Volleyball to Celebrate Senior Night Friday Against Robert Morris

The Youngstown State volleyball team will celebrate seniors Josi Borum, Kiley Mitchell, Elise Moeller and Isidora Sisic on Friday evening as the Penguins will play their final match of the 2023 season. YSU will host Robert Morris at 6 p.m. inside Beeghly Center, and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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YSU vs. Robert Morris

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When: Friday, Nov. 10 | 6 p.m.
Where: Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio
Watch: ESPN+ | International Stream
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There is free admission for all matches at Beeghly Center in 2023.
Youngstown State will hold the Senior Night ceremony after tomorrow night's match as Borum, Mitchell, Moeller and Sisic will wrap up their Penguins careers.

Recapping Last Week

Youngstown State began this three-match homestand in November by splitting a pair of matches last weekend. The Penguins outlasted IUPUI for a 3-2 victory last Friday, and they dropped a three-set decision to Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday.

Match 1 vs. IUPUI » W, 3-2 (25-18, 11-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) | Recap | Box Score
Match 2 vs. PFW » L, 0-3 (1-25, 25-27, 18-25) | Recap | Box Score

Notes

Youngstown State tied its season high with 11 aces in the victory against IUPUI. That match had 42 points decided at the service line.
The Penguins also had a dozen blocks against IUPUI, which was their third-highest total of the campaign.
Dayan Malave surpassed 250 kills at YSU in the Penguins' win over IUPUI. She has 255 kills on a .285 attack percentage in her two seasons on campus. She transferred to YSU from Iowa Western prior to the 2022 season.
Isabel Schaefbauer recorded her 1,500th career assist in the match against Purdue Fort Wayne.
Isidora Sisic notched the 100th ace of her of YSU career by posting five last week. She had a season-high-tying four aces in 14 attempts in the win over IUPUI.
Jazmin Vergara surpassed 250 digs this season.

News & Notes

A Glimpse at the Guins

Milestone Watch

Josi Borum is 10 kills shy of reaching 800 as a Penguin. She needs eight kills to get to 1,100 in her career. Borum is also nine digs shy of 1,200 in her career.
Abbie Householder is 28 kills shy of reaching 500 in her career. The sophomore has 278 kills this season after having 194 as a freshman.
Jocelyn Jourdan is 11 kills away from reaching 100 this season.
Elise Moeller is 22 kills shy of reaching 250 for her career.
Isidora Sisic needs seven more digs to reach 900 in her Penguins career.
Jazmin Vergara needs one dig to reach 200 this season.

Horizon League Rankings (top 20)

Josi Borum » 20th in digs per set (2.55)
Abbie Householder » 17th in aces per set (0.30), 17th in points per set (3.00), 18th in digs per set (2.69), 19th in kills per set (2.50)
Jocelyn Jourdan » 17th in attack percentage (.238)
Gabriela Machin » 20th in blocks per set (0.67)
Dayan Malave » 10th in blocks per set (0.88)
Julia Sell » 3rd in blocks per set (1.05)
Isidora Sisic » 10th in digs per set (3.13), 11th in aces per set (0.32)
Jazmin Vergara » 12th in kills per set (2.95), 13th in points per set (3.32)

Scouting Robert Morris

Team Overview: Robert Morris is 7-21 overall and 4-13 in Horizon League play as it enters its season finale. The Colonials are 1-10 on the road, but that victory was an impressive four-set win at Cleveland State on Sept. 22. RMU snapped a five-match skid with a 3-1 win over Purdue Fort Wayne last Friday.
League Rankings: Robert Morris ranks fourth in the Horizon League with 15.68 digs per set, and it sits fifth in the rankings with 1.53 aces per set. Defensively, RMU is allowing just 1.40 aces per set, which is the second-best mark in the conference. Opponents are hitting .256 against the Colonials this season
Individual Leaders: Freshman Natalie Stepanovich ranks second in the Horizon League with 3.36 kills per set, and Ashleigh Wallin and she rank fifth and sixth, respectively in the circuit in aces per set. Allena Carmody is pacing the Colonials with 4.32 digs per set, a mark that ranks sixth in the league, and Emma Brown is RMU's top blocker with 0.61 per set.