Volleyball Faces Stern Test at Northwestern

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Western Michigan vs. Delaware
Friday, September 14 | 6 p.m. ET
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Western Michigan at Northwestern
Sunday, September 16 | 2 p.m. ET
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PASS AND SERVE - NOTES

• This will be the second meeting between WMU and Saint Louis, with the Broncos trailing 0-1 in the all-time series
• This will be the second meeting between WMU and Delaware, with the Broncos holding a 1-0 edge in the series
• This will be the 15th meeting between WMU and Northwestern, with the Broncos owning an 8-6 edge in the all-time series
• The Broncos will play seven of their first 12 matches against teams that made the 2011 NCAA Tournament; nine of their 14 non-conference matches are against foes that went to the Big Dance in 2011
• Jessica Brown ranks eighth on the career kills list at Western Michigan, and needs 10 more kills to pass Shaylen Jackson for seventh on the list
• Terin Norris was named to the All-Tournament team at the Carolina Volleyball Classic, and ranks first in the MAC and eighth in the nation in assists
• The Broncos lead all MAC schools in kills and assists in 2012
• Freshman Caroline Rose has recorded 10 or more digs in four of her last seven matches
• Ali Gossen is averaging a career-best 2.94 kills/set through non-conference play
• Stephenee Yancy has recorded 14 blocks in just 15 sets for an average of 0.93 blocks/set
• Carlee Berland set a new career-high with 14 kills against LSU
• WMU is 5-1 in matches which they record 5.0 total team blocks or more
• WMU is 57-30 (.655) in preseason non-conference tournaments under Colleen Munson