FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech volleyball team continues its four-game road trip on Saturday as they take on UNOH in a WHAC battle.
 
Saturday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Indiana Tech (6-6, 2-2 WHAC) – University of Northwestern Ohio (5-11, 1-3 WHAC). Lima, Ohio – Racer Gymnasium
 
Follow Along: Links to live video and stats will be available at IndianaTechWarriors.com. You can also follow the action on Twitter by following @IndianaTechVB.
 
Last Time Out: The Warriors snapped their two-match losing skid and evened their record at .500 on Wednesday when they took down Marygrove in four games. Katelyn St. Martin, Jazmin Alexander and Cassie Sarabia all reached double-digit kills with 17, 17 and 16, respectively. Taylor Kelso had 22 digs, while Mara Zell recorded her second career double-double, notching 20 assists and 10 digs. Karli Jones dished out a season-high 36 assists and Staggs led the way at the net with seven total blocks.
 
Head Coach Kourtney Wilson: Now entering her fourth year at the helm for the Indiana Tech volleyball team, head coach Kourtney Wilson holds a 55-52 record, the second most wins in program history. Last season, Wilson led the Warriors to an 18-17 record, finishing eighth in the WHAC with a 9-13 record before losing to #15 Davenport in the WHAC Tournament quarterfinals. She has coached 18 WHAC All-Academic team members, 10 All-Conference selections, nine NAIA Scholar-Athletes, one All-Freshman team selection, Taylor Kelso, and one NAIA All-American, Kelsey Cox.
 
In her first season at the helm, Wilson led her squad to a 25-12 record with a 9-2 mark in conference play. The Warriors finished the year third in the WHAC standings and advanced all the way to the conference tournament semifinals.
 
Scouting the Opposition: UNOH fell to Davenport in four sets on Wednesday evening. Nora Fa'atiga leads the Racers in kills with 114, while Katie Elson and Leah Hofmann are close behind with 97 and 95 kills, respectively. Elson's 22 service aces rank third in the conference and 46^th in the nation.
 
Series History: The Warriors are 3-8 against the Racers, with their last victory coming in 2012. The Orange and Black were swept in both meetings last season.
 
Digging It: Junior Taylor Kelso has made a living diving on the floor over her three years with the Warriors. Through her first two seasons, she amassed 1,142 digs and is showing no signs of slowing down. Through 12 matches this year, she has 233 digs, 40^th in the nation, including a season high 31 against Bethel. She has only failed to break double-digit digs once this year, when she only notched nine against Concordia. Kelso has reached 30 or more digs three times in her career. She is currently 21^st in the nation in digs per set (5.30) and leads the WHAC in digs per set and holding second in total digs.
 
Block Party: Freshman Gabby Staggs has made her living at the net on defense this season. She ranks first in the WHAC in blocks per set (1.3) and third in total blocks (55). Nationally, Staggs ranks 15^th in blocks per set and 30^th in total blocks. She has played in all but two sets this fall and ranks fourth on the team in kills (52).
 
Scouring the Rankings: The Orange and Black hold three top-five rankings in the conference. Currently they rank second blocks per set (2.1), fifth in digs per set (15.4) and tied for fourth in blocks (93). Nationally, they are tied for 37^th in blocks per set.