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Mon, Nov 9, 2009 - [Volleyball]
Victoria Hicks and the IU East volleyball team play at Northwestern Ohio on Nov. 10
Victoria Hicks and the IU East volleyball team play at Northwestern Ohio on Nov. 10

There's no time for a post-championship letdown.

The Indiana University East volleyball team travels to Lima, Ohio, to face a 28-11 University of Northwestern Ohio team on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

It's the regular season finale for the Red Wolves (26-11), who clinched the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title with a pair of wins Nov. 7.

"Northwestern Ohio has a very good program," IU East coach Charlie Brown. "It's going to be a very tough test for us.

"We'll go up there and try to represent the KIAC as best we can."

The Racers swept the Red Wolves last season.

Northwestern Ohio shows up all over the NAIA statistics leaderboard.

The Racers are 10th in the NAIA in kills per game with 13.78, 11th in the NAIA in hitting percentage at .276 and 46th in the NAIA in digs per game with 17.73.

Three UNOH players are in the NAIA's top 31 in kills per game. One of them, Megan Enyart, is 27th in the NAIA in hitting percentage at .355

Northwestern Ohio's Debbie Brubaker is 12th in the NAIA in assists per game with 10.8. Kelly Oldiges is 21st in the NAIA in digs per game with 5.46.

IU East freshman setter Lauren Crump (Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Memorial High School) is 39th in the NAIA in assists per game with 9.77.

The Red Wolves begin play in the KIAC tournament Nov. 13 at Asbury College (Ky.). IU East is the No. 1 seed for the KIAC tournament.