South Atlantic Conference · 2026 season
Newberry
11–7
Overall
4–7
SAC
.178
Hitting % · 156th in D2
.144
Opponents hit · 42nd in D2
115
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Southeast seed 7.3
Projected Southeast seed 7.3
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. UVA Wise 8–7
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
- Digs per set18.27 · 6th in D2
- Service errors per set1.52 · 26th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.144 · 42nd in D2
- Reception error %6.8% · 54th in D2
Where they can be pushed
No category in the bottom third of 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 | Kate Gross | L/DS | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | -.333 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Maggie Helle | OH | 61 | 187 | 607 | 3.07 | .171 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 3.66 | 3.62 |
| 3 | Symone Wyatt | OH | 61 | 140 | 379 | 2.30 | .235 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 2.66 |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Clyburn | S | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.14 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Jana Price | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Hailey Clayworth | L/DS | 61 | 1 | 23 | 0.02 | .043 | 1.02 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 5.1818th D2 | 0.39 |
| 7 | Carley Raleigh | S | 58 | 7 | 53 | 0.12 | .057 | 5.67 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 1.97 | 0.48 |
| 8 | Taaj Rockman | MB | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Hope Adams | MB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Evie Paalman | OH | 41 | 97 | 320 | 2.37 | .175 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.39 | 3.07 | 2.74 |
| 11 | Emma Coffman | MB | 25 | 17 | 43 | 0.68 | .186 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.04 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Jemison Hawkins | L/DS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Preslee Quinn | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Zakhia Davenport | L/DS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Anna Schneider | OH | 37 | 61 | 237 | 1.65 | .101 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 2.68 | 1.92 |
| 16 | Lexi Duplessis | S | 58 | 7 | 42 | 0.12 | .071 | 4.10 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 1.57 | 0.44 |
| 17 | Alexa Dos santos | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Taylor Blandford | MB | 61 | 59 | 174 | 0.97 | .184 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.21 | 1.39 |
| 19 | D'Metria Jordan | MB | 44 | 45 | 132 | 1.02 | .144 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.27 | 1.45 |
| 20 | Damiah Polk | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Carole Ann Hussey | OH | 58 | 117 | 346 | 2.02 | .223 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 2.21 |
| 23 | Katelyn Long | OH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won48.2% of 139
- Sideout %57.9% · all rallies 56.8%
- Point-scoring %35.5% · all rallies 46.5%
- Late kills–errorsWyatt 10–2 · Helle 12–4 · Blandford 5–1 · Paalman 5–2 · Hussey 3–2 · Schneider 3–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 23–25 in set 1 vs. Lincoln Memorial 09/11
- Longest run against11 straight · 11–25 in set 3 vs. Winston-Salem 09/03
- Sets with a 5-point run21 for · 16 against · of 61
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 26–24 in set 2 vs. Tusculum 09/19
- Leads lostup 8, lost 23–25 in set 1 vs. Lincoln Memorial 10/02
up 5, lost 21–25 in set 2 vs. Lincoln Memorial 10/02
Newberry news
- Wolves Sweep Coker on The RoadOct 6
- Wolves fall to Carson-Newman on the RoadOct 3
- Wolves Fall to Lincoln Memorial in Three SetsOct 2
- Wolves Bounce Back With Road Win at CatawbaSep 26
- Wolves Battle Lenoir-Rhyne in Five-Set MatchSep 25
Headlines from Newberry athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Barton | 5–13 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-18, 25-14 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Elizabeth City St. | 8–15 | W 3–1 25-19, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at Barton | 5–13 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-20, 25-18 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs. Elizabeth City St. | 8–15 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-15, 25-21 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Winston-Salem | 11–6 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-20, 25-11 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  King (TN) | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-18, 28-26, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Saint Anselm | 11–5 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-17, 25-16 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | at  Wingate SAC | 10–7 | W 3–2 20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-12 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | L 1–3 23-25, 18-25, 25-18, 23-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | L 2–3 17-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-23, 14-16 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | L 1–3 25-16, 16-25, 24-26, 18-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | L 2–3 25-23, 27-25, 16-25, 17-25, 11-15 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | L 2–3 25-21, 28-30, 17-25, 25-22, 12-15 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Catawba SAC | 9–6 | W 3–1 22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | L 0–3 23-25, 21-25, 11-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | L 0–3 21-25, 24-26, 18-25 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | at  Coker SAC | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-17, 25-12 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 60% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs. Wingate SAC | 10–7 | Oct 16, 5:00 PM CT 45% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Coker SAC | 7–9 | Oct 17, 1:00 PM CT 88% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | Oct 20, 5:00 PM CT 12% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 60% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | Oct 24, 1:00 PM CT 43% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 49% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Catawba SAC | 9–6 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 85% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 48% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | Nov 7, 1:00 PM CT 98% |