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The Niagara volleyball team will travel to New Jersey this weekend to take on the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Saturday and the Rider Broncs on Sunday.

Purple Points

• Niagara is currently on a four-match winning streak, logging in six wins of its last seven matches.
• The Purple Eagles are coming off a win against archrival Canisius, in which they beat the Golden Griffins 3-0 on the match.
• In the win against Canisius, Niagara set a season-high .405 hitting percentage, giving them their ninth win in the last 11 meetings with the Golden Griffins, including three straight.
• Rylee Hunt continued her streak, in which she now holds 20 straight matches with double-digit digs.
• Freshman Caroline Leitch set a career-high 11 kills in the victory against Canisius, and added a match-high .733 attacking percentage.

MAAC Start

• The Purple Eagles are off to their best conference start under Vilis Ozols with a 6-3 record. The last time NU was 6-3 in MAAC play was in 2012.  

Record Watch

• Libero Rylee Hunt is 31 digs away from tying Hannah Hedrick for third all-time in digs.
• Alexis Gray is 14 service aces behind Tammy Greek for second all-time in service aces, and senior Alex Stone is 35 blocks away from tying Greek second all-time in total blocks.

Ace Up Their Sleeve

• The Purple Eagles continue to hold their national spot, ranking seventh in service aces (135), with junior Alexis Gray tied for eighth in the NCAA in service aces (36).
• NU is second in the MAAC in aces (135) and 1.71 aces per set.

MAAC Standouts

• Two Purple Eagles rank in the top-10 in points per set. Nicole Matheis is fourth with 3.42 points per set and Madison May is eighth with 3.20 points per set.
• Alex Stone is eighth in the conference in hitting percentage (.258).
• Rylee Hunt is fourth in digs per set with 4.35 and Alex Stone is fourth in blocks per set with 0.95.

 
Across The Net: Saint Peter's Peacocks (0-17, 0-10 MAAC)

• Niagara is 20-22 all-time against Saint Peter's.
• The Purple Eagles are looking to extend a current five-match win streak against the Peacocks.
• Leaders: kills per set – Marlena Budna (1.90), assists per set – Kaitlyn Sitton (3.50), blocks per set – Marlena Budna (1.20).
• Niagara's last win at Saint Peter's: 10/18/15 (3-0).

Across The Net: Rider Broncs (11-11, 5-5 MAAC)

• Niagara is 20-11 all-time versus Rider.
• The Purple Eagles are on a current two-match win streak against the Broncs.
• Leaders: kills per set – Hailey Riede (2.65), assists per set – Veronica Koval (8.50), blocks per set – Evelyn Shanefield (0.87).
• Niagara's last win at Rider: 10/28/12 (3-1).

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