Lindenwood Game Notes

On Tap For The Lindenwood Lions
• Lindenwood travels to the Quincy Tournament for three matches in two days.

• The Lions will first take on Lees-McRae on Friday evening. Then on Saturday, Lindenwood is set to play its first match of the day against Erskine at 10 a.m. before finishing the tournament with a match against NAIA No. 1 Park at 1 p.m.

• As of March 11, Park had been ranked No. 1 in NAIA for all nine polls that date back to the beginning of the season.

• Lindenwood is riding a 13-match winning streak that dates back to the February 13 victory over MIVA foe in Quincy. In that span, the Lions have also played 28 straight sets without dropping a set.

• The Lions will not play host school Quincy this weekend, but will travel back to Quincy, Ill. on March. 27.

• Lindenwood will have one more non-conference match after this weekend before returning to the second half of its conference schedule against Lewis on March 22.

About the Bobcats
• Lees-McRae averages 12.1 kills per set. It holds its opponents to just 9.3 kills per set.

• The Bobcats also average 1.3 service aces per set.

• Jose Ribas has recorded a team-high 129 kills this season with 3.00 kills pet set.

• Randy Ramirez is the primary setter for the Bobcats, leading the team with 552 assists this season.

• Efrain Negron leads the team with 129 total digs.

About the Flying Fleet
• This marks the inaugural season for Erskine volleyball.

• In their inaugural season, the Flying Fleet have produced a 9-9 overall record and a 6-6 conference mark.

• Mike Michelau has played in 55 sets for the Flying Fleet and is averaging 3.33 kills per set.

• Mike Kawa leads the team with 0.47 service aces per set.

• Along with leading the team in kills, Mike Michelau is second on the team, averaging 2.71 digs per set.

About the Pirates
• The Park Pirates are No. 1 in NAIA with a 14-0 overall record.

• Zach Penolio leads the team with 167 kills this season.

• Rob Cordero is the Pirates primary setter, recording 475 out of the team's 588 assists this season.

• Kalani Rose leads the team with 127 assists. Five members of the squad are averaging over 1.26 digs per set, including Rose at a mark of 2.35 digs per set.

Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood is riding a 13-match winning streak that dates back to the 3-1 victory over conference opponent in Quincy on February 13.

• The Lions are averaging 12.3 kills per set compared to their opponents average of 10.6 kills per set.

• Colin Hackworth is leading the team with 3.39 kills per set in 54 sets played.

• Hackworth has moved up to 23rd in the nation in kills per set and remains sixth in the MIVA.

• The Lions are third in the nation in aces per set at a mark of 1.56.

• Tim Schmidt also finds himself on several of the top-30 lists in the nation. Currently, the Lindenwood setter is 13th in service aces per set and 15th in assists per set.

• Scott Siwicki leads the conference in hitting percentage. The senior currently is hitting at a mark of .433.

• Lindenwood's middles Scott Siwicki and Logan Jarus are fourth and sixth, respectively in the conference in blocks per set. Siwicki has recorded 50 blocks at 1.16 blocks per set while Jarus has tallied 47 at 1.15 blocks per set.

• Tim Huizinga continues to lead the conference in service aces with 0.64 per set.

• David Poole is third in the MIVA in digs per set with 2.71.

• Lindenwood has moved up to second in the conference in opponent hitting percentage. The Lions allow their opponents to hit .186.

• The Lions are third in the MIVA with 2.54 blocks per set.

MIVA Conference
• Lindenwood is the eighth and newest member to the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association conference.

• The Lions were picked seventh in the MIVA preseason poll.

• The Lions finished 3-6 against MIVA opponents last season, including 3-1 over the last four matches.

Next Up For The Lions
• Lindenwood will travel to Missouri Baptist on March 19 for its last non-conference game of the 2013 season. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

• After the match against Missouri Baptist, the Lions will return to the Hyland Arena floor as they host Lewis on Friday, March 22 to begin the second half of their conference schedule. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.