• Magin became the first player in Keiser volleyball history to reach the 2000-dig plateau.
• Magin leads the conference in total digs (481) and is second in digs per set (4.01).
• Coach Rogers comes into Saturday's match with an overall record of 157-66 (53-26 SUN).

 

Keiser	2023 Stats	Ave Maria
1448	Kills	830
.215	Attack %	.169
1354	Assists	764
263	Service Aces	136
1786	Digs	1054
174.0	Total Blocks	122.5

	Leaders
Brooklynn Slater (513)	Kills	Zelie Kessler (166)
Aby Tibesar  (.380)	Attack %	Beatriz Rissi (.228)
Hannah Heide (1,105)	Assists	Ryan Getz (376)
Sydney Wattles (48)	Service Aces	Hannah Jones (32)
Erika Magin (481)	Digs	Hannah Jones (212)
Sydney Wattles (80.0)	Total Blocks	Beatriz Rissi (65.0)

 

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