SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster volleyball (3-11, 1-5 RMAC) will look to put an end to a three-match losing skid as it travels east to take on Western Colorado (8-6, 3-3 RMAC) on Friday night at 7 p.m., before heading south to take on Fort Lewis College (2-8, 2-4 RMAC) on Saturday at 3 p.m.

About the Griffins:
- Westminster has seen a tough stretch of matches on the schedule, dropping eight of nine after a difficult portion of the schedule that has included three ranked RMAC opponents already this season.
- Lydia Parkinson (Miller) leads Westminster with 2.43 kills/set and has also tallied 16 blocks and 1.89 digs/set.
- Olivia Curtis has added 1.94 kills/set while Avery Alger is at 1.41 kills/set with a .319 hitting percentage.
- Senior, Katie Jacox, has contributed 1.46 kills/set on top of a team-leading 18 service aces, 2.38 digs/set, 22 blocks and 1.91 assists/set.
- Griffins libero, Alaanna Lee, is up to 3.73 digs/set .932 reception rate.
- Despite Westminster's slow start offensively, they sit third in the RMAC in opponent blocks (1.71 blk/set) and are sixth in the conference in 14.82 digs/set.

About the Mountaineers:
- Caroline Parker leads the team with 2.72 kills/set and has a .295 hitting percentage, but has not appeared in the Western Colorado lineup since Sept. 17.
- Jordyn Todd is second on the team offensively at 2.44 kills/set and Jaeda Davis-Golliher has a team-leading .346 hitting percentage while averaging 2.16 kills/set.
- Alex Galicia is seventh in the conference with 8.16 assists/set, Kat Finnerty ranks second with 1.11 blocks/set and Elizabeth Rupprecht has an RMAC-best 4.73 digs/set.
- The Mountaineers lead the RMAC with 17.59 digs/set as a team but have allowed the second-most blocks (2.38 blks/set) in the conference.
- The two sides are even at five wins apiece in the all-time series with Western Colorado taking the last matchup, 3-2, back in February.

About the Sky Hawks:
- Fort Lewis went 0-4 in non-conference play to begin the season before opening conference play with a 3-2 win over N.M. Highlands.
- The Skyhawks have since dropped four of their last five matches with their lone win coming in a 3-1 victory at home last Friday vs. Chadron State.
- FLC sits second to last in hitting percentage in the conference (.121) with just 10.65 kills/set and are at the bottom of the conference in opponent blocks (2.41 blks/set).
- Chailyn Swenson leads the team and is 11th in the RMAC with 2.88 kills/set while setter, Payton Harmann, is currently 14th in the RMAC with 5.03 assists/set.
- Westminster leads the all-time series 5-4 but have dropped the previous two meetings including a 3-1 loss in Durango, Colo., back in February.

Up Next:
The Griffins will return from the weekend road trip to prepare for a brief, three-match home stint next week.  Westminster will take on Texas A&M-Kingsville on Wednesday, Oct. 13, South Dakota Mines on Friday, Oct. 15, and Black Hills State on Saturday, Oct 16, each at the Behnken Field House.

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