Women’s Volleyball Returns to Action on Tuesday at SIUE

Game Info
Lindenwood (8-9, 4-5 OVC) at SIUE (11-11, 6-5 OVC)
Tuesday, October 28th | 6:00 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill. | First Community Arena
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First Serve

The Lindenwood women’s volleyball team heads across the Mississippi on Tuesday for the second half of their home-and-home series against SIUE. The Cougars took the first matchup 3-0 in Hyland Arena earlier this month. Tuesday night’s action is set to get underway at 6:00 p.m. from First Community Arena.

Quick Hitters

• Lindenwood is hitting a conference fourth-best .208 as a team while allowing an opponent hitting percentage of .206.
• The Lions are third in the OVC with an a average of 12.85 kills per set.
• Jade Roth is fifth in the OVC with a hitting percentage of .282, while fellow middle hitter Faith Atkins is seventh with a mark of .265.
• Autumn Bax is eighth in the league in kills per set (3.32) and tenth in points per set (3.58).
• Alayna Rudebeck is third in the conference with an average of 0.41 service aces per set.
• Dana Grib’s average of 4.23 digs per set is fourth best in the OVC.
• Lindenwood is 3-4 on the road this season with a 2-2 mark in conference play.

Scouting the Cougars

• SIUE enters this weekend with a record of 11-11, including a 6-5 mark in conference play.
• The Cougars are second in the conference with an average of 16.50 points per set. They are hitting .194 while holding opponents to an attack percentage of .192.
• Vienna Elliott leads the OVC with an average of 1.13 blocks per set on 81 total rejections.
• Sophie Robinson leads SIUE in scoring with 306.5 points including a team-high 259 kills (2.94 KPS).

Series History
Record vs. SIUE: 4-3
First Meeting: Oct. 4, 2022 (W, 3-0)
Last Meeting: Oct. 7, 2025 (L, 0-3)
Away Record: 2-1

2025 Leaders

Kills: Autumn Bax (206)

Assists: Meghan Donoughue (307)

Aces: Alayna Rudebeck (25)

Digs: Dana Grib (262)

Blocks: Jade Roth (41.0)

Last Time Out

Prior to their bye week, Lindenwood broke out the brooms in Nashville with a pair of 3-0 wins over Tennessee State. Kylee Richey was named OVC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after posting 24 kills (4.00 KPS) on a .321 hitting percentage. Meanwhile, Autumn Bax led the Lions with 26 kills (4.33 KPS) on a .453 hitting percentage, including going for 15 terminations on a blistering .600 in the series opener.

Next Up

Lindenwood returns to Hyland Arena this weekend for a two-match set against Western Illinois. Match one is scheduled for Halloween night at 6:00 p.m., with match two following on Saturday, November 1st at 2:00 p.m.