Game Day Info
Lindenwood (4-6, 0-2 OVC) vs. UT Martin (1-12, 0-2 OVC)
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
First Serve
The Lindenwood women's volleyball team hosts their first home games of the 2025 season this week as they welcome UT Martin to Hyland Arena for a pair of OVC contests. The 2024 OVC Tournament Championship team will be honored with a banner unveiling prior to Thursday's match.
Quick Hitters
- Thursday will be Lindenwood's latest home opener since the 2022 season (October 7th vs. Tennessee Tech).
- The Lions posted a 10-1 record in Hyland Arena last season.
- LU is looking to snap a five-game losing streak, which is the program's longest since September 2023.
- Lindenwood leads the OVC in assists per set with an average of 11.95. Their .203 team hitting percentage is fourth best in the conference.
- Meghan Donoughue is second in the league in assists per set (9.03). Dana Grib is third in digs per set (4.15).
Scouting the Skyhawks
- UTM enters this weekend with an overall record of 1-12 with an 0-2 mark on OVC play following 3-0 losses to SEMO and Little Rock.
- The Skyhawks have a record of 4-25 on the road since the start of the 2023 season.
- Martin is hitting an OVC low .113 while allowing a hitting percentage of .265 to their opponents.
- The UTM attack is led by Kylie Surrat with 109 kills. Kayla Bryant is second in the conference with an average of 0.50 service aces per set.
Series History
Record vs. UTM: 3-3
First Meeting: Oct. 21, 2022 (L, 2-3)
Last Meeting: Oct. 19, 2024 (W, 3-1)
Home Record: 1-1
2025 Leaders
Kills:
Autumn Bax (119)
Assists:
Meghan Donoughue (307)
Aces:
Alayna Rudebeck (15)
Digs:
Dana Grib (166)
Blocks:
Ashley Geluck (23.0)
Last Time Out
Lindenwood suffered a pair of 3-1 defeats at Eastern Illinois over the weekend.
Autumn Bax led the Lions in scoring with 31 kills (3.88 KPS) on a .354 hitting percentage.
Kylee Richey was named OVC Freshman of the Week after posting a total of 25 kills for an average of 3.13 kills per set.
Next Up
Lindenwood continues their homestand with a midweek clash against SIUE on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. before hosting Morehead State next weekend on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
