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SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster College women's volleyball team plays it's only game of the week on Saturday at Rocky Mountain College (Mont.). The action from the Fortin Center will begin at 2 p.m. in the first of two meetings this season between the two teams.

Griffin Notebook
Westminster hits the road at 12-6 overall this season and at 5-2 in the Frontier Conference. They are currently tied with Carroll (Mont.) for third place in the conference race and sit one game behind No. 25 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Montana State-Northern who are both 6-1.

The Griffins continue to receive votes in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll that was released on Tuesday. Westminster was listed among the other teams receiving votes with 47 points. They have now received votes in each of the previous five polls. Westminster also sits at No. 17 in the current edition of the Massey Ratings, up one position from last week.

Westminster has gone 2-2 in road games this season and 5-5 in all games away from home, including neutral site contests. They are a perfect 11-0 this year when they win the first set and 8-0 when they hold a 2-0 lead. Another key for the Griffins is hitting efficiency. Westminster has gone 11-0 this year when they have a higher efficiency than the opposition.

Ashley Marchant currently leads the team with 188 kills while hitting .234. She has recorded double figures in kills nine times this season and is riding a five-match streak. The senior has also picked up 193 digs and 26 service aces with seven double-doubles.

Alexis Aalona is second on the team with 150 kills and is hitting .212. Aalona recorded a career-high 23 kills against Carroll on Saturday as was named the Frontier Conference Player of the Week. The sophomore has also recorded 12 aces and 112 digs and has back-to-back double-doubles entering the week.

Kyndall Kordakis leads the defense with 309 digs and ranks third in the Frontier at 4.54 digs per set. Marchant's 150 digs rank second on the team and Emily Atkinson is third with 160. Stephanie Jones Morin has posted a team-high 55 blocks with Vance adding 34 to rank second. Atkinson is second in the Frontier and 36th in the NAIA with 654 assists.

Inside the Series
Rocky Mountain leads the all-time series against Westminster, 12-7. The Griffins have lost nine consecutive matches in the series and have been swept in seven of those. The last Westminster win was a 3-0 sweep on Nov. 16, 2007.