FORT MYERS, Fla. – Looking to remain unbeaten in ASUN play, the FGCU volleyball team heads to Stetson on Saturday night for a 6 PM opening serve. The Eagles enter the contest with a 15-4 overall record and a 7-0 mark in league play, while the Hatters are 9-10 on the year and 4-3 in conference action.
The match will be streamed on YouTube Live from the Edmunds Center where it will be Pink Night to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Eagles lead the East Division, while Stetson ranks third.
FGCU is the only remaining unbeaten team in ASUN play this year and have an eight match unbeaten streak in place. The Eagles enter the weekend with a No. 49 RPI which leads the conference – North Florida is just behind at No. 65 followed by Jacksonville State at No. 87.
Nationally, FGCU has been one of the top defensive units in the country ranked No. 8 in opponent hitting percentage (0.135) and No. 19 in blocks per set (2.66). The Green and Blue also ranks 39th in hitting percentage at 0.252 on the year.
Erin Shomaker (Granville, Ohio/Granville HS) continues to lead the Eagles with 223 kills followed by Juliana Lentz (Miami, Fla./St. Brendan HS) who has 140 on the year and Aja Jones (Venice, Fla./Venice HS) who has 107. Lentz also leads FGCU in blocks with 78, while Jones has 70.
Dana Axner (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman HS) leads the squad in digs (296), while Chelsey Lockey (Eaton, Colo./Eaton HS) is one of the top ASUN setters with 621 assists.
Stetson is led by Elena Djokovic who has 256 kills and Alexis Thompson who has 125 kills. Kaylee Oscarson has 110 kills, while Nyah Molina directs the offense with 600 assists.
The Hatters have split their last four matches and are coming off a 3-2 loss to Kennesaw State last Saturday.
All-time, FGCU leads the series 27-2 including 17 consecutive wins. Last spring, the teams played four times with the Eagles winning each.
Axner and Cortney VanLiew (Seymour, Ind./Columbus East HS) were recently selected Senior CLASS Award Top-30 candidates to highlight sensational careers. Axner enters the weekend with 1,764 career digs which ranks second-most in program history and seventh most in the ASUN. She ranks 17th among active NCAA Division I players. VanLiew holds a program record 1,540 career kills which ranks 18th among active NCAA players and is eighth all-time in the ASUN. She also holds 1,029 career digs which is the eighth-most in program history. She is one of just three players in program history to hold 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs joining Amanda Carroll and Brooke Youngquist Sweat.
ASUN Leaders (Top 10)
Kills/Set – Shomaker (1st, 3.72)
Hitting Percentage - Lentz (2nd, .379)
Assists/Set - Lockey (3rd, 10.18)
Aces - Shomaker (6th, 23)
Digs/Set - Axner (1st, 4.85)
Blocks/Set - Lentz (2nd, 1.28), Jones (5th, 1.17)
Points/Set - Shomaker (1st, 4.41)
Most Career Kills
| 1. | 1,540 | Cortney VanLiew (.225) | 2017-present |
| 2. | 1,483 | Amanda Carroll (.259) | 2015-19 |
| 3. | 1,173 | Brooke Youngquist Sweat (.245) | 2004-07 |
| 4. | 1,132 | Olivia Mesner (.331) | 2011-14 |
| 5. | 961 | Jessica Barnes (.194) | 2010-14 |
Most Career Digs
| 1. | 1,965 | Whitney Hendry (390 sets) | 2004-07 |
| 2. | 1,764 | Dana Axner (345 sets) | 2018-present |
| 3. | 1,687 | Whitney Masters (483 sets) | 2011-14 |
| 4. | 1,652 | Holly Youngquist (418 sets) | 2008-11 |
| 5. | 1,369 | Brook Youngquist Sweat (346 sets) | 2004-07 |
Most Career Assists
| 1. | 4,540 | Maggie Rick (467 sets) | 2015-18 |
| 2. | 4,408 | Gigi Myer (474 sets) | 2011-14 |
| 3. | 3,108 | Chandra Lefever (309 sets) | 2006-09 |
| 4. | 2,987 | Chelsey Lockey (338 sets) | 2018-present |
| 5. | 1,809 | Laura Monovill (186 sets) | 2004-05 |
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