Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational
 
MERCYHURST (2-8, 0-0 NEC) vs BELLARMINE (4-5, 0-0 ASUN)
Friday Sept. 19 – 11:00 a.m.
TV: ESPN+
 
MERCYHURST (2-8, 0-0 NEC) vs PURDUE FORT WAYNE (1-7, 0-0 HORIZON)
Friday, Sept. 19 – 7:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
 
TOLEDO (6-3, 0-0 MAC)  vs MERCYHURST (2-8, 0-0 NEC)
Saturday, Sept. 20 – 1:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
 
The Mercyhurst volleyball team continues their season on the road in Fort Wayne, Indiana, playing Bellarmine, Purdue Fort Wayne and Toledo at the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational for their final three nonconference games of the season. They play a doubleheader on Friday, starting with a morning game against Bellarmine and then a night game against hosts Purdue Fort Wayne. The following day, they have a match with Toledo.
 
Previously from the Lakers:
The Lakers played at the Binghamton Invitational last weekend, going 1-2. Mercyhurst fell to Binghamton and Bucknell, but won their matchup against Canisius, who they lost to earlier in the season at the Youngstown State Invitational in August.
 
The Watchlist:
Kaitlin Murphy was named to the All-Tournament team from the Binghamton Invitational. In her last three games, she has a .484 hitting percentage.
 
In her last three games, Alia Mastromatteo was able to rally 56 assists and Alyssa Krause recorded 43.
 
Julia Shepherd leads all Lakers with 103 kills on a team-leading .346 hitting percentage. She has also scored 115.5 points for the Lakers, which leads all the team.
 
A Closer Look: Bellarmine

• Bellarmine started their season going 4-5.
• They played big name programs such as Princeton and Gonzaga.
• Natalie Bland leads team in kills with 113 on a .188 hitting percentage.

 
A Closer Look: Purdue Fort Wayne

• Purdue Fort Wayne started their season going 1-7.
• Riley Rosneck leads the team in points with 137.
• They matched up against Butler, earlier in the year, going five sets.

 
A Closer Look: Toledo

• Toledo started their season going 6-3.
• Sierra Pertzborn leads team in kills with 75, on a .315 hitting percentage and aces with 18.
• They were invited to the Buffs Invitational and played schools such as Colorado and Arkansas.