App State Volleyball Closes Home Slate Against Marshall

BOONE, N.C. — The App State volleyball team returns home to close its regular-season home slate with Marshall on Thursday and Friday.

Show your Saturday Football ticket at the Southwest Entrance Ticket Window for admission to both matches.

Thursday's game will have post-game senior night recognitions while Friday night will serve as 90's night.

LAST TIME OUT
The Mountaineers split a pair of matches with Georgia State in Atlanta on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30. 

MeMe Davis had a conference high of 50 digs across the two matches, earning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. 

Raegan Richardson carried 82 assists and scored a total of nine points across the series.

Bella Hutchens registered 17 kills in Friday's win while Delanie Grevengoed followed closely at 15.

MILESTONE CHECK-IN
Chelsea Gilmore leads the squad with 215 career blocks, putting her 35 shy of the 250-block mark.

Lou Johnson follows closely with 210 career blocks, 40 away from 250.

Davis has recorded 1,593 career digs, 407 away from the 2,000-dig threshold.

Richardson sits at 2,493 career assists, 507 away from reaching 3,000.

SERIES HISTORY vs. MARSHALL
The Mountaineers and Thundering Herd have met 43 times, with App State leading their series 29-14.

In last year's matches, the teams split 1-1 with App State taking the Nov. 6 and dropping the Nov. 7 match.

*Series information not available prior to 1981 

SCOUTING APP STATE 
App State is led by juniors Davis on defense, Richardson at setter, and Hutchens on offense, alongside major contributions from freshmen Nevaeh Hays and Amelia Mancino.

Last season, Davis anchored the back row with a team-high 467 digs, while Hutchens served as a primary threat on the outside with 244 kills. 

Richardson, a transfer from South Florida, has seamlessly taken over the starting setter role, leading the offense in assists and surpassing 2,000 career assists.

Mancino has provided immediate depth and efficiency on the attack, while Hays has quickly established herself as a presence at the net with consistent scoring and blocking numbers.

SCOUTING MARSHALL
Marshall Volleyball is 14-9, 7-5 in conference play, and sits at third in the East Division. 

Maddie Smith leads the team with 311 kills, sixth most in the SBC, and has had at least 10 in 18 of the team's 23 matches. Smith also leads the team and ranks sixth in the conference with 344.5 points.

At 625 assists this season, Kahea Carvalho ranks seventh in the conference.

Last season, the Herd went 15-15, 7-9 SBC. 

ON THE HORIZON
The Mountaineers will wrap up the regular season on the road at Troy on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14.