Ella Wimsatt: The Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team has matched its best start ever at 10-0. Ella Wimsatt, the Captain of Orange’s 2023 Eastern Regional championship team, has already broken into the Bears’ regular rotation. On Tuesday, the Bears started its South Atlantic Conference schedule with a sweep of Newberry at Shuford Arena in Hickory. Wimsatt had nine digs and played in all three sets. Last weekend, the Bears won all four of its matches in the Mount Olive Invitational at Kornegay Arena, including handing Shaw University its first loss of the season. Lenoir-Rhyne swept Shaw 3-0. Wimsatt finished with a kill and seven digs. In her first weekend as a college player, Wimsatt played regularly as the Bears won all of its matches in the Fairmont State Volleyball Classic at Joe Retton Arena in Fairmont, WV. Wimsatt’s first game came in a sweep of Virginia Union, where she had a kill and three digs. On September 7 against Slippery Rock, Wimsatt had six kills, two aces and 19 digs. On Saturday, Lenoir-Rhyne will host a conference doubleheader against Mars Hill and UNC Pembroke.
Lottie Scully: The Binghamton Bearcats won the Rutgers Invitational at College Ave Gym in New Brunswick, NJ last week. Binghamton swept both of its matches, starting with a victory over Rutgers. Scully, the starting setter, finished with 23 assists and four digs. On September 13, Binghamton defeated VCU. Scully registered 21 assists and two digs. On Wednesday, Cornell defeated Binghamton 3-1. Scully finished with 28 assists, eight digs and one ace. Binghamton is 7-4 and will start play in the Rose Hill Classic in the Bronx, NY today against Fordham. They will face West Virginia on Saturday.
Cameron Lloyd: The Bucknell volleyball team has won eight in a row. Lloyd has overcome an oblique injury to continue with regular appearances for the Bison. She had eleven digs, one kill and two aces in a sweep of Niagara at the Gallagher Center in New York last Saturday. It was the last of three wins for Bucknell in the Western New York Invitational. Last Friday, Bucknell defeated Canisius 3-2 at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo. Lloyd had eleven digs, two kills and three aces. Also last Saturday, the Bison swept Youngstown State. Lloyd finished with seven kills, ten digs and two aces. The Bison will try to continue its winning streak against Holy Cross later tonight in its Patriot League opener.
Cameron Lanier: The Elon volleyball team won two of three matches in the Mercer Invitational in Macon GA last weekend. On Saturday, the Phoenix defeated Southern Miss 3-2 at Hawkins Arena. Lanier had 15 kills and four digs. She also had a block on match point. Last Friday, the Phoenix defeated Presbyterian 3-2. Lanier finished with 13 kills and four digs. Mercer swept the Phoenix last Friday. So far this season, Lanier has 73 kills over 27 sets. Elon is 6-5 and will face the College of Charleston to start Coastal Athletic Association play on Saturday.
Anaya Carter: Division II UNC Pembroke dropped its Conference Carolinas opener to North Greenville 3-0 at Hayes Gymnasium in Tigerville, SC on Wednesday. Carter played in two sets and finished with two digs. UNCP went all the way to Alaska for the Denali State Ice Block Classic in Fairbanks, AK on September 12-14. In four matches, the Braves only win came against Felician 3-1. Carter started and had eight digs and an ace. UNC Pembroke is 2-6.
Julie Altieri: The Division III Salisbury Gulls dropped two of three matches in the Randolph-Macon Tournament in Ashland, VA last weekend. The Gulls only victory came against Randolph-Macon by a 3-1 score. Altieri had her fifth double-double of the season with 24 assists and eleven digs with three kills. Against Washington & Lee, Altieri had 38 assists, ten digs, four kills and four aces. Salisbury is 8-2 and will open Coast-to-Coast Conference action against Mary Washington on Friday (today) at the Maggs Physical Activities Center in Maryland. So far in her sophomore season, Altieri had 302 assists over ten matches with 84 digs and 40 kills.
Melissa Benkowitz: Franklin & Marshall is 9-1 and have won eight in a row. Last Saturday, the Diplomats swept a doubleheader by beating Clarkson and Montclair State. In a sweep of Clarkson, Benkowitz started the match with three consecutive aces. She finished with four kills, eleven digs and five aces. Franklin & Marshall also swept Montclair State at the Mayser Center in Lancaster, PA. Benkowitz led the Diplomats with eleven kills and a team-best ten digs.
Allie Wilkerson: Division III Averett University defeated won its Old Dominion Athletic Conference opener by sweeping Guilford College at the Stuart James Grant Center in Danville, VA on Wednesday. Wilkerson, a sophomore, tied for the team lead with ten kills. Averett is 4-7 overall. Wilkerson is second on the team with 74 kills.