The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (6-9, 2-5 MIVA) returns to conference play on Tuesday, hosting Quincy (5-8, 1-7 MIVA) at 6:00 p.m. before heading to Lebanon, Ill. for a neutral site match with Erskine (9-6, 5-3 Conference Carolinas) on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.
 
SERIES INFORMATION – QUINCY  
Overall: Lindenwood leads 25-5
In St. Charles: 13-2
In Lebanon: 12-3
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: March 18, 2023, Lindenwood 3-0
 
SERIES INFORMATION – ERSKINE
Overall: Lindenwood leads 2-0
In St. Charles: 0-0
In Due West: 0-0
Neutral: 2-0
Last Meeting: January 12, 2018, Lindenwood 3-0
 
FIRST SERVE

• The Lions went 1-1 last week, dropping a match at McKendree, before bouncing back and defeating No. 19 Lincoln Memorial in four sets last Friday.
• The win over the Railsplitters was Lindenwood's third victory over a ranked team this season, also defeating No. 12 Loyola Chicago and No. 13 Lewis
• In the win, Clay Wieter posted a team high 15 kills while hitting .481.
• Connor Sheehan added 41 digs in the match '
• He continues to lead the MIVA in digs per set at 11.17.
• A.J. Lewis is third in the conference with .55 service aces per set.
• Owen Walsh had a strong week, hitting at a robust .737 across two error free matches. He went on to compile 14 kills combined in both matches.
• Lindenwood leads the all-time series with Quincy 25-5 and has won the last five.
• The Lions are 13-2 at home against the Hawks and carry a nine-game win streak against them inside Hyland Arena.
• This will be just the third all-time meeting between Lindenwood and Erskine
• The Lions hold a 2-0 advantage in the series history with the last matchup coming in 2018.
• Head coach Joe Kosciw enters his seventh season at the helm of the program and his 11^th at Lindenwood.

 
2024 OUTLOOK
The Lindenwood men's volleyball team currently has 11 matchups against ranked teams on its 2024 schedule. The squad was picked to finished sixth in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Preseason Poll earning 41 points. Lindenwood returns key pieces to their lineup for 2024, including A.J. Lewis, RaShawn Bonner, and Ian Schuller, who all garnered all-conference honors a year ago. Lewis was named to the preseason all-MIVA team for the upcoming year. Last season, Lewis led the team with 39 service aces and was second on the team with 249 digs.

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will hit the road for a pair of matches against Purdue Fort Wayne and Ball State next week. Both will begin at 6:00 p.m. CT.