PENSACOLA, Fla. – UWF volleyball (15-4, 7-0 GSC) returns home Tuesday to battle North Alabama (16-3, 6-1 GSC) at 5:00 pm in the UWF Field House. The Argos have won twelve straight matches, a streak that includes a 3-1 win September 22 in Florence vs. UNA. The match Tuesday will see the Argos battling a GSC opponent, but the result will not count toward the team's conference record. With the GSC moving from a 20-match schedule to a 16-match schedule, the teams agreed to schedule a non-conference matchup to benefit each side's strength of schedule. Fans are invited to wear all-green as part of the night's "Green Out" promotion. 

WINNING STREAK CONTINUES
* Jordyn Poppen matched her career-high with 19 kills, and Nadine Williams added a double-double with 10 kills and 20 digs to help the Argos win their 12th straight match 3-1 Saturday at Christian Brothers (9-11, 4-4 GSC). UWF (15-4, 7-0 GSC) also got 11 kills and eight blocks from Rachel Neblett to fuel an impressive 3-1 comeback victory. Poppen has led the team in kills in three straight matches.
* UWF volleyball notched its fourth straight sweep and eleventh straight victory 3-0 at Union (Tenn.) Friday. Jordyn Poppen led UWF with eight kills. Rachel Neblett matched her career-best with five service aces.
* The Argos received 51 votes in the latest AVCA poll and sit just outside the Top 25 in NCAA Division II. UWF currently leads the GSC at 7-0. UNA is second at 6-1.

CURRENT GSC/NCAA LEADERS
* Rachel Neblett ranks first in the GSC and is ninth nationally with a hitting percentage of .428. Caleigh Morrison ranks eighth in the GSC with a .315 hitting percentage. Jordyn Poppen ranks tenth at .299.
* In the GSC, Neblett ranks sixth with 3.50 kills per set. Jordyn Poppen ranks seventh with 2.97. Neblett is tied for the fifth with 0.45 service aces per set. Neblett is second in the GSC with 4.52 points per set.
* Monique StCyr ranks second in the GSC with 9.63 assists per set.
* In the GSC, Neblett ranks fourth with 1.02 blocks per set. Morrison ranks fifth with 0.89 blocks per set.
* Logan Kael ranks seventh in the GSC with 3.87 digs per set.
* UWF leads the GSC and is 21st nationally with a .258 hitting percentage. The team leads the GSC and is 15th nationally with 13.39 assists per set. The Argos lead the conference with 14.37 kills per set (9th nationally), and 0.84 opponent service aces per set. The team is second in blocks in the GSC with 2.10 per set.

GSC DOMINANCE
* Since Melissa Wolter took over the UWF volleyball program prior to the 2003 season, West Florida has been nearly unstoppable in GSC play, owning a 175-24 record. Last year the Argonauts went 17-3 in GSC action and 10-0 at home. UWF currently has a 64-match winning streak during regular season home games against conference opponents. The last loss for UWF in a GSC regular season home game came against North Alabama on October 24, 2009.
* UWF won six consecutive GSC Championships from 2008-2013. UWF currently owns the longest active streak of 20-win seasons in the GSC, which currently stands at 13 (not including 2004 season shortened by Hurricane Ivan). Valdosta State and North Alabama are tied for the second longest active streak of 20-win seasons in the GSC at three. UWF has reached 11 consecutive NCAA South Regional Tournaments.

SCOUTING NORTH ALABAMA
* UNA is 16-3 on the season and 6-1 in GSC play. The team started the season 2-2 and has won 14 of 15 since. UNA fell to #2 SW Minnesota in the opening match of the year and dropped a contest to unranked USC-Aiken 3 matches later.The Lions' resume includes an early season win over #11 Wheeling Jesuit. UNA won its first GSC match of the season 3-1 September 19 over Lee. The team has won five in a row since falling to UWF on September 22.
* UNA returns eleven players (4 starters) from last season's squad, which finished 29-6 and advanced to the NCAA South Region Tournament after winning the GSC title, the 18th conference championship in UNA history.
* Seniors Jessica Austin, Lexie Bradley and Ashtyn Kapovich were named to the preseason All-GSC team. UNA had three players selected to the All-GSC Preseason team, the high number in the conference. The team received nine first place votes and was selected to win GSC in preseason coaches' poll. The only other team to receive first place votes was UWF (four). Argos were narrowly picked (141-136) to finish second in the conference behind UNA.
* North Alabama ranks second in the GSC and 25th nationally in hitting percentage (.251). They rank first in the GSC in opponent hitting percentage (.130).
* The team ranks second in the GSC (10th nationally) in assists (13.18 per set), second in the GSC and 21st nationally in kills (13.87 per set), second in the GSC in service aces and 38th nationally (1.85 per set). They rank third in the GSC in digs (16.87 per set), first in opponent assists (8.88 per set), and first in opponent kills (9.81 per set)
* Jessica Austin ranks second in the GSC in hitting percentage (.422) and is tenth in the nation in that category. Austin set the single match season-high in NCAA Div. II volleyball with a .938 mark vs. Alcorn September 12. Lexie Bradley leads the GSC with 4.27 kills per set and ranks 15th nationally in the category. Austin ranks fourth in the GSC at 3.73 kills per set. Bradley leads the GSC in points with 4.95 per set. Austin ranks fifth with 4.13 per set. Jayden DavilaMcClary leads the GSC with 11.34 assists per set. Ashtyn Kapovitch is tied for second in the GSC with 4.90 digs per set. She ranks 38th nationally with 316 total digs.
* The Argos are 26-14 since 2001 vs. UNA and 19-13 in conference play. The team is 14-7 at home vs. the Lions in the same span.

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