The Purple Eagles (10-14, 7-7 MAAC) wrap up their five-match road trip and their road slate for the season this weekend against Marist on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. and Siena on Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out

• The Purple Eagles have won three of their last four matches.
• Niagara split its matches last weekend, defeating Quinnipiac for its third straight win before falling to Fairfield in four sets. 

McGwin Named MAAC Player Of The Week

• Middle blocker Melissa McGwin was named MAAC Volleyball Player of the Week on Tuesday.
• McGwin led the Purple Eagles in kills with 4.17 per set and in points with 5.17 per set while averaging 1.3 blocks per set to help Niagara to a 2-1 week.
• In the four-set win at Canisius, McGwin led the match with a career-high 20 kills and a career-high .514 hitting percentage, the highest by a Purple Eagle this season, to go along with one block and four block assists.
• McGwin had a team-high 13 kills and six total blocks in Niagara's four-set win at Quinnipiac on Saturday. McGwin finished the three-match week by leading the Purple Eagles in kills for the third straight match with 17 kills and added five blocks at Fairfield on Sunday.
• McGwin is the first Purple Eagle to win the player of the week award since Amanda Sedore on Nov. 5, 2013.

Purple Points 

• Rylee Hunt averages 5.11 digs per set, which is first in the MAAC and ranks her 20th nationally
• Alexis Gray averages 0.48 service aces per set, which is second best in the MAAC and ranks her 13th nationally.
• Niagara as a team ranks third in the MAAC and 25th in the nation with an aces per set average of 1.61, behind Manhattan (2.02) which leads the nation.

Record Watch

• Melissa McGwin is currently fourth all-time in solo blocks at 74 for her career, six behind Jessica Anderson (1992-'95) for third place.
• McGwin also has 180 block assists for her career, currently fifth best and four behind Kelly Cruttenden (1994-'97) for fourth.
• Alexis Gray has 41 services aces on the season, which ties her for 8th, with Laurie Haefner ('98) and Tammy Greek ('93).

Across The Net: Marist Red Foxes (17-8, 10-4 MAAC) 

• Niagara is 23-11 all-time against Marist, including falling in four sets on Oct. 4.
• Marist is second in the nation and third in the MAAC with 1.97 aces per set average.
• The Red Foxes rank first in the MAAC in hitting percentage (.221) and kills per set (13.32)
• Lexi Millington has a 0.49 aces per set average the mark good enough for first in the MAAC, and has her in the top ten nationally.
• Leaders: kills per set – Kelsey Lahey (3.16), assists per set – Amanda Schlegel (8.91), blocks per set – Ashton Korona (0.76)

 
Across The Net: Siena Saints (14-10, 10-4 MAAC) 

• Niagara is 13-26 all-time against the Saints, including a five-set defeat on Oct. 3.
• The Saints are first in the MAAC in team attacks per set with a 38.29 average.
• Hayley Howell is first in the MAAC with 10.34 assists per set, and Brianna Flagg is first with 11.61 attacks per set.
• Leaders: kills per set –Brianna Flagg (3.89), assists per set – Hayley Howell (10.34), blocks per set – Sam Pethokoukis (0.97)

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