GAME DAY CENTRAL

The University of Montevallo (17-12, 10-4 GSC) at Union University (Tenn.) (18-10, 10-3 GSC)

When: Saturday, Nov. 9
Where: Jackson, Tennessee
Arena: Fred Delay Gymnasium
Location: 1050 Union University Drive | Jackson, Tennessee
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Watch: Union University Video Network
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SERIES HISTORY

• Last Meeting: Union took a 4-set victory over Montevallo on September 27, 2019, earning their first win in series history since the Bulldogs joined NCAA Division II.
• This is the second meeting between the two teams at Fred Delay Gymnasium, with last year's meeting going the way of the Falcons 3-1.
• Montevallo won three straight matchups in the series between Sept. 30, 2017 and October 27, 2018.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Montevallo enters the the night a half-game behind Union (Tenn.) for an opening round bye in the upcoming GSC Championship. The teams are technically third and fifth in the standings, however, with the University of West Georgia sandwiched between them, percentage points ahead of the Falcons.
• Union is coming off a 3-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Friday night, and their last two matches of the season are against teams on the outside looking in on the GSC Tournament picture.
• While not mathematically a must-win for the Falcons to earn a top-four seed and a bye, for Montevallo to have a realistic chance at earning a bye, they need to pick up the win on Saturday.

MONTEVALLO LEADERS

• Senior Brioni Dixon leads the Falcons and is 8th in the Gulf South Conference with 301 kills. The senior leads Montevallo and ranks third in the GSC with a .313 hitting percentage. Dixon is also tied for 9th in the GSC with a kills average of 2.76 per set. 
• Sophomore Savannah Roys leads Montevallo in assists this season, having totaled 1028, the second most of any setter in the GSC. Roys ranks third in assists per set with 9.35, having played in 110 sets.
• On the defensive end, Michaela Henderson leads UM with 360 total digs and is averaging a team-best 3.36 digs per set this season.
• Dixon and Hannah Fernandez have each reached the 100 block plateau this season. Dixon leads the team with 113 blocks, while Fernandez has added 105.
• Henderson also leads the Falcons with 32 service aces. 

UNION LEADERS

• Meghan Delaney leads Union and the GSC in both total kills (448) and kills per set (4.15). Delaney is the only player in the GSC averaging more than four kills per set.
• Emily Grace Calhoon and Kristen Bukowsky each rank in the top-10 in the GSC in hitting percentage. Calhoon is second in the league with an attack percentage of .343, and Bukowsky is 10th (.261).
• Jordan Vick is poised to become the third GSC setter to reach the 1,000 assist mark this season, as she ranks third in the GSC in total assists (972) and fourth in assists per set (8.92).
• Abbie Rahn is second in the GSC in total digs with 550, and she is third in the conference in digs per set at 5.05.
• Calhoon ranks second in the GSC in total blocks at 117, and she is fifth in the league in blocks ber set at 1.07.
• Delaney leads the Bulldogs with 35 Service Aces.