Owls set for road series against Charlotte

Friday, November 10

Charlotte, N.C.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Charlotte

11/9/2023 7:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls (16-11, 8-6 AAC) head back out on the road this weekend as they travel to Charlotte, N.C. to take on the Charlotte 49ers on Friday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 12.

Florida Atlantic (16-11, 8-6 AAC) vs. Charlotte (10-16, 3-11 AAC)
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Scouting Florida Atlantic

The Owls enter the two-match series at 16-11 overall and 8-6 in AAC play and currently rank 7^th in the AAC. This past weekend, the Owls earned their first series sweep of the season, defeating the Memphis Tigers in a pair of four-set wins.
As a team, the Owls lead the AAC in assists per set (12.68) and rank second in the league in total attacks (3,595), kills (1,340), kills per set (13.67), and assists (1,243).
Arianna Beckham leads the Owls attack, boasting a team-leading 286 kills, tallying 2.95 per set this season.
Valeria Rosado and Katelynn Robine also help lead the Owls' attack, recording 215 and 201 kills, averaging 2.24 and 2.28 kills per set, respectively.
Victoria Hensley is the Owls leading setter, dishing out a team-best 883 assists, averaging 9.01 assists per set through 27 matches.
Defensively, the Owls' leading libero is Isabelle Northam, who boasts a team-best 404 digs, averaging 4.11 digs per set.
The Owls' blocking leaders are Kaila Ru and Lauryn Green, who have tallied 65 and 63 blocks, averaging 0.74 and 0.88 blocks per set this season.

Scouting Charlotte

Charlotte enters this weekend's series at 10-16 overall and 3-11 in AAC play, ranking 12^th in the AAC.
As a team, the Tigers rank second in service aces (146) and third in total attacks (3,251) and aces per set (1.59).
Lara Kretschmer is the 49ers offensive leader with 220 kills, averaging 2.27 per set through 26 games this season.
Charlotte's offense is run through Annika Wetterstrom, who has dished out a team-leading 624 assists, averaging 6.43 per set this season.
Defensively, the 49ers back row is led by libero Sophie Whalen who has tallied a team-leading 382 digs, averaging 3.94 digs per set, while Kretschmer and Sydney Baham are the 49ers blocking leaders at 1.09 blocks per set with 106 and 98 blocks, respectively.

Series History

Florida Atlantic leads the all-time series between the Owls and the 49ers, 15-7. The Owls also hold the advantage in contest played in Charlotte, 7-2. Last season, the Owls and 49ers split the season series with the Owls capturing a five-set win on Oct. 7, 2022, in Charlotte, but fell in four sets during their second meeting on Nov. 6, 2022, in Boca Raton.

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