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Coming off of a sweep of archrival Canisius, the Purple Eagles (6-11, 3-4 MAAC) head back on the road this weekend to face first-place Rider on Saturday and Saint Peter's on Sunday.
Last Time Out:
- Niagara snapped a four-match losing streak with a convincing sweep of Canisius on Oct. 10.
- Nicole Matheis led the Purple Eagles with 12 kills and three aces while Rylee Hunt's 21 digs were a match-high.
- Niagara trumped Canisius in aces, leading the category 6-1.
- Niagara has won eight of the last 11 meetings and six of the last seven at home.
In The MAAC
- Rylee Hunt is averaging 4.71 digs per set, good for third best in the MAAC and 60th in the NCAA.
- Alexis Gray is sixth in the conference with an average of 6.87 assists per game.
- Alex Stone is eighth in the conference with 55 total blocks, with Niagara sixth overall in that category.
Across the Net: Rider Broncs (12-10, 7-1 MAAC)
- Niagara has a winning all-time record against Rider at 18-10.
- The Purple Eagles are 6-4 in the last 10 meetings with the Broncs.
- Iona handed Rider its first MAAC loss it's last time out, snapping a 5 match winning streak overall, and a 7 match conference winning streak.
- Rider is second in the MAAC in digs and is third in blocks.
- Emma Aldaya leads the team and is second in the conference with 4.78 digs per set.
Across the Net: Saint Peter's Peacocks (3-14, 1-6 MAAC)
- Niagara owns a commanding 19-8 all-time series lead.
- The Purple Eagles are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings with the Peacocks.
- Saint Peter's is looking for its first home MAAC victory of the season.
- Freshman Marlena Budna places second in the MAAC with a .293 hitting percent and with an average of 0.97 blocks per game.
