KENOSHA, Wis. — Parkside volleyball is set for two GLIAC matchups this week, beginning with a home contest against Roosevelt University on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. inside De Simone Arena. The Rangers will then travel to Grand Rapids, Mich., to take on Davenport University on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m.

The Rangers enter the week with a 13-10 overall record and a 5-7 mark in GLIAC play.

Parkside continues to excel defensively, leading the GLIAC in total digs with 1,555 and digs per set at 16.90. The Rangers also rank second in the conference in total kills with 1,188 and total assists with 1,098. On the season, Parkside is hitting .204 while holding opponents to a .186 hitting percentage.

Senior libero Natalie Harris continues to anchor the Rangers' defense. Harris has recorded 539 digs this season, ranking first in the GLIAC and third in NCAA Division II. She also ranks first in the conference and third nationally in digs per set, averaging 5.86. Harris has added 85 assists and 16 service aces on the season. Against Wayne State and No. 21 Grand Valley State, Harris recorded 63 total digs, including 23 against Wayne State and a career-high 40 against Grand Valley State this past weekend. 

Offensively, Avary Polavin and Sierra Kilbourn lead the Rangers with 304 and 274 kills, respectively. Polavin ranks third in the GLIAC in total kills and kills per set at 3.49, while averaging 3.64 points per set. Kilbourn ranks sixth in the conference in total kills and averages 3.18 points per set while hitting .297. Monica Lukasiewicz leads Parkside with a .321 hitting percentage.

At the net, Maia Olson leads the Rangers with 76 total blocks, ranking second in the GLIAC. She averages 0.83 blocks per set.

Scouting Roosevelt:
Roosevelt enters Tuesday's matchup with a 5-17 overall record and a 2-10 mark in GLIAC play. The Lakers' conference victories have come against Northern Michigan and Purdue Northwest. As a team, Roosevelt is hitting .118 on the season while allowing opponents to hit .218.

Merryck Brackett leads the Lakers with 303 assists and has added 33 kills, 18 service aces and 110 digs. Abigail Wutka and Braelyn Marshall-Northington lead Roosevelt offensively with 96 kills apiece. Madison Howard leads the team with 157 digs, while McKenzie Bernard has recorded 38 total blocks.

Scouting Davenport:
Davenport enters the week with a 15-7 overall record and a 7-5 mark in GLIAC play. The Panthers are hitting .236 as a team and holding opponents to a .192 hitting percentage.

Davenport leads the conference in total service aces with 160 and ranks second in service aces per set at 1.95. The Panthers also rank second in assists per set at 12.59, totaling 1,032 assists on the season.

Hayley Carr leads Davenport defensively with 363 digs, ranking fourth in the GLIAC. She averages 4.43 digs per set, which ranks fifth in the conference. Abby Allan leads the Panthers with 242 kills, ranking eighth in the GLIAC in total kills and kills per set at 3.06. Allan has also recorded 40 service aces, ranking second in the conference, and leads the GLIAC in aces per set at 0.51. She ranks third in the conference in points per set at 3.75.

At the net, Amelia Werner and Mariya Montgomery lead Davenport with 63 and 59 total blocks, respectively. Werner also ranks eighth in the GLIAC in hitting percentage at .329.

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