FRIDAY AND SATURDAY'S MATCHES: After picking up a key five-set win against Ball State on Tuesday, Miami rides a three-match win streak into a key weekend series at Central Michigan to round out the regular season. Miami is vying for a spot in the upcoming four-team Mid-American Conference Tournament in a tight race for the final spot. The RedHawks and Chippewas square off at 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 26 and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 27.
ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: The Chippewas enter the weekend with an 11-9 record and are also battling for a spot in the upcoming MAC Tournament. Savannah Thompson leads the team with 3.71 kps, while Hannah Warners averages 4.26 dps and Kendall Braate averages 3.66 dps. Maddi Whitfield averages 0.82 bps, while Grace Butler averages 5.51 aps and Kamryn Olson averages 4.94 aps.
THE SERIES WITH THE CHIPPEWAS: Friday marks the 62nd meeting between Miami and Central Michigan with the RedHawks holding a 36-25 lead in the series and have won the last six meetings. When playing in Mount Pleasant, Miami is 15-13. MU's last win against CMU was Oct. 20, 2019 in Oxford, 3-2, and its last win at CMU was Oct. 13, 2018, 3-1. The Chippewas' last win against the RedHawks was in Oxford on Oct. 18, 2013, 3-1, and their last win against MU in Mount Pleasant was Oct. 11, 2012, 3-1.
UP NEXT: Miami is in contention for one of the four spots in the MAC Tournament, and awaits the results from the weekend to determine if MU will make the tournament.
CAREER HIGH WEEKEND: Several RedHawks achieved career-high numbers against Eastern Michigan March 19-20:
Abigail Huser: 38 digs (3/19)
Morgan Seaman: 57 assist (3/19)
Taylor Nomanson: 9 digs (3/20)
Allyson Severance: 14 kills (ties), 14 digs, 4 block assists, 4 service aces (ties) (3/20)
HUSER RECORDS 1,000th CAREER DIG: Senior
Abigail Huser became the 17th member of Miami's 1,000 dig club on Thursday, March 4 at Kent State. Huser needed 13 digs entering the contest and hit the mark early in the third set. She has 1,168 entering Miami's next match to rank ninth on the list.
REDHAWKS AMONG MAC LEADERS:
Miami - 13.68 kills per set; 3rd
Miami - .234 hitting percentage, 3rd
Senior
Abigail Huser - 4.70 digs per set; 6th
Sophomore
Allyson Severance - 0.33 service aces per set; 8th
Senior
Morgan Seaman - 9.00 assist per set; 8th
SEAMAN CLIMBS ASSIST LIST: Senior
Morgan Seaman moved into sixth on Miami's career assist chart and has 2,804 entering MU's next match. She has played in 112 career matches, playing in her 100th career match on Feb. 18 against Western Michigan.
ECLIPSING 750 CAREER WINS: With a 3-0 win versus Buffalo on Jan. 22, Miami head coach
Carolyn Condit posted her 750th career win. Condit owns a 760-564 career record in her 41st season as a head coach. Condit's 760 total victories are tied for eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches, and tied for 24th all-time. Owning more victories than any coach in the history of the Miami Athletic Department, Condit holds a 661-487 record in her 37th season in charge of the Red and White. Condit is the only volleyball coach in the history of the Mid-American Conference to win over 300 league matches, holding a conference mark of 364-216.
ODDS 'N ENDS:
- Senior Morgan Seaman has recorded eight assist/dig double-doubles this season, the last coming against Eastern Michigan on March 19 with 57 assists and 16 digs.
- Five times this season senior Morgan Seaman has surpassed 50 kills, including Miami's last three matches. She amassed a career-high 57 assists against Eastern Michigan on March 19 and posted her second-best career total the following night vs. EMU with 55.
- Senior Sarah Wojick has been in double figures for kills in 12 of Miami's last 15 matches. She tallied a career-high 18 kills at Akron on Jan. 29.
- Senior Abigail Huser has been in double figures for digs in 17 of MU's 19 matches this season and reached or surpassed 20-dig mark eight times. Huser notched a career-high 38 digs on March 19 versus Eastern Michigan.
- Freshman Maggie McCrary leads Miami with 43 blocks this season, including 38 block assists. Three times she has notched five block assists in a match: Jan. 28 at Akron, Feb. 5 at Bowling Green, Mar. 13 vs. Ohio.
- Four times this season, a Miami player has served up four aces in a match. Sophomore Allyson Severance has recorded four service aces three times: versus Buffalo on Jan. 23, at Northern Illinois on Feb. 25 and versus Eastern Michigan on March 20. Senior Morgan Seaman also served up four aces at Akron on Jan. 29.
