The Mercyhurst volleyball team will host two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponents on October 6^th-7^th. The Lakers will compete against Clarion (12-5, 3-1 PSAC) on Friday at 7:05 pm, and will take on Indiana (Pa.) (13-4, 4-0 PSAC) on Saturday at 4:05 pm. Mercyhurst (6-9, 1-3 PSAC), are coming into this week's competition after splitting a pair of games last weekend, defeating Lock Haven 3-2, and falling to Pittsburgh Johnstown 3-1.
 
Shelby Chesko leads the Laker offense as she has posted 152 kills on the season. Alyssa Zirnheld and Katie Baird round out the top three offensive players with 130 and 126 kills respectively. Makayla Mollé is the primary setter for Mercyhurst as she has amassed 324 assists.
 
Hannah Vuylsteke leads the team in digs posting 225. Alyssa Kling posted the most blocks for the team having 49 total blocks, having eight of them be solo blocks.
 
Clarion, Friday at 7:05 pm:
Clarion is led by Taylor Braunagel, who has posted 204 kills on the season, Julia Holden trails closely behind contributing 195 kills. Olivia Olson and Lauryn Driscoll have broken the 100 kill threshold with 163, and 145 respectively, Olson also leads blocks with 69 on the season. Leah Vensel is the lead setter for the team as she has posted 639 assists on the season. Cathrine Ferragonio leads digs with 351 total on the season.
 
Clarion defeated the Lakers 3-0 in the 2016 season.
 
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Indiana (Pa.), Saturday at 4:05:
 
The Crimson Hawks are led by Natalie Cignetti, who posted 223 on the season. Sami Brown, has recorded 138 kills, Alexis Anderson has earned 116 kills, while Gabby Egler has recorded 107. Katie Miller is the primary setter for Indiana (Pa.) having 576 assists on the season. Jess Marut leads digs with 226. Brown leads blocks with 43, while Egler trails her with 42.
 
Mercyhurst was defeated by Indiana by a score of 3-0 in the 2016 season.
 
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