DePaul Volleyball Heads to St. John’s and Villanova

CHICAGO – The Blue Demons continue November as they head to Queens, New York to face St. John's on Friday, November 8, seeking a repeat victory over the Red Storm. DePaul then heads south to Villanova, Pennsylvania to battle with the Wildcats on Saturday, November 9. Both matches are slated to commence at 6 p.m. CT, with streaming on ESPN+ Friday, and FloCollege Saturday.

"Classic BIG EAST weekend ahead of us," said head coach Marie Zidek.

"Both opponents play completely different styles of volleyball and we need to go through both of them if we have hopes of chasing a BIG EAST tournament berth. St. John's is led by one of the best pure volleyball players in the country in Erin Jones and Villanova is led by a compliment of veteran leadership in Abby Harrell and Taylor Jakubowski, and their new players who haven't let that program miss a beat this year. I think both matches are going to come down to situational moments and the team that can execute in these important moments will be the victor."

SCOUTING THE RED STORM

Since their last face off with the Blue Demons, the Red Storm have posted a 3-5 record, including a five-set win over Villanova
Junior Erin Jones ranks top five in the league in two categories, fourth with an average of 3.60 kills per set, and third at 0.42 service aces per set
The Red Storm have hit .203 over the season as a team, while the Blue Demons have hit .221 on the year
Head Coach Joanne Persico seeks to achieve her 14th season with 20 or more wins at the helm of the Red Storm

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

The Wildcats have registered three wins since their meeting with DePaul, including a five-set victory over the Friars in Providence
Freshman middle blocker Campbell McKinnon ranks fifth in the league in hitting percentage, tallying a .333 clip on 411 attempts
Former BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Abby Harrell leads the Wildcats with 263 kills, averaging 3.21 per set
The Wildcats sit at sixth in the conference, seeking their second consecutive BIG EAST Tournament berth after falling to St. John's in straight sets in 2023

BLUE DEMON BITS

Outside hitter Jill Pressly paces the BIG EAST with 4.27 kills per set, good for 35th in the nation
DePaul seeks their first season with 20 or more wins since 2001, with 2001 also being the last time the Blue Demons earned an NCAA Tournament berth
Setter Ashley Cudiamat recently tallied 2,000 career assists, helping the Blue Demons to second in the BIG EAST in assists
Libero Rachel Krasowski leads the league with a staggering 4.76 digs per set, the only player with 400 or more, putting her at 34th in the country
Over the weekend, freshman Luisa Juncu posted her first two matches in double-figures, adding a career-high 16 kills against Georgetown on Sunday, November 3
The Blue Demons tallied 60 or more kills in consecutive matches for the second time this season, pouring in 68 against Seton Hall and a season-high 72 against Georgetown

SERIES STUFF

St. John's holds the overall series at 22-8, earning four of the last five matches, but DePaul took the most recent meeting in a straight-set victory.
The Blue Demons have won six of the last eight meetings against the Wildcats, despite Villanova taking the last match, 3-1 in Lincoln Park.

UP NEXT
DePaul volleyball continues their road swing when they head to Storrs, Connecticut to face UConn on Friday, November 15 at 5 p.m. CT. The Blue Demons will close their weekend against the Providence Friars in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m. CT. Both matches can be streamed on FloCollege here and here.

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DePaul Volleyball Heads to St. John’s and Villanova

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Ashley Cudiamat

Luisa Juncu

Rachel Krasowski

Jill Pressly

DePaul Volleyball Heads to St. John’s and Villanova

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Cudiamat

Luisa Juncu

Rachel Krasowski

Jill Pressly

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