EVANSVILLE, Ind. – It is the final home weekend for the University of Evansville volleyball team with the Purple Aces welcoming Missouri State and Southern Illinois to Meeks Family Fieldhouse. UE takes on the Bears at 6 p.m. on Friday before playing the Salukis at 5 p.m .Saturday. Seniors Patricia Joseph, Gabriela Macedo and Rachel Tam will be recognized prior to Saturday's match.
Weekend Recap
- In their only match last weekend, the Aces got back on the winning track with a 3-0 win over Indiana State
- Rachel Tam posted 13 kills with Melanie Feliciano and Alondra Vazquez recording 12 apiece
- Patricia Joseph posted a career-high of 10 kills in the win
- Adding to her season dig tally was Gabriela Macedo, who had 24 in just three sets
Chemo Buddies - Spike Out Cancer
- In Friday's match, the volleyball team is working with Chemo Buddies' Spike Out Cancer iniative
- They will be holding a "Miracle Minute" where they will fill buckets for 1 minute a few times during the match
- Donations will be taken and benefit Chemo Buddies, which serves more than 65,000 patients per year and over 175 patients per day
Saving her best for last
- Patricia Joseph is coming off of the best offensive effort of her career, posting 10 kills in the win over Indiana State
- Coach Morales has focused on Joseph being a bigger part of the offense as of late and that has paid off; over the last three matches - she has 21 kills, an average of 1.