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OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University volleyball team will conclude its home season with three matches over the next five days at the PE Building. The Wolverines will begin the stretch with WAC contests against Chicago State and Missouri-Kansas City on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, before welcoming in-state rival Utah State on Monday for Senior Night.
 
Thursday and Monday's matches will begin at 7 p.m. while Saturday's will take place at noon. Live video and stats will be available for all three contests by visiting WolverineGreen.com. Monday's home finale against the Aggies will also be televised live locally on UVU TV as well as simulcast on the WAC Digital Network.
 
The Wolverines will enter the homestand with a 10-16 overall record and currently in fifth place in the WAC standings with a 5-5 conference clip. UVU split a pair of league matches on the road last week as it topped Texas-Pan American in four sets before falling at New Mexico State on Saturday in four games as well.
 
In the victory over UTPA, sophomore Macky Treanor led the way with a season-high 19 kills. Junior Lauren Bakker was the lone other Wolverines in double figures in kills as she recorded 12 along with six blocks. As a team, UVU out-hit the Broncs .250 to .152 and held a 66 to 51 side-out percentage advantage.
 
Two days later, UVU dropped a four-set contest to second-place NM State in Las Cruces despite out-hitting the Aggies -- .195 to .141 -- and recording five more team blocks than NMSU (16 to 11). Treanor once again led the Wolverines in the contest with 14 kills while Bakker added seven kills and seven blocks. With one solo block in the match, Bakker tied Jessica Endres (2004-07) for the all-time lead in career solo blocks at Utah Valley with 46. Bakker will now enter the weekend just one solo block shy of becoming UVU's all-time leader in that category as well as 11 shy of becoming the program's all-time leader in both block assists and total blocks.
 
Treanor leads the Wolverines in kills on the season with a 2.80 per set average while Bakker paces the team in blocks (1.16), hitting percentage (.344) and points (320.5). Senior McKenna Tait paces the squad in both digs (4.63) and aces (0.46) and her 0.46 per set average in aces is good enough to lead the WAC and rank her 18th in the nation in that category.
 
Five seniors will be honored prior to Monday's match against the Aggies as Tait, Jaramey Barney, Jen Hardman, Kalani Norris and Cassie Wahlin will all play their final home match that evening.
 
About Chicago State
The Cougars will come to Orem having dropped 12 straight matches, a streak that dates back to Sept. 20. CSU is 6-20 overall and 0-10 in the WAC. Chicago State fell in straight sets to Bakersfield in the Windy City last weekend.
 
Elli Woinowsky paces CSU in kills with a 2.71 per set average while Essence Jackson-Jones leads the way in blocks with an average of 1.12.
 
Thursday's contest will mark the 16th all-time meeting between the Wolverines and Cougars with UVU holding a perfect 15-0 series advantage, which includes a 3-0 sweep in Chicago last month.
 
About Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC leads the WAC at 21-4 overall and 9-1 in league action. The Kangaroos recently had their 17-match winning streak snapped by Grand Canyon in five sets in Kansas City last weekend. The 'Roos were picked to finish fourth in the conference this season and will play at Seattle U on Thursday prior to traveling to Orem.
 
Jessica Hendin leads the Kangaroos in kills (2.84) while Melissa Hartsel and Emma Hagedorn pace the squad in blocks with respective averages of 1.16 and 1.12. Hartsel also leads Kansas City in attack percentage (.344).
 
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the fourth all-time meeting between UVU and UMKC. The Wolverines hold a slight 2-1 all-time advantage despite falling in four sets to UMKC earlier this season at home.
 
About Utah State
The Aggies will enter the weekend with a 10-12 overall record and tied for sixth in the Mountain West Conference standings at 6-6. USU will head on the road to face Nevada in Reno and San Jose State in San Jose before heading back to Utah to take on UVU on Monday. The Aggies were picked to finish third in the MWC this season.
 
Rachel Orr leads the Aggies on the year with a 3.17 kill per set average while Elle Brainard paces the team in blocks (1.48).
 
Monday's contest will be the 12th all-time meeting between the Aggies and Wolverines with USU holding a slight 6-5 advantage. Utah State defeated UVU in straight sets in Logan a year ago.
 
Up Next for the Wolverines
Utah Valley will close its regular season by heading to Bakersfield and Grand Canyon next weekend. The Wolverines will take on CSUB on Thursday, Nov. 13 prior to traveling to Phoenix to face GCU on Saturday, Nov. 15. UVU will then return to Bakersfield, California, the following weekend to take part at the 2014 WAC Tournament.   
 
PROMOTIONS
Thursday will be "Throwback Night", as all fans that dress in throwback gear (UVSC shirt, 70s, 80s or 90s attire, etc.) will gain free admission. On Saturday, anyone that shows his or her ticket stub or hand stamp from the Utah State High School Volleyball Tournament (that will going on in the UCCU Center) will gain admission for just $1.