Prior to matches on Friday Oral Roberts has a Summit League conference record of 12-1 which currently puts them in first place. IPFW has a conference record of 9-3 for third place in the conference. One of those three losses was suffered earlier this season in Tulsa where IPFW took a 2-0 lead in sets only to fall to ORU 3-2.
This is a crucial rematch and it is almost certain that both teams will be at IPFW on November 18 and 19 when IPFW hosts the Summit League championship where one of four teams will win an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The fact that Oral Roberts announced this week that they are leaving the Summit League in July 2012 to join the Southland Conference might add even more drama to the match.
It is also an opportunity to see two IPFW juniors who this week swept the Summit League Players of the Week awards for IPFW. "IPFW juniors Megan Steenhuysen and Tessa McGill swept the weekly Summit League awards this week, with Steenhuysen being named the Offensive Player of the Week, and McGill the Defensive Player of the Week."
And Saturday night is IPFW Women's Volleyball annual Pink-Out for Breast Cancer Awareness in partnership with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer. $1 from every ticket sold from Saturday's contest will go directly to the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer. One lucky fan at Saturday's match will win a Vera Bradley bag. Wear pink!
Mastodon Volleyball to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Saturday
UPDATE: With Friday's 3-1 win over Southern Utah the Mastodons are now 10-3. Oral Roberts however was upset at Oakland 3-0 so ORU is now 12-2 and tied for first place with North Dakota State with the Mastodons still in third place. Go Dons!
UPDATE: With Friday's 3-1 win over Southern Utah the Mastodons are now 10-3. Oral Roberts however was upset at Oakland 3-0 so ORU is now 12-2 and tied for first place with North Dakota State with the Mastodons still in third place. Go Dons!
