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CARBONDALE, IL – The Southern Illinois University volleyball team heads to Martin Tenn on Tuesday, August 30th to take on the UT Martin Skyhawks. Starting at 6 p.m., the Salukis have won six straight against the Skyhawks, including the last one. A five-set comeback win in Carbondale on Sept. 3, 2021.
All time with the Skyhawks
- Southern is 15-3 all-time against UT Martin and has won six-straight against the Skyhawks.
- The Salukis beat the Skyhawks 3-2 at home on September 3, 2021.
- South went 12-0 all-time against UT Martin on its home floor in 1975. The Salukis have historically done it convincingly, dropping just seven sets to UT Martin (32-7) during that stretch.
- SIU’s last loss in the series came in 2011, in Starksville, Miss.
Last time with UT Martin
- The Salukis overcame a 2-1 deficit to beat UT Martin 3-2 (25-27, 25-12, 23-25, 30-28, 15-7) at the Bantera Center on September 3, 2021.
- Four different Salukis put up double-digit kills, a career-high lead of 22 Natalie Garcia.
- Four defensive players reached double figures in digs, which was a match-high 29 from Katie Kluge.
- Anna Jaworski He finished with 71 assists, eight digs and two kills, pacing SIU’s offense in impressive fashion. Jaworski’s 71 assists are Selki’s all-time scoring streak (since 2000) and the seventh-most in any game in school history overall.
Automatically on the outside
- Tatum tornata In two matches at SIU over the weekend, she hit at a .375 clip and averaged 3.22 kills and .89 blocks per set.
- The junior outside hitter has tallied double-digit kills in two matches at Southern, including a season-high 15 kills against Grambling Saturday.
- The Evansville, Ind., product posted 14 kills to go along with five digs and five blocks against SIUE on Friday and a career-best .565 hitting percentage with 15 kills on Saturday against Grambling.
- Tornata ranks sixth in the MVC in hitting percentage (.375) after the first weekend of the 2022 season.
Return to the center
- Imani Hartfield She made her presence felt on the front line defensively for the Salukis in their two matches over the weekend.
- The redshirt sophomore averaged 1.11 blocks per set while also chipping in 2.44 kills and .78 digs per set.
- Hartfield finished with 16 kills, six blocks and four digs against SIUE and had four kills, four blocks and three digs Saturday at Grambling.
- Hartfield’s 1.11 blocks per set average is the fifth-highest average in the MVC after the first weekend.
What a debut.
- This Bulmahn Friday, August 26 marked a historic debut for the Salukis against SIUE.
- Bulmahn’s 15 kills tied for the first time ever by a freshman in school history.
- Bulman tied Haley Hahn’s 2003 school record of 15, which Hahn set at Austin Peay.
- Bulman had 10 kills against Grambling on Saturday, and her 2.75 kills per average is currently the highest among Valley freshmen.
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