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The Purple Eagles start their home schedule this weekend when two conference foes come to town. On Saturday, they face off against Fairfield at 1 p.m. and will finish the weekend off against Quinnipiac on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out

• The Purple Eagles faced off against four tough opponents in the Grand Canyon Invitational, going 1-3 on the weekend.
• NU was resilient against Charleston Southern in a gritty performance, which saw them lose a 2-0 set lead before grabbing the win in a decisive fifth set.
• Alexis Gray paced the team with 91 assists throughout the invitational, recording 39 in the victory over Charleston Southern.

Three Times A Charm

• Sophomore libero Rylee Hunt was named to the all-tournament team at the Grand Canyon Invitational.
• Hunt averaged 3.93 digs per set in the four matches while extending her streak of double-digit digs to 21 matches dating back to last season.
• Hunt had a match-high 10 digs against Gonzaga and shared match-high honors with 23 digs versus Charleston Southern.
• She also finished with a .951 save percentage and a .941 reception percentage.
• Hunt has been named to the all-tournament team in all three invitationals this season.
   

Across The Net: Fairfield Stags (4-5)
·         The Purple Eagles are 9-29 all-time against the Stags.
·         Fairfield went 1-2 in its previous invitational last weekend.
·         The Stags picked up a win over Delaware State and suffered losses to Penn and Towson.
·         Leaders: kills per set – Megan Theiller (3.48), assists per set – Kiley Ligenfelter (5.76), blocks per set – Sydney Williams (1.11)
 
Across The Net: Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-9)
·         Niagara is 6-0 all-time against the Bobcats.
·         Quinnipiac went 0-3 in its previous invitational last weekend.
·         The Bobcats suffered 3 losses in their last invitational hoping to bounce back against Canisius and Niagara this weekend.
·         Leaders: kills per set – Katie Urycki (3.33), assists per set – Sierra Dawson (3.88), blocks per set – Leigh Allison (1.77)
 
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