The University of Akron Athletics
Friday, September 2
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ
4:30 PM
University of Akron
vs
Iona College
Volleyball Prepares for Seton Hall Invitational
September 01 | Women's Volleyball
AKRON, Ohio-Â The Akron volleyball team travel to South Orange N.J. as the Zips compete in the Seton Hall Invite Sept. 2-3. Akron will open the invite on Friday, Sept. 2 with Iona at 4:30 p.m., while closing out the invite on Saturday, Sept. 3 with Seton hall at 12:30 p.m. and George Mason at 4:30 p.m.
GAME COVERAGE
Akron vs. Iona
Live Stats:Â http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=408633
Akron vs. Seton Hall
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=408618
Watch: https://www.flovolleyball.tv/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F45075
Akron vs. George Mason
Live Stats:Â http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=408635
ABOUT THE ZIPS
Akron opens its first year under head coach Tyson Norton. Akron stands 0-3 overall after dropping matches to Eastern Illinois (3-0), Oakland (3-2), and Butler (3-2) last weekend at the Top Dawg Challenge. The Zips return 10 players from last season including junior Faith Johnson (Naperville, Ill.) who had 232 kills, averaging 2.21 kills per set, senior Teagan Ochaya (Mentor, Ohio) with 279 kills, averaging 2.79 kills per set, and sophomore Karleighana Jones (White Plains, N.Y.) who led the squad with 81 total blocks.
The Zips welcome two freshmen in Chloe Werner (Waterford, Wisc.) and Avery Brown (Decatur, Ga.) while bringing in three transfers in Samantha Sabra (San Pedro, Calif.), Mia Thompson (Delaware, Ohio), and Matalasi Danielson (Stockton, Calif.).
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Ochaya and Johnson pace the squad with 36 and 34 kills, while Jones has racked up 26. Vought leads the team with 52 assists and five service aces, while Johnson leads the squad with six aces. Above the net, Jayda Young (Toledo, Ohio) has nine block assists.
SCOUTING IONA
Iona stands 3-0 after hosting the Iona Volleyball tournament last weekend. The Gaels earned wins over Providence (3-1), Holy Cross (3-1), and Central Connecticut (3-0). Hope Matschner was named this week's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Libero of the week after her efforts in the 3-0 weekend sweep.
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The Gaels are led by Greta Stjade who has 35 kills and averages 3.18 kills per set, while Mackenzie Wiggins and Fleur Wiersma each have 27, averaging 2.75 kills per set. Samantha Juran paces the team with 63 assists and four service aces, while Jen Soto leads the above the net efforts with a team-high 11 block assists.
SCOUTING SETON HALL
Seton Hall opened the 2022 season in successful fashion last weekend, winning the Temple Invitational with victories against host Temple and Delaware. Sophomore Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, while Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) earned All-Tournament Team honors.
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Most recently, the Pirates suffered their first loss of the new campaign, a four-set setback to Hofstra on Tuesday. Seton Hall had more kills and more digs than the Pride, but Hofstra's defense up front proved difficult for the Pirates. Hofstra had 11.0 team blocks in the contest and The Hall committed 30 attack errors.
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Walsh finished with 13 kills and five digs, while Klungel continued her strong start to the season, finishing with 26 assists, seven digs and four kills.
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The Hall enters this weekend with a 2-1 record.
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
The Patriots are coming off a rough 5-21 campaign in 2021. They won just three of 16 Atlantic 10 Conference contests and finished the season with a six-match losing streak.
This season, George Mason was picked to finish 10th in the 10-team Atlantic 10. New head coach Megan Shifflett will be tasked with turning around the Patriots fortunes moving forward. So far in 2021, George Mason is 1-2 after last weekend's contests. George Mason opened the season with a four-set loss to Howard, followed by getting swept by American. They enter the weekend, however, coming off a victory, a five-set win against New Orleans on Saturday.
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Olyvia Kennedy leads the Patriots with 3.17 kills per set.
ABOUT ZIPS ATHLETICS
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in the community, and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
 Be sure to follow  Akron volleyball  on Twitter (@ZipsVB) and Facebook.
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GAME COVERAGE
Akron vs. Iona
Live Stats:Â http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=408633
Akron vs. Seton Hall
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=408618
Watch: https://www.flovolleyball.tv/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F45075
Akron vs. George Mason
Live Stats:Â http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=408635
ABOUT THE ZIPS
Akron opens its first year under head coach Tyson Norton. Akron stands 0-3 overall after dropping matches to Eastern Illinois (3-0), Oakland (3-2), and Butler (3-2) last weekend at the Top Dawg Challenge. The Zips return 10 players from last season including junior Faith Johnson (Naperville, Ill.) who had 232 kills, averaging 2.21 kills per set, senior Teagan Ochaya (Mentor, Ohio) with 279 kills, averaging 2.79 kills per set, and sophomore Karleighana Jones (White Plains, N.Y.) who led the squad with 81 total blocks.
The Zips welcome two freshmen in Chloe Werner (Waterford, Wisc.) and Avery Brown (Decatur, Ga.) while bringing in three transfers in Samantha Sabra (San Pedro, Calif.), Mia Thompson (Delaware, Ohio), and Matalasi Danielson (Stockton, Calif.).
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Ochaya and Johnson pace the squad with 36 and 34 kills, while Jones has racked up 26. Vought leads the team with 52 assists and five service aces, while Johnson leads the squad with six aces. Above the net, Jayda Young (Toledo, Ohio) has nine block assists.
SCOUTING IONA
Iona stands 3-0 after hosting the Iona Volleyball tournament last weekend. The Gaels earned wins over Providence (3-1), Holy Cross (3-1), and Central Connecticut (3-0). Hope Matschner was named this week's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Libero of the week after her efforts in the 3-0 weekend sweep.
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The Gaels are led by Greta Stjade who has 35 kills and averages 3.18 kills per set, while Mackenzie Wiggins and Fleur Wiersma each have 27, averaging 2.75 kills per set. Samantha Juran paces the team with 63 assists and four service aces, while Jen Soto leads the above the net efforts with a team-high 11 block assists.
SCOUTING SETON HALL
Seton Hall opened the 2022 season in successful fashion last weekend, winning the Temple Invitational with victories against host Temple and Delaware. Sophomore Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, while Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) earned All-Tournament Team honors.
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Most recently, the Pirates suffered their first loss of the new campaign, a four-set setback to Hofstra on Tuesday. Seton Hall had more kills and more digs than the Pride, but Hofstra's defense up front proved difficult for the Pirates. Hofstra had 11.0 team blocks in the contest and The Hall committed 30 attack errors.
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Walsh finished with 13 kills and five digs, while Klungel continued her strong start to the season, finishing with 26 assists, seven digs and four kills.
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The Hall enters this weekend with a 2-1 record.
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
The Patriots are coming off a rough 5-21 campaign in 2021. They won just three of 16 Atlantic 10 Conference contests and finished the season with a six-match losing streak.
This season, George Mason was picked to finish 10th in the 10-team Atlantic 10. New head coach Megan Shifflett will be tasked with turning around the Patriots fortunes moving forward. So far in 2021, George Mason is 1-2 after last weekend's contests. George Mason opened the season with a four-set loss to Howard, followed by getting swept by American. They enter the weekend, however, coming off a victory, a five-set win against New Orleans on Saturday.
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Olyvia Kennedy leads the Patriots with 3.17 kills per set.
ABOUT ZIPS ATHLETICS
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in the community, and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
 Be sure to follow  Akron volleyball  on Twitter (@ZipsVB) and Facebook.
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