South Atlantic Conference · 2026 season
UVA Wise
8–7
Overall
6–5
SAC
.217
Hitting % · 76th in D2
.196
Opponents hit · 176th in D2
125
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Southeast seed 7.4
Projected Southeast seed 7.4
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Newberry 11–7
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
- Service errors per set1.61 · 43rd in D2
- Assists per set12.15 · 52nd in D2
- Kills per set12.97 · 68th in D2
- Sideout %58.1% · 70th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.53 · 186th 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).
| 2 | Abigail Curtis | L/DS | 59 | 1 | 13 | 0.02 | .077 | 1.08 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 5.497th D2 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Maggy Sechrist | OH | 43 | 120 | 381 | 2.79 | .192 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 2.91 | 3.10 |
| 4 | Skye Williams | OH | 52 | 146 | 376 | 2.81 | .258 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 1.96 | 3.15 |
| 5 | Braelynn Williams | MB | 15 | 14 | 41 | 0.93 | .220 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.07 | 1.23 |
| 6 | August Betz | OH | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0.14 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Mia Poag | OH | 36 | 63 | 193 | 1.75 | .150 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1.31 | 2.14 |
| 8 | Lanie Malobabich | MB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Mia Bradley | OH | 28 | 17 | 47 | 0.61 | .277 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Annabelle Dowell | MB | 38 | 57 | 122 | 1.50 | .311 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 1.78 |
| 12 | Madilyn Pardue | S | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0.10 | .000 | 6.29 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Libby NIckels | L/DS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.15 |
| 14 | Riley Brandon | OH | 47 | 119 | 347 | 2.53 | .210 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.64 | 1.68 | 3.09 |
| 15 | Mable James | MB | 49 | 92 | 200 | 1.88 | .305 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.1623rd D2 | 0.24 | 2.58 |
| 17 | Isabella Baylor | OH | 27 | 54 | 179 | 2.00 | .056 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 1.63 | 2.22 |
| 18 | Serina Petersen | OH | 33 | 53 | 128 | 1.61 | .281 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 0.42 | 2.14 |
| 20 | Olivia Amos | S | 48 | 26 | 74 | 0.54 | .284 | 9.8528th D2 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 2.48 | 0.98 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won50.9% of 175
- Sideout %53.9% · all rallies 58.1%
- Point-scoring %47.7% · all rallies 44.5%
- Late kills–errorsSechrist 13–2 · Williams 10–2 · Poag 7–2 · Brandon 7–3 · James 5–1 · Dowell 4–3 · Petersen 4–3 · Baylor 3–6
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run6 straight · 25–23 in set 1 vs. Lee 08/28
- Longest run against10 straight · 14–25 in set 4 vs. Coker 09/10
- Sets with a 5-point run21 for · 18 against · of 59
- Comeback setsdown 10, won 26–24 in set 3 vs. Tusculum 09/26
down 6, won 25–22 in set 3 vs. Mars Hill 09/25
down 5, won 28–26 in set 2 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne 10/02 - Leads lostup 6, lost 23–25 in set 3 vs. Converse 08/29
up 6, lost 23–25 in set 2 vs. Carson-Newman 09/19
up 5, lost 16–18 in set 4 vs. Catawba 09/05
UVA Wise news
- Abigail Curtis Earns WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week HonorsOct 5
- UVA Wise Volleyball Crushes Catawba, 3-0Oct 3
- Highland Cavalier Volleyball Downs Lenoir-Rhyne in Straight Sets, 3-0Oct 2
- James's Career-High 15 Kills Help The Cavs Down Lees-McRae, 3-1Sep 29
- Tusculum Outlasts UVA Wise in Hard Fought 3-1 MatchSep 26
Headlines from UVA Wise athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Lee | 8–6 | L 1–3 25-23, 17-25, 16-25, 10-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Converse | 11–8 | L 2–3 18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 11-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Lander | 4–11 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-23, 27-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | L 1–3 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 19-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Catawba SAC | 9–6 | W 3–2 25-17, 13-25, 25-15, 24-26, 15-8 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs.  Coker SAC | 7–9 | W 3–2 25-20, 25-15, 20-25, 16-25, 15-12 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Wingate SAC | 10–7 | L 2–3 23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 11-25, 9-15 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-15, 25-12 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | L 2–3 19-25, 26-24, 25-21, 17-25, 20-22 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | L 0–3 17-25, 23-25, 16-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-19, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | L 1–3 22-25, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | at  Lees-McRae | 6–15 | W 3–1 23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | W 3–0 25-12, 28-26, 25-23 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs. Catawba SAC | 9–6 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-18, 25-10 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Newberry SAC | 11–7 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 40% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 11% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs. Converse | 11–8 | Oct 13, 6:00 PM CT 65% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs. Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 54% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | Oct 17, 1:00 PM CT 42% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | Oct 20, 5:00 PM CT 97% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Wingate SAC | 10–7 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 31% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Coker SAC | 7–9 | Oct 24, 1:00 PM CT 78% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 57% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 39% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. Newberry SAC | 11–7 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 52% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | Nov 7, 10:00 AM CT 17% |