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CHADRON – After playing just two of its first 19 matches at home this season, the Chadron State College volleyball team will conclude the season during the next three weeks by playing seven of its final 10 matches in Armstrong Gymnasium on the CSC campus.
The home dates begin this week when the Eagles play three times. They will host Colorado State-Pueblo on Thursday, Western State on Friday and Adams State on Saturday. All three matches will start at 7 p.m.
Fans are encouraged to wear pink to Friday's match to support breast cancer awareness. In addition, survivors of breast cancer will be honored prior to the match.
The Eagles are coming off a victory. They defeated New Mexico Highlands three games to one on Saturday after falling to Western New Mexico 3-1 on Friday. CSC is now 2-8 in the conference and 4-15 overall.
Chadron State has a balanced offensive attack.
Mallory Irvine leads the team with 180 kills and a .237 hitting percentage and 79 total blocks. Three others have at least 138 kills. They are
Erika Roybal,
Mollie Jones and
Jessica Jester.
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Kristina Harter paces the squad with 305 digs, averaging nearly five a set.
Adams State, which is ranked 24th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association, leads the RMAC West Division standings with an 8-3 conference record and has a 15-4 season record.
Pueblo is 2-9 in the RMAC and 11-11 overall, while Western State is winless in 11 conference matches and is 1-18 for the season.