Belmont (1-2, 0-0 MVC) vs. Lipscomb (1-1, 0-0 ASUN)Â
Tuesday, Aug. 30 | 6 p.m.Â
Curb Event Center | Nashville, Tennessee
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Belmont University volleyball team opens up their 2022 slate of home games at the Curb Event Center on Tuesday with a highly-anticipated Battle of the Boulevard clash with crosstown rival Lipscomb. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.Â
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The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with Noah Syverson, Ellie Ivancich, and Hanley Riggs on the call. Live stats will be available on BelmontBruins.com, and in-game updates will be posted to Twitter by @BelmontVB.Â
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The first 100 fans in attendance will receive special "Battle of the Boulevard" t-shirts.Â
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A ticket will be required for entry to each of Belmont's ten home matches this season. Single-game and season tickets can be purchased here.Â
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What's BruinÂ
- Belmont opened up the 2022 season in Atlanta over the weekend at the Panther Invitational, going 1-2Â
- After a 3-0 loss to Auburn and a 3-1 loss to Marist on Friday, the Bruins clinched their first win of the year with a wild 3-2 victory over Georgia State, taking out the Panthers with a 21-19 win in the fifth frameÂ
- In Saturday's win against Georgia State, Laura Shoopman recorded a remarkable 27 kills in the five-set thriller, the fifth-most in a single match in program history, all while hitting an efficient .351Â
- Shoopman currently ranks fourth in the MVC in kills per set (3.75) among players who have appeared in at least ten setsÂ
- In Friday's loss to Marist, Kristen Clemons set the program record for block assists in a match, tallying 11 in total, including seven in the second set alone. The 11 blocks were the second-most in a match all-time, trailing only the 13 put up by Alexa Nichols in 2016Â
- Clemons leads the Missouri Valley Conference in blocks per set (1.33) and ranks ninth in hitting percentage (.324)Â
- Clemons, who will be playing Lipscomb for the first time after missing them during the conference-only slate in Spring 2021 and being apart from the team in Fall 2021, picked up 31 kills over the weekend while hitting .324Â
- Belmont dominated from the service line in the win over the Panthers, picking up 12 service aces, the most since September 22, 2017. Lilly Lutz had three aces, while Ally Peterson, Rachel McBride, and Peyton O'Brien each had two aces.Â
- Rachel McBride has eclipsed double-digit digs in each of her first three matches, and is currently ninth in the MVC in digs (39)Â
- Peyton O'Brien, a sophomore in her first season at Belmont after transferring from Syracuse, split time at setter with freshman Lilly Lutz in the last two matches. O'Brien currently ranks ninth in the MVC in assists per set (6.83)Â
- Brooke Gilleland collected the third-most kills of any Bruin in Atlanta (22), with the freshman chipping in 12 important kills in Saturday's winÂ
About the BisonsÂ
- Lipscomb opened their season on Friday against No. 14 Stanford, falling 3-0 at Allen ArenaÂ
- The Bisons picked up their first win of the season on Sunday at home, sweeping Tennessee State, 25-15, 25-15, 25-19Â
- Lipscomb returns two players who collected over 200 kills last year in middle blocker Meg Mersman (262) and outside hitter Addi Pelham (203)Â
- Middle blocker Kailee Bass spent four years with the Bruins, playing in 67 matches over three seasons, and finishing in the top eight in the OVC in blocks during the 2021 season. After graduating from Belmont last year, Bass is now a graduate student at Lipscomb.Â
- Lipscomb went 14-13 last season, including 11-5 in ASUN playÂ
- The Bisons were picked to finish fourth in the 2022 Preseason ASUN Coaches PollÂ
- Head coach Brandon Rosenthal enters his 20th season as the head coach at LipscombÂ
Series HistoryÂ
- Belmont leads the all-time series, 26-19Â
- Lipscomb swept last season's matchup in Allen Arena, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20Â
- The Bisons have won eight in a row in the seriesÂ
- From 2006 to 2011, the Bisons and Bruins met in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament each year, with the winner of the matchup going on to win the tournament championship (Belmont in 2006 and 2008, Lipscomb in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011)Â
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