HARDT’S IMPRESSIVE WEEKEND
Memphis’ Amanda Hardt helped guide the Tigers to a 3-0 weekend following an impressive three-match showing. She finished the weekend averaging 6.75 kills per set and 7.38 points per set – both national leaders for the week. Hardt enters the weekend ranked 8th in the nation in points per set (5.42).
CAN YOU DIG IT?
Riding a six-match winning streak, Charlotte can look to their defense for a portion of that success. The 49ers are ranked third in the nation in digs per set as a team, averaging 17.45 digs per set. Senior setter Annika Thompson is 8th in the nation with 5.33 digs per set.
AMERICAN IN NON-CONFERENCE
American teams have been thriving in non-conference play this season, with 11 of the 13 teams owning a record at or above .500. On the season, the American has 73 non-conference wins. Teams will look to improve upon that record this weekend before conference action begins next Wednesday.
BULLS SCHEDULING TOUGH
South Florida has gone out and scheduled top tier opponents during non-conference play. The Bulls opponents to this point in the season have a combined winning percentage of .714 – the 8th toughest schedule in the nation. South Florida will take on two ranked opponents this weekend in No. 18 Creighton on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and No. 17 Kansas on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
North Texas vs LA Tech_______________________ 4 p.m.
UAB vs Auburn_______________________________ 4:30 p.m.
Wichita State vs Drake________________________ 5 p.m.
Rice vs Texas A&M – Corpus Christi_____________ 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Furman__________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulane vs New Orleans________________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Florida Atlantic vs George Washington_________ 12 p.m.
Temple vs Presbyterian_______________________ 12 p.m.
Tulsa vs New Mexico State____________________ 12 p.m.
UTSA vs UT Arlington_________________________ 1 p.m.
North Texas vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff____________ 4 p.m.
UAB vs South Alabama________________________ 4:30 p.m.
Memphis vs UCF______________________________ 5 p.m.
Charlotte vs Ohio_____________________________ 6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Stetson____________________ 7 p.m.
South Florida at Omaha_______________________ 7 p.m.
Rice vs Cornell_______________________________ 7:30 p.m.
Tulane vs Providence_________________________ 7:30 p.m.
UTSA vs North Florida_________________________ 8 p.m.
Wichita State at South Dakota________________ 8 p.m.
Tulsa vs Oral Roberts_________________________ 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Temple vs Quinnipiac_________________________ 12 p.m.
Wichita State vs Villanova_____________________ 12 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Bethune-Cookman___________ 1 p.m.
Charlotte vs Maryland Eastern Shore___________ 2 p.m.
North Texas at Tarleton State_________________ 3 p.m.
UTSA vs Prairie View__________________________ 3 p.m.
South Florida vs 18 Creighton__________________ 4 p.m.
Tulane vs Alabama State______________________ 4 p.m.
Rice vs 9 TCU_________________________________ 5 p.m.
East Carolina vs Kansas State_________________ 5 p.m.
UAB at Samford______________________________ 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa vs Little Rock___________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
South Florida vs 17 Kansas_____________________ 11 a.m.
Temple vs Dartmouth_________________________ 3 p.m.
East Carolina at 25 North Carolina______________ 4 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
