ATHENS, W.Va. -- Point Park volleyball is set for a back-to-back this weekend, taking on Concord on Friday and Shawnee State on Saturday. Both matchups will be on the road, with Friday's action beginning at 7 p.m., and Saturday's match slated for 1 p.m.
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At Concord, Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
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At Shawnee State, Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
Point Park (5-11, 2-4 MEC) enters on a three-game win streak, its longest streak since 2022. The Pioneers eclipsed last season's win total on Tuesday night when they beat Davis & Elkins in four sets.Â
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Nicole Reasbeck posted a game-high 14 kills, and she was one of four Pioneers to crack double-digit kills with Sara Faith, Patricia Calero-Irizarry and Marianna Oyola-Rivera each tallying 10. Oyola-Rivera's 27 assists and two aces led the team, as she tied with Lily Wright in aces.
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REASBECK REIGNS
Senior Nicole Reasbeck crossed the century mark in kills last weekend, and she brought her team-leading total up to 145 against D&E, which is tied for ninth in the MEC per set. Reasbeck also leads the team with her 166.5 points, and her 15.0 blocks are tied for fourth best on the squad. Her 3.03 points per set place her in 10th in the MEC in points per set, and she ranks ninth in the conference in total points.
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Reasbeck has posted double-digit kills in four consecutive matches. She lit up the stat sheet in Point Park's matchup at Salem, posting 14 kills and 14 digs, and her 17 digs against PSU Harrisburg ties a career high for a single game.Â
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SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN LIONS
Concord (13-7, 5-1 MEC) enters as a winner of three straight - a stretch over which it has not lost a set. The Mountain Lions currently hold the top spot in the MEC South Division and are tied for the second-best record in the MEC.Â
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Meg Williams leads the team with her 201 kills, which rank fourth in the MEC. Williams is the MEC leader in points on the season with 247.5 - 26 better than second place. Addie Adkins ranks ninth in the MEC in points per set at 3.04 (210 total). Allie Davis' 351 digs are good for second in the conference.Â
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SCOUTING THE BEARS
Shawnee State (6-12, 1-5 MEC) enters the weekend on a three-game losing streak. The Bears' only MEC win in their first season in the conference came against West Virginia Wesleyan. SSU will host Davis & Elkins on Friday night.Â
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Kaylee McInnis leads the team with 164 kills and 193.0 points. Jalynn West's 416 assists are good for the team high, and she sits in third place in the MEC in assists per set. Graciana Claxon's 212 digs are first on the team, and the Bears have six players with over 20 blocks on the year, including Camille Hall (57) and Natalie Reida (54) eclipsing the half-century mark.Â
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BUILD THE FENCE
Point Park combined for 11 blocks over its two games last Saturday, with Amiera Smith leading the charge with her seven total blocks and five solo blocks. Point Park is second in the MEC in opponent blocks per set, only allowing 1.54 per frame. The Pioneers are averaging 1.59 blocks per set this season.
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COMING IN HOT
Marianna Oyola-Rivera leads the team with 23 aces after tallying five against PSU Harrisburg. Oyola-Rivera is in the third spot in the MEC in aces per set at 0.45, and Te'Jah Montgomery is tied for ninth at 0.38 aces per set (19 total).Â
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ALL-TOURNAMENT PIONEERS
Brooke Bednarski and Mia Arndt were both named to all-tournament teams in the 2026 season, with Bednarski earning a spot on the Storm Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team, and Arndt making the team for the Wheeling Quad.Â
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Oyola-Rivera and Bednarski are also Point Park's two leaders in assists, with 243 and 188 on the season. Mia Arndt leads the team with her 218 digs and ranks third among Pioneers in assists with 30. Arndt, a junior from Robinson Township, Pa., is eighth in the league in digs per set at 3.89.
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