Volleyball Heads to Arizona and Arizona State to Wrap Up SeasonVolleyball Heads to Arizona and Arizona State to Wrap Up Season

Volleyball Heads to Arizona and Arizona State to Wrap Up Season

by Jenna VanHoose
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The Matchup

  • The Knights head to Arizona for their last trip of the season, they will face Arizona Wednesday, November 27 at 3 p.m. followed by No. 8 Arizona State Friday, November 29 at 5 p.m.
  • This will be the second matchup against the Wildcats, as Arizona holds a 1-0 record over the Knights.
  • The matchup against Arizona State will feature the first since 1997, the Sun Devils are 1-0 in the series record.
  • Arizona State leads the Big 12 in service aces with 1.68 per set.
  • Arizona is top in the league with limiting its opponents to 1.64 blocks per set.

Scouting Arizona

  • The Wildcats enter the matchup 18-9 on the season and are 7-9 in Big 12 play.
  • Head coach Charita Stubbs is in her 6th season overall and second with the Wildcats.
  • Avery Scoggins has dished out 934 assists this season and is third in the Big 12 with 10.38 assists per set.
  • Jaelyn Hodge leads the team with 351 kills and averages 3.82 kills per set.

Scouting Arizona State

  • The Sundevils enter the matchup 28-2 on the season and are 16-1 in the Big 12.
  • Head coach JJ Van Niel is in his second season overall and boasts an overall record of 56-9.
  • Claire Jeter leads the league with a .435 hitting percentage.
  • Mary Shroll leads the defense with 485 digs and averages 4.75 digs per set.

Kuehl with the kill

  • Alexia Kuehl leads the Knights with a .393 hitting percentage and is ranked No. 5 in the Big 12.
  • The middle blocker has tallied the third-most kills on the team with 188 to go along with 58 blocks this season.
  • A transfer from Colorado, where she spent the last four seasons, decided to move back to Florida for her last year.

Road Warriors

  • The Knights started their season with three weekends on the road.
  • UCF traveled to Virginia and North Carolina, along with two weekends on the road in Florida.
  • It marked the first time since the 2017 season that the Knights played their first three weekends away from The Venue.

Year Two in the Big 12

  • The Knights ended their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference with a 17-12 overall record and 8-10 in conference play.
  • With the addition of four new members into the Big 12, the Knights hosted Colorado for the first time since 2003, Utah (1996) and travel to Arizona and Arizona State for the first time in program history.

Milestone Watch

  • Chloe Scheer has recorded 1,529 digs in her career at UCF, which ranks fifth in the individual career records.
  • The Murrieta, California, native currently has 137 aces, the ninth most in program history.

Knight in Shining Armour

  • Headlined by 15 matches with double digits in kills along with a career-high 20 kills against Utah (11/16), Avah Armour leads the Black and Gold with 226 kills.
  • Armour came back to action against Cincinnati (10/30) after nursing an injury that caused her to miss three matches.
  • The sophomore sprung right back in recording 13 kills and two aces against Cincinnati (10/30).
  • Armour recorded her first double-double this season in the season opener against Virginia Tech (8/31).
  • The Colorado native’s 18 kills at Stetson rank in the top five in the Big 12 for kills in a three-set match.

Knights In The Rankings

  • Four players are currently ranked in the top 10 of the Big 12 rankings.
  • Chloe Scheer is fourth in the conference, averaging 4.38 digs per set.
  • Scheer is sixth with 372 total digs.
  • Abby Schomers slides in at No. 7 with 9.29 assists per set.
  • Avah Armour has tallied 10.48 attacks per set which ranks fifth in the Big 12.
  • Alexia Kuehl ranks fourth in the Big 12, hitting a .393 clip.

Double-Trouble Quartet

  • Four Knights have recorded double-doubles this season led by Avah Armour and Abby Schomers with three each, followed by Emily Wilson with two and Sasha Cohen with one.
  • Cohen earned her first double-double of her career against Houston (Oct. 25) as she recorded 15 kills and 11 digs.
  • Schomers and Cohen each have recorded double-doubles in Big 12 matches this season.
  • Schomers notched her third double-double against Colorado (Oct. 13) with 26 assists and 12 digs.