WEEK FOUR NOTES (PDF)

Wednesday, September 14
Macomb (3-5, 0-2 MCCAA East) vs. Schoolcraft (3-3, 0-1 MCCAA East)
7 PM | Home | Sports & Expo Center (Building P) - Macomb's South Campus
Live Stream
 
BY THE NUMBERS: 3
Wednesday (Sept. 14) will mark the first of three (3) consecutive home matches for Macomb Volleyball. On Wednesday, the Monarchs will kick off the homestand agaisnt Schoolcraft. Matches against Henry Ford and Jackson follow next Monday and Wednesday, respectively. All matches feature a 7 p.m. first serve at Macomb's Sports & Expo Center.
 
BY THE NUMBERS: 41
Sophomore transfer Jordan Turner has been a force at the net for the Monarchs through eight matches this season. Entering the week, Turner has stuffed the opposition to the tune of 41 total blocks, which ties for tops in the MCCAA. Turner has posted a MCCAA-best 1.46 blocks per set (b/s) while freshman Olivia Kulka checks in third overall at 1.10 b/s.
 
MONARCH REWIND
Only one match was played last week, a Wednesday evening MCCAA East contest at Oakland Community College. Unfortuantely for the Monarchs, the host Raiders erased a 22-19 Macomb lead in the first set to win, 26-24, on their way to a 3-0 victory over the Blue & White. Olivia Kulka paced the attack with five kills and added three block assists, while Khloee Stoll posted 18 digs.
 
TIME TO GET BACK ON TRACK
After back-to-back setbacks to begin conference play, the Monarchs will look to get back on track and back into the thick of the MCCAA East race with a trio of home matches ahead. Home court has been kind to the Monarchs in recent memory with the Blue & White earning an impressive 8-3 record in the Sports & Expo Center since the beginning of the 2021 campaign.
 
LEADERS THRU EIGHT MATCHES
Here's a look at a few individual leaders as of Sept. 12: Haile Polisano leads the way in a pair of categories with 52 kills and nine aces ... Chante Hudgins checks in with a team-best .152 hitting pct. (min. 10 att.) ... Becca Weiss' 97 assists paces the team that category ... Khloee Stoll has a team-leading 162 digs ... Jordan Turner has a team-high 41 blocks.
 
THE ALL-IMPORTANT FIRST SET
Statistically speaking, the chances to win a match increase greatly if your team wins the opening set. Well, the Monarchs are proof positive of that through eight matches as they are a perfect 3-0 when winning the first set and conversely are 0-5 when dropping the opening frame. 
 
A LOOK AT: SCHOOLCRAFT
The Ocelots of Schoolcraft College enter the week with an even 3-3 record overall and a 0-1 mark in league play. The Ocelots are in action this evening against Henry Ford as each team aims for their first MCCAA East win of the campaign. Through six matches on the young season, the Ocelots have showcased balance offensively with four players tallying 40 or more kills.
 
THIS WEEK IN MONARCH HISTORY
In this edition of "This Week in Monarch History" we travel back to 2019, Doogie's first season as head coach of the Monarchs. On Sept. 13, 2019, the Monarchs picked up their first of three wins over Schoolcraft that season with a four-set, neutral-site triumph. Kara Lewicki (13 kills) and Princess Johnson (12 kills) combined for 25 of the team's 41 kills in the 3-1 victory.
 
RECENT RECORD VS. THE OCELOTS
The Monarchs are an impressive 6-1 against the Schoolcraft Ocelots in the Doogie era with the only loss coming via forfeit in the Covid season when the Blue & White didn't have enough healthy student-athletes to play. Last season, the Monarchs cruised in both matchups with the Ocelots, winning each contest by a 3-0 margin. 
 
LIVE STREAM EVERY HOME MATCH
Macomb Athletics will once again provide a free live stream for every home match on MacombMonarchs.com/Watch! The next home live stream is Wednesday when the Monarchs host Schoolcraft at 7 p.m. We will be live once again on Sept. 19 and Sept. 21.