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The High Point University volleyball team will travel to Huntington, W.Va. this weekend for the Thunder Invitational hosted by Marshall. The Panthers will face Cleveland State and Hofstra as well as host-Marshall.
HPU will kick off the tournament Friday at 4:30 p.m. when they face Cleveland State. The Vikings are 3-0 this season after winning the East Carolina Classic last weekend. Sophomore Kara Koch was named the MVP of the East Carolina Classic after averaging 4 kills and 2 digs per set.
The Panthers will play twice on Saturday, taking on Marshall at 1 p.m. and Hofstra at 5 p.m. Marshall went 0-3 to open the season at the Shamrock hosted by Notre Dame. When the Thundering Herd came to High Point last season they topped HPU in the final of the HPU Classic 3-0.
Hoftra went 1-3 in the first week of the season, losing all three games in their home tournament before beating Iona 3-0 in a midweek match.
The Panthers are 2-2 this season, with wins over UNC Wilmington and North Carolina A&T. Senior captain
Megan Smith (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) leads the team with 51 kills (3.92 per set) and has had three double-doubles already this season. Senior captain
Audie Gonzalez (Peoria, Ariz./Peoria) is averaging 1.92 kills and 3.62 digs per set and Julie Herskowitz leads the team with 4.79 digs per set.