HICKORY, N.C. — The Catawba College women's volleyball team hits Highway 70 on Tuesday, making the hour-long trip to meet South Atlantic Conference opponent Lenoir-Rhyne at Shuford Arena for a 7 p.m. first serve.

Last Time Out
- The Catawba Indians dropped their last match, enduring a 3-0 setback to Carson-Newman at Goodman Arena on Saturday
- For Catawba, it was an anticlimactic end to the home-and-home series after the blue and white held a 2-1 advantage in a tense five-set affair when the Eagles hosted on Oct. 24
- Prior to Saturday, only Lenoir-Rhyne had successfully swept the Catawba Indians at home – even 20th-ranked Wingate surrendered a set
- Martina Foster was the most effective Catawba player, adding up seven kills on a .300 hitting percentage with a service ace, three digs and three blocks

Career Numbers
- Riley Hill ranks fifth in Catawba's rally-era record book for total digs at 1,161 in her career; she is 28 away from matching Kaitlyn Whitmer (2009-12) and 33 away from Meredith Furr (2013-16)
- Hill also slots 12th among active Division II careers with 4.74 digs per set, ranking sixth on the list among non-seniors
- Foster's 287 blocks, split between her time at Tusculum and Catawba, are 47th in active career standings at the D-II level
- Haley Moffett has logged 771 assists in her two-year career at Catawba, good for seventh in the program's rally-era leaderboard

We've Been Here Before
- Tuesday will mark the third day of competition for Catawba at Shuford Arena this season
- The Catawba Indians opened their 2025 campaign in Hickory at the Lenoir-Rhyne Season Opening Invitational, facing off against Lees-McRae, Florida Tech and Mount Olive
- Catawba went 1-2 in the event, picking up a gritty 3-2 win over Lees-McRae in the first match before a sweeping loss to Florida Tech in the nightcap, then a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Mount Olive the next day

All-Time Series
- Catawba owns a narrow lead in the series, leading it 57-46 despite suffering three consecutive losses to Lenoir-Rhyne
- The blue and white were last victorious on Oct. 28, 2023, in 3-1 fashion at Goodman Arena; that match ended a 12-win streak for the Bears
- Catawba has won just two contests away from home this season: one was over Lees-McRae inside Shuford Arena, while the other was at Emory & Henry

Scouting the Bears
- Lenoir-Rhyne holds a 17-5 record with an 11-3 in-conference clip while boasting a strong 10-1 ledger on home court
- The Bears are winners of five straight matches, going 15-1 in set scoring during that span with the lone defeat coming against Tusculum in a lengthy 38-36 frame
- Kayli Cleaver has provided much of the Bears' offensive muscle, totaling 253 kills with 3.74 points per set
- All six players in LR's serving rotation have over 20 aces, led by Brooke Aeschliman's 28 darts; however, the sophomore outside hitter has also recorded a team-high 46 service errors

Follow Along
- All SAC matches are broadcast live on FloCollege
- Live stats will be available on lrbears.com