Dartmouth Invitational
Friday, September 9
Hartford (2-5) at 10 a.m.
All-Time Series: Niagara leads 2-1
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Central Connecticut State (4-2) at 2:30 p.m.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
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Saturday, September 10
Dartmouth (3-0) at 12 p.m.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
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Army (2-4) at 3:30 p.m.
All-Time Series: Niagara trails 0-2
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Purple Points
- Three Purple Eagles are averaging at least 2.20 kills per set (Madison May, Caroline Leitch, Nicole Matheis).
- Nicole Matheis has had a double-double in three straight matches.
- Libero Rylee Hunt enters the weekend 29 digs away from cracking the top-5 in career digs at Niagara.
- Setter Alexis Gray's 42 assists at St. John's are the second most in a four-set match in the MAAC.
- Niagara's 11 aces at Cal State Fullerton are the most in a four-set match in the MAAC.
Across The Net: Hartford Hawks
- Hartford has won its last two matches, beating Manhattan and Central Connecticut State
- Paulina Modestow leads the team with 3.19 kills per set, Megan Scherer leads the team with 2.26 digs per set, and Astrid Mangual leads the team with 8.22 assists per set.
Across The Net: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
- Central Connecticut won its first four matches of the 2016 season before dropping their previous two coming into the Invitational.
- Sophomore Raquel Quirarte leads CCSU with 2.55 kills per set and a 0.64 service aces per set
- Sophomore Kaitlyn Kushman leads the Blue Devils with a 5.28 assist per set average
Across The Net: Dartmouth Big Green
- Dartmouth is 3-0 after winning all three matches in its season-opening invitational
- Emily Astarita leads the team with 4.78 kills per set, Stacey Benton leads the team with 5.78 assists per set, and Danielle Glinka leads the team with 2.86 digs per set.
Across The Net: Army Black Knights
- After losing their first three matches, the Black Knights have won two of their last three entering the invitational.
- Amber Clay leads the team with 3.08 kills per set, Haven Bethune leads the team with 8.13 assists per set, and Megan Bryn leads the team with 3.57 digs per set.
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