Nov. 6, 2008

UIC Match Notes

Chicago, Ill. - The UIC volleyball team heads into its final two weeks of regular season action with five straight home matches at the Flames Athletic Center.

The Flames kick off the five-match homestand with two Horizon League contests against Butler and Valparaiso this weekend.

UIC (11-14, 4-8) will be looking to even the score against Butler (18-7, 8-5) on Friday night (Nov. 7) as the Flames fell to the Bulldogs in three sets at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Oct. 12.

On the other hand, the Flames will be fighting for a regular season sweep against Valparaiso (18-6, 9-4) on Saturday, Nov. 8. UIC upset the Crusaders in five sets on the road in early October.

Casie Sullivan leads the Flames with 2.7 kills per set, ranking 10th in the league. The outside hitter has recorded double-doubles in four of UIC's last five matches.

Epiphany Davis has taken care of business at the net this season for UIC with 0.8 blocks per set.

Valparaiso's Angie Porche leads the league with 4.6 kills per set. Butler's Jessica Wolfe ranks third in kills (3.2 kps), while VU's Kim Bukowski averages a league-best 11.1 assists per set.

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