WISE, Va. – The UVa-Wise women's volleyball team will step out of Mountain East Conference play Tuesday and travel to Ettrick, Virginia, for a matchup against Virginia State at 6 p.m.
 
The Cavaliers (6-6, 2-0 MEC) are trying to win their fourth game in a row after going undefeated during UVa-Wise's three-match homestand over the last two weeks.
 
Last week the Cavs earned a pair of home MEC victories against the University of Charleston last Tuesday and West Virginia State Friday. UVa-Wise hung on for a 3-2 win over the Golden Eagles with a 16-14 fifth set win, before sweeping the Yellow Jackets 3-0 at the David J. Prior Convocation Center.
 
Virginia State, who is a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, has the same overall record as the Cavs at 6-6 and holds a 3-1 CIAA record on the season.
 
The Trojans are riding a three-match win streak of their own and have recorded wins over MEC opponents West Virginia State (3-2) and Glenville State (3-0) earlier this season, while losing to Charleston (3-0).
 
Virginia State has also collected wins over Shaw, Fayetteville State, Bowie State and Southern Virginia.
 
The Cavs enter tomorrow night's match having recorded 547 total kills this season while hitting .202 with 12.2 kills per set through 12 matches. UVa-Wise has made 518 total assists (11.5 per set) and 689 digs (15.3 per set) on the season, while holding opponents to 523 total kills (11.6 per set), 497 total assists (11 per sets), an attack percentage of .171 and 671 digs (14.9 per set).
 
The Trojans have recorded 424 total kills in 12 matches this season, averaging 9.9 per set with an attack percentage of .168. Virginia State has made 390 total assists (9.1 per set) and tallied 483 digs (11.2 per set) on the season, while allowing opponents to hit .149 with 400 total kills (9.3 per set), 349 total assists (8.1 per set) and 480 digs (11.2 per set).
 
Junior outside hitter Karley Allen continues her outstanding play this season as she leads the Cavs with 198 kills (4.40 per set) and 159 digs (3.53 per set). Allen is only 22 kills away from becoming just the fourth Cav to ever reach 1,000 kills in her career.
 
Freshman outside hitter Ciara Kain is off to a strong start in her first collegiate year having recorded 95 kills (2.50 per set) on the season. Junior middle blocker Lindsey Tucker is also having a good year, collecting 91 kills in 12 matches (2.12 per set) and holding an attack percentage of .280.
 
Junior libero Erin Lee has recorded 143 digs on the season (3.18 per set) while freshman setter Chandler Rouse is averaging 9.83 assists per set and has tallied 354 total assists in eight match starts.
 
Virginia State is led on offense by Sydney Uko, who has made 73 kills this season (2.43 per set) and Miranda Bass with 209 assists (6.33 per set). Defensively, the Trojans are led by Adriana Hazou who has tallied 144 digs (3.89 per set) through 12 contests.
 
Following tomorrow night's match the Cavs will step back into league play to take on MEC foe West Liberty on the road Friday at 7 p.m.
 
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