WISE – Another year, another South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Tournament appearance for UVA Wise. The Highland Cavaliers, who are seeded fifth, will open up the SAC Tournament at fourth-seeded Carson-Newman Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

This is the second straight season the Cavs have earned a berth in the tournament. The team has already posted their best finish in the SAC in program history and has tied for the second most wins in a season since joining the NCAA in 2013 with the 2014 squad. With a win at C-N they would tie for the most NCAA-era wins with the 2015 squad, who had had 15.

GETTING WISE
- The Cavs finish the regular season with a 14-14 overall record and a 8-10 SAC record.
- Mia Poag leads the Cavs in kills (233), while Morgan Blankenship leads in kills per set (2.49) and points (3.14). Her .198 attack percentage is the best on the team and she and Poag lead the team in service aces with 28 apiece.
- Madilyn Pardue is the active leader on the team in assists with 1050 on the season, an average of 5.06 per set. Riley Brandon is second in assists with 85 and third in digs with 161.
-  Mable James not only leads the team but also the SAC in blocks with 1.15 blocks a set (68.0 total). Annabelle Dowell is not far behind with 62.0 for 0.95 blocks a set.
- Abigail Curtis leads the squad in digs with 461, ranking her third in the SAC. She enters the postseason with 1,250 career digs, placing her fifth in school history.

ABOUT CN
- The Eagles come in with a 23-4 record and a 14-4 SAC record and riding a five game winning streak.
- Emerson Ahsmuhs is C-N's leader in kills (373 – 4.01 kills/set) and attacks (971). She also leads the SAC in both categories.
- Blair Cherry is tops on the team and second in the SAC in assists per set with 10.48. She has 975 assists on the season.
- Maddie Hurst is second on the team in kills (281 – 3.02 k/s) and leads the team in  attack percentage (.344). She ranks fifth in the SAC in hitting percentage.
- Annie Driczkowski leads the team (and is fourth in the SAC) in aces per set with 0.43. She has 39 aces on the season.
- Trinity Hafey leads the team in digs with 380 (4.13 d/s), followed closely by Ahsmuhs with 361 (3.88).
- Bella Cardillo has 94 total blocks (1.02 per set) and is second behind UVA Wise' Mable James in the SAC in blocks.
-The Eagles lead the series 19-0, dating back to 1975. The teams played in 1975 and 1977 and didn't meet again until 1996. After the 1997 season they didn't play again until the Cavs joined the SAC in 2019.

UP NEXT
The winner will face the winner of the Wingate/Coker match on Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m. in the SAC Tournament Semifinals at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.