The Niagara Purple Eagles, who have won four of their last six matches, will travel to the Garden State where they will take on the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Saturday, Nov. 1 and the Rider Broncs on Sunday, Nov. 2. Both matches are schedule for 1:00 p.m.
 
Purple Points

• In their last outing, the Purple Eagles (10-13, 6-6 MAAC) fell 3-1 to Manhattan on Oct. 26.
• NU went 3-2 on its five-match home stand from Oct. 18 to Oct. 26. The three victories came against Quinnipiac, Canisius and Iona.
• Niagara's .349 hitting percentage on Oct. 22 against Canisius is a season-high while its nine blocks are the most in a three-set match and the seven aces are the second most in a three-set match this season. 
• Niagara had 75 digs against Fairfield (Oct. 19) for the most in a four-set match this season.

Purple Eagles in the MAAC

• Alexis Gray's 54 assists at Colgate are the tied for the third-most by a MAAC player this season.
• Allison Reis' 35 digs at Colgate are the third most by a MAAC player this season.
• Alex Stone's 10 total blocks (1-9) at Manhattan are tied for the second-most by a MAAC play on the year.
• Stone's nine total blocks (4-5) versus Gardner-Webb is third amongst MAAC players this season.
• Rylee Hunt's six aces at Delaware State are tied for the most by a MAAC player this season.
• Niagara had 16 aces in five sets at Delaware State which is a MAAC-high.
• NU's 64 assists vs Canisius on Oct. 4 are tied for the fourth most by a MAAC team.
• Niagara's .295 hitting percentage in the four-set win over Providence ranks fourth in the MAAC for percentage in four-set matches.
• Niagara's .283 hitting percentage vs. Canisius on Oct. 4 was the highest percent from a MAAC team in this season
• Gray is third in the MAAC in assists with 9.33 per set.
• Hunt is third in the MAAC in service aces with 0.36 per set.
• Stone is fourth in the MAAC with 1.11 blocks per set.

Entering The Record Book

• Senior Allison Reis is seven digs away from cracking the top-5 in career digs. She currently has 1,255.
• Melissa McGwin is 13 solo blocks away from making the top-5 in career blocks. She currently has 53.
• Alexis Gray needs 90 assists to reach the top-10 in the single-season assists list.
• Rylee Hunt needs 72 digs to reach the top-10 in the single-season digs list.
• Hunt and Nicole Matheis needs seven and eight aces, respectively, to join the top-10 single-season aces list.

 
Across the Net: Saint Peter's Peacocks (6-16, 3-10 MAAC)

• Niagara trails 22-16 in the all-time series between the two schools.
• The Purple Eagles defeated the Peacocks in four sets in their first meeting of the year on Sept. 28.
• Saint Peter's most recent outing saw them fall 3-1 to Fairfield on Oct. 26.
• Leaders: kills per set – Dayana Arrufat and Lauren Behrens (2.76), assists per set – Kristina Baehr (8.84), digs per set – Kayla Howell (3.63), blocks per set – Brittany Smith (0.56) 

Across the Net: Rider Broncs (13-11, 7-4 MAAC)

• Niagara leads the all-time series 18-9 between the two programs.
• The Purple Eagles fell to the Broncs 3-1 in the first meeting of the year on Sept. 27.
• Rider's most recent outing saw them defeat Quinnipiac 3-1 on Oct. 26.
• Leaders: kills per set – Kaitlyn Griffin (2.88), assists per set – Ashlee Amatulli (5.57), digs per set – Emma Aldaya (4.25), blocks per set – Kaitlyn Griffin (0.93)

Up Next

• After this weekend, Niagara returns home to the Gallagher Center as they welcome Marist on Saturday, Nov. 8 and Siena on Sunday, Nov. 9. Both matches are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.