Northeast-10 Conference · 2026 season
Bentley
13–6
Overall
4–0
NE10
.218
Hitting % · 70th in D2
.166
Opponents hit · 87th in D2
148
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected East seed 2.9
Projected East seed 2.9
Next · Sat, Oct 10, 12:00 PM CT
vs. Pace 7–7
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Aces per set2.09 · 41st in D2
- Hitting %.218 · 70th in D2
- Point-scoring %47.0% · 76th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set3.37 · 280th in D2
- Digs per set12.54 · 266th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Elliet Manning | S | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0.03 | .250 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| 2 | Tory Vitko | S | 70 | 40 | 138 | 0.57 | .232 | 9.2144th D2 | 0.21 | 0.54 | 2.00 | 1.09 |
| 3 | Karina May | L/DS | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0.06 | .286 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.35 |
| 4 | Olivia Alicante | OH | 32 | 35 | 134 | 1.09 | .104 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Aria Birdsong | OH | 15 | 10 | 39 | 0.67 | .051 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.83 |
| 6 | Sophia Poehlein | OH | 69 | 223 | 592 | 3.2397th D2 | .247 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 1.84 | 3.66100th D2 |
| 7 | Makayla Kuykendall | L/DS | 70 | 2 | 22 | 0.03 | .000 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 1.97 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Sofia Zingariello | L/DS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Eva Harvey | MB | 16 | 10 | 36 | 0.63 | .111 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.72 |
| 10 | Lulu Pavan | OH | 61 | 172 | 450 | 2.82 | .216 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 3.00 |
| 11 | Lauren Hallas | S | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | -.250 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 1.03 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Sasha Luzina | OH | 65 | 1 | 13 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.77 | 0.4668th D2 | 0.00 | 3.11 | 0.48 |
| 13 | Aaliyah Price-Gooden | MB | 56 | 90 | 211 | 1.61 | .199 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.0742nd D2 | 0.18 | 2.26 |
| 14 | Julia Kleinle | MB | 53 | 80 | 190 | 1.51 | .353 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Yasmin Tonon | OH | 56 | 84 | 226 | 1.50 | .186 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 1.05 | 2.01 |
| 18 | Katelyn Rutledge | OPP | 34 | 55 | 160 | 1.62 | .200 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 1.79 |
| 20 | Elena Coban | MB | 32 | 37 | 91 | 1.16 | .275 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.25 | 1.70 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won53.7% of 175
- Sideout %58.0% · all rallies 56.5%
- Point-scoring %50.0% · all rallies 47.0%
- Late kills–errorsPavan 17–3 · Poehlein 14–1 · Price-Gooden 7–1 · Kleinle 5–0 · Tonon 5–3 · Rutledge 2–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 25–10 in set 3 vs. Angelo St. 09/04
- Longest run against10 straight · 7–25 in set 1 vs. Lynn 08/29
- Sets with a 5-point run29 for · 23 against · of 70
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 25–20 in set 3 vs. Molloy 09/12
down 5, won 25–20 in set 3 vs. Monroe 09/25
down 5, won 25–23 in set 4 vs. Monroe 09/25 - Leads lostup 7, lost 22–24 in set 2 vs. Adelphi 10/03
up 5, lost 22–25 in set 4 vs. D'Youville 09/12
Bentley news
- Poehlein goes for 22 kills, Vitko totals 40 assists in road win at AICOct 6
- A top rivalry opens its 2026 chapter Tuesday night in SpringfieldOct 5
- Vitko, Tonon earn NE10 weekly honorsOct 5
- Poehlein totals 20 kills, Falcons beat Adelphi in NE10 openerOct 3
- Bentley takes 10-match winning streak into NE10 season, hosts Adelphi SaturdayOct 2
Headlines from Bentley athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs.  Grand Valley St. | 14–3 | L 0–3 23-25, 22-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Central Mo. | 11–8 | W 3–2 13-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 15-12 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Barry | 11–2 | L 0–3 16-25, 16-25, 20-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Lynn | 15–2 | L 0–3 7-25, 12-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Angelo St. | 17–1 | L 1–3 25-19, 23-25, 10-25, 17-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  MSU Denver | 10–6 | L 0–3 23-25, 19-25, 15-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Palm Beach Atl. | 9–9 | L 2–3 26-24, 25-27, 25-21, 19-25, 13-15 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Regis (CO) | 2–15 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-20, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Felician | 12–8 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Bridgeport | 6–11 | W 3–1 21-25, 25-18, 25-12, 30-28 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  D'Youville | 8–9 | W 3–2 25-27, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Molloy | 6–9 | W 3–1 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | at  Mercy | 13–1 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-20, 25-17 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs. Bridgeport | 6–11 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-16, 25-19 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs. Monroe | 13–25 | W 3–1 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Saint Anselm NE10 | 11–5 | W 3–1 18-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-11 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | at  Assumption NE10 | 5–12 | W 3–0 25-18, 28-26, 25-18 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs.  Adelphi NE10 | 10–9 | W 3–1 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 25-11 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | at  American Int'l NE10 | 16–2 | W 3–1 25-20, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Pace NE10 | 7–7 | Oct 10, 12:00 PM CT 96% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  Southern Conn. St. NE10 | 12–5 | Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 54% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs. Assumption NE10 | 5–12 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Saint Anselm NE10 | 11–5 | Oct 24, 1:00 PM CT 80% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs.  Franklin Pierce NE10 | 6–10 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 95% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs.  Saint Michael's NE10 | 3–11 | Oct 31, 12:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at  Southern N.H. NE10 | 2–14 | Nov 7, 12:00 PM CT 99% |