Head coach Ray Gooden predicts he needs four of his players to record kills in double-digits to be successful this weekend.

This feat was achieved last weekend when Kate McCullagh, Joelle Beisel, Amy Ward and Corinne Walsh helped lead the Huskies to a four-game win over Bowling Green.

Before last weekend, the last time it happened was Nov. 21, 2003.

The Huskies (9-9 overall, 2-2 MAC) will start off this weekend’s campaign at Central Michigan University (3-11, 0-4) tonight at 6 p.m., and will finish the road trip at Eastern Michigan University (9-5, 3-1) Saturday at 6 p.m.

The Huskies beat CMU at home earlier this year in five games.

In order to beat the Chippewas on their court, Ward – the sophomore outside hitter – feels the Huskies will have to take advantage of every break and limit those of the Chippewas.

“We have to take advantage of our opportunities,” the Sycamore native said. “We gave Central Michigan too many opportunities at home last time.”

Gooden believes his players will have to bring a stronger and more consistent game against CMU to leave their house with a win.

“We are going to have to play at a higher level than at home,” Gooden said. “It’s a tough task, but we can do it.”

The true test will come Saturday night, as the Huskies face off against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

The Eagles beat the Huskies’ earlier in the season in three games at home, including a 15-30 loss in game two of three.

“They beat us by outplaying us and out smarting us because of their experience,” the fourth-year coach said. “We have to be able to counter that with our talent and experience.”

The Huskies have plenty of talent as middle blocker McCullagh leads the nation in kills per game and libero Gina Guide is on pace to set the school record for digs per game.

“It is great to have those achievements because people are stepping up,” Gooden said. “It’s a great team effort though.”

Ward, who set new career-highs for kills every week in the past four weeks, attributes her success to her team, too.

“It’s what’s behind the play that leads to the kill,” Ward said. “The reason I’ve been more successful this year is because I have the team in my mind.”

“We don’t do it for ourselves,” middle blocker Walsh said. “We do it for the team.”

The senior sees the team has a lot of promise, and it just needs to learn to perform and finish better.

“We know what our potential is,” Walsh said. “We just need to execute.”