WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary volleyball (11-9, 6-4 CAA) returns to Kaplan Arena to kick off the W&M Homecoming festivities. For the first time in over a decade, Tribe Volleyball will play at home for homecoming weekend.
With a pair of 7 p.m. matches against North Carolina A&T on Thursday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 20, volleyball joins Tribe women's soccer as the first home athletics events of homecoming week.
A full schedule of W&M Athletics events can be found here.
In addition to the two matches, volleyball student-athletes, staff and alumni welcome fans to participate in a schedule of events including tailgates and post-match dinner, celebrating Tribe volleyball's return to Kaplan for homecoming.
To register for Alumni Reunion Weekend events, RSVP here.
| Match Information (Match 21-22) |
| Opponent |
North Carolina A&T |
| Date/Time |
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19th | 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20th |
| Location |
Williamsburg, Va. – Kaplan Arena |
| Live Stats |
Saturday | Sunday |
All W&M home volleyball events have free admission to Kaplan Arena.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
William & Mary Athletics, in conjunction with the William & Mary Police Department, has implemented a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into W&M Athletics facilities during the 2023-24 year, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at
TribeAtheltics.com.
HOME FOR HOMECOMING
For the first time in over a decade, Tribe volleyball is home at Kaplan Arena for William & Mary Homecoming and Alumni Reunion weekend. Friday's match will feature W&M volleyball alumni recognition as the team invites fans to participate in a schedule of homecoming events during the weekend.
HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE
The Tribe is undefeated at home, sweeping Charleston and Elon in their first two weekends at Kaplan Arena. The Green and Gold prevailed in a pair of five-set thrillers over Charleston in an exciting home-opening weekend in mid-September and dropped only one set to the Phoenix in their first home matches of October.
Heading into the weekend, volleyball looks to return to the win column and continue in its winning ways at home.
LEAGUE LEADER
Continuing her dominance on the attack,
Olivia Esposito leads the league in hitting percentage for the second consecutive week with her .401 mark. She ranks No. 25 nationally in the statistic, earning a NCAA top-50 ranking for the second consecutive week in both hitting percentage and blocks per set (1.29).
MILESTONE MARKERS
Coach
Ryan Adams secured career win No. 49 with the Tribe's 11
th win of the season against Elon.
W&M's next win will mark Adams' 12
th at the helm of the Tribe and the 50
th of his career. The Tribe's next win will also match 2022 for the most single-season victories since the team had 13 in 2012, and the next CAA win will pass 2022 and 2013's 6-win mark as the most in a single season since 2009 (10).
MEET THE OPPONENT
NC A&T has a 7-11 overall record and is 5-5 in the CAA in 2023. After sweeping Elon last weekend on the road and taking a win over Hofstra at home the week prior, the Aggies arrive to W&M with a three-game win streak.
Aggies' outside hitter Naiya Sawtelle leads the CAA in attacks per set, kills, kills per set, points and points per set. The junior is ranked in the top 50 nationally in all but attacks per set.
The Tribe leads the all-time series 5-2, in a matchup that first occurred in 1982. As the Aggies are a newer addition to the CAA, the Tribe have only met NC A&T as conference opponents once, splitting a pair of matches in Greensboro, N.C., in 2022. The teams have played twice in Williamsburg, in 2002 and 2003, and each took one win.
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