Match Notes: Week 8
'Pack it Pink' Information
Live Auction Website
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 23-ranked University of West Florida volleyball team will play host to three opponents over the next week after playing eight consecutive matches away from the UWF Field House. West Florida (20-5, 12-1 GSC) will face Shorter on Friday, October 30 at 6 p.m. CT before facing Lee on Saturday, October 31 at 4 p.m. UWF will then face Mississippi College at home on Tuesday, November 3 at 6 p.m.
 
UWF will host to the ninth annual 'Pack it Pink' breast cancer awareness match against Lee University on Saturday. Cancer survivors are encouraged to attend a reception in the Argonaut Athletic Club at 3 p.m. prior to the match. The UWF volleyball team and staff encourage all cancer survivors to attend the volleyball match and to be honored for their courage before the match. Donations will be accepted in lieu of tickets for the match. The first 200 fans to arrive also receive a 'Pack it Pink' T-shirt.

As in years past, a silent auction will run in conjunction with the event and will feature several themed gift baskets, a volleyball signed by the USA Volleyball Olympic team, UWF pink jerseys, gift cards, and much more. The items can be bid on online or in person during the match. All proceeds benefit the Pensacola Breast Cancer Association.

DUYN NEARS CAREER MILESTONE
Senior Autumn Duyn needs 19 kills to move into sole possession of second place on the all-time career kills list at West Florida. If Duyn reaches the milestone, she will be the only player in program history to be ranked in the top two in career digs and kills at UWF.
 
THREE ARGOS WITH 1,000 CAREER DIGS
West Florida currently boasts three players that have 1,000 career digs on the roster. Autumn Duyn (1,415), Colleen Starrs (1,114) and Tori Martella (1,069) rank second, fourth and fifth, respectively, on the career digs list at UWF. UWF is one of three schools in NCAA DII to have three players with 1,000 career digs.
 
ARGOS HOLDING ON TO LEAD IN GSC STANDINGS
West Florida currently ranks first in the Gulf South Conference with a 12-1 record in conference matches. Valdosta State and North Alabama are both 12-2 and are tied for second place in the GSC, a half match behind the Argonauts. West Florida is 1-1 against VSU this season and is 1-0 against UNA. UWF will play host to North Alabama on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m.
 
UWF RANKS IN AVCA TOP 25 POLL FOR 8TH STRAIGHT WEEK
West Florida earned the No. 23 ranking in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll after going 1-1 on the road last week. UWF is the only team currently ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll from the GSC, and one of four teams representing the south region in the latest poll. This is the eighth consecutive week that the Argonauts have appeared in the top 25 poll.
 
TORRE LEADS GSC IN BLOCKS PER SET
Junior Kathryn Torre currently leads the Gulf South Conference in blocks per set (1.07) and has tallied 87 blocks in 81 sets this season for UWF. During Torre's final season at State College of Florida in 2013, she ranked 13th in the NJCAA in blocks per set (1.30). The junior redshirted last season and is the only player to start all 25 matches for the Argonauts this season.

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