HIGH POINT, N.C. – After a four-set victory over Radford on Tuesday night, the High Point University volleyball team heads to Liberty for a crucial Big South contest on Saturday at 2 p.m..
 
Entering the weekend, the Panthers (18-8, 9-4) and the Flames (14-11, 9-4) are tied for the No. 2 spot in the conference standings. A win for either team on Saturday would go a long way towards earning the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, which gives the top two seeds a bye into the semifinals.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
• Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. | Lynchburg, Va. | Vines Center | Live Stats | Live Video
 
MATCH NOTES
• Junior Haley Barnes enters the weekend just 28 kills away from becoming the 10th member of HPU's Division I 1,000-kills club.
 
• On Tuesday, sophomore Jordan Hefner became the sixth Division I Panther to record 100 blocks in a season. With 103 on the year, Hefner needs just eight more to break the single-season record.
 
• Sophomore Molly Livingston boasts a .310 attack percentage on the year, which ranks second in the league and third in HPU's Division I era.
 
• Livingston's career attack percentage of .330 would be the best in HPU history by a .041 margin, however she needs 48 more attempts to qualify for the record.
 
• Behind the blocking prowess of Livingston and Hefner the Panthers are averaging 2.22 blocks per set. That number rates second in the conference behind Liberty, but would be the highest total in High Point history.
 
• Barnes has posted four straight double-doubles and is up to 15 on the year. The Neenah, Wis. native has produced 36 double-doubles in her career.
 
• Since 2003 the Flames own a 17-13 edge in the series with the Panthers owning a 3-10 record in their 13 trips to the Vines Center.
 
• In the first meeting of the year HPU earned a 3-1 win over Liberty behind 15 kills from sophomore Katie Tylman and a double-double from Barnes.
 
NEXT UP
The Purple & White wrap up the regular season in the Millis Center on Friday and Saturday against Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian.
 
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