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The Purple Eagles return home for their final two home matches of the season. They begin the weekend by welcoming the Marist Red Foxes to the Gallagher Center on Saturday, Nov. 8. Then its Senior Day on Sunday, Nov. 9 as Niagara hosts the Siena Saints. Both games are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
 
Saying Goodbye

• With such a young team, Niagara will only be saying goodbye to three seniors. The Purple Eagles will look to send Allison Reis, Amanda Sedore, and Tara Topolski out as winners. 

Purple Points

• During their trip to New Jersey, the Purple Eagles (11-14, 7-7 MAAC) were victorious over Saint Peter's 3-1 before falling to Rider 3-1.
• Niagara is 3-2 in their last five matches, with wins coming over Canisius, Iona and Saint Peter's.
• 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.
• The Purple Eagles feel comfortable going to the 5th and deciding set. On the year, Niagara is 4-2 in 5-set matches. 

Purple Eagles in the MAAC

• Niagara is second in the conference with an average of 1.59 service aces per set.
• Freshmen Rylee Hunt (0.38) and Nicole Matheis (0.36) and third and fourth respectively in service ace percentage.
• Freshman Alexis Gray is third in the conference with an average of 9.34 assists per set.
• Sophomore Alex Stone sits at fourth in the MAAC with 1.08 blocks per set.
• Freshman Rayenne Hale's .611 attack percentage on Oct. 18 against Quinnipiac is good for fourth best in the conference on the year.
• Gray's 54 assists at Colgate are the tied for the third-most by a MAAC player this season.
• Senior Allison Reis' 35 digs on Aug. 29 at Colgate and Hunt's 33 digs at Rider on Nov. 2 are good for third and fourth most by a MAAC player on the year.
• Hunt, Matheis (6 each at Delaware State) and Hale (6 at Rider) are tied for the most aces in a single match by any MAAC player on the season.
• Stone's 10 total blocks (1-9) at Manhattan are tied for the second-most by a MAAC play on the year and her nine total blocks (4-5) versus Gardner-Webb is third amongst MAAC players this season. 

Entering the Record Books

• Senior Allison Reis sits at fifth all-time in career digs at Niagara with 1,260.
• Melissa McGwin is 11 solo blocks away from making the top-5 in career blocks. She currently has 55.
• Alexis Gray needs just nine assists to reach the top-10 in the single-season assists list.
• Rylee Hunt needs 25 digs to reach the top-10 in the single-season digs list.
• Hunt and Nicole Matheis need two and four aces, respectively, to join the top-10 single-season aces list. 

Across the Net: Marist Red Foxes (20-4, 12-2 MAAC, 1st Place)

• Niagara leads 22-10 in the all-time series between the two schools.
• The Purple Eagles fell to the Red Foxes 3-0 in the first meeting of the year on Sept. 21.
• Marist's most recent outing saw them fall to Manhattan 3-0 on Nov. 2.
• Leaders: kills per set – Courtney Shaw (2.76), assists per set – Amanda Schlegel (10.36), digs per set – Brooke Zywick (3.95), blocks per set – Mackenzie Stephens (1.21) 

Across the Net: Siena Saints (12-14, 10-4 MAAC, T-2nd Place)

• Niagara trails 23-13 in the all-time series between the two schools.
• The Purple Eagles fell to the Saints 3-2 in the first meeting of the year on Sept. 20.
• Siena's most recent outing saw them beat Iona 3-2 on Nov. 2.
• Leaders: kills per set – Meghan Wright (2.89), assists per set – Haley Howell (10.33), digs per set – Bobbi Lin Kalama (4.22), blocks per set – Jacqueline Skeen (1.08) 

Up Next

• After this weekend, Niagara hit the road for the final team on the year before the MAAC Tournament. The head to Fairfield on Nov. 15 and Quinnipiac on Nov. 16. Both matches are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.