COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Blue Raider volleyball team concludes its four-match homestand this weekend with a pair of Mid-South Conference opponents from Tennessee. Lindsey Wilson, who is 6-0 at home this season and has won eight in-a-row, will host Bethel (Tenn.) on Friday before welcoming Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) on Saturday.

The Wildcats hold a 9-3 record but are coming off of a four-set loss to Cumberland (Tenn.) last Friday to even their conference mark at 1-1. Bethel's defense has been especially sharp, boasting the league's highest digs per set ratio. In fact, the Wildcats are one of two Mid-South schools with at least three individuals averaging three or more digs per set.

Outside hitter Dominika Skoneczna ranks second in the conference for kills per set at 3.68. The junior hit 0.224 in three matches against the Blue Raiders a season ago and produced the second-most digs and blocks.

Lindsey Wilson are winners of 10 of the last 12 meetings with Bethel, including last year's tournament quarterfinal in Bowling Green.

Freed-Hardeman enters the weekend on a two-match winning streak, defeating Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) and Williams Baptist (Ark.) last weekend. The Lions are winless in two Mid-South contests, hitting 0.105 to their opponents 0.257. Alanys Ruíz Rivera and Audrey Orton pace the Freed-Hardeman offense with 142 and 141 kills, respectively, while Charley Fulton's 267 total digs are fourth-most in the conference.

Actively, the Blue Raiders have won nine-straight against the Lions. Across two meetings last year, Lindsey Wilson outhit Freed-Hardeman 0.257 to 0.151.

Elisa Burzio was a major catalyst for the offense in those two matchups, churning out a 0.469 attack percentage with 15 kills and zero errors. This year, the senior is second on the team with 155 kills and has led the Blue Raiders in each of the last two matches on offense.

Defensively, Wiktoria Stankiewicz is averaging 18.2 digs per match over her last five appearances as she nears 500 for her career. Currently, the junior needs 66 digs to reach the milestone.

Both of this weekend's matches will be streamed live on the Lindsey Wilson Sports Network. Friday's coverage begins with the junior varsity match at 5 p.m. CST, followed by the varsity match at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, varsity opens at 11 a.m. CST, followed by junior varsity at 1 p.m. CST.