Gulf South Conference · 2026 season
Valdosta State
11–8
Overall
5–2
GSC
.165
Hitting % · 186th in D2
.151
Opponents hit · 58th in D2
135
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected South seed 7.8
Projected South seed 7.8
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT
vs. Montevallo 11–6
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 set19.65 · 2nd in D2
- Reception error %6.6% · 40th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.151 · 58th in D2
- Point-scoring %46.9% · 79th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Blocks per set1.57 · 191st in D2
- Hitting %.165 · 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).
| 1 | Maddie Goodwin | OH | 59 | 86 | 314 | 1.46 | .092 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Madison Kilmer | MB | 28 | 56 | 141 | 2.00 | .248 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 2.55 |
| 2 | Maddie Kilmer | MB | 38 | 83 | 198 | 2.18 | .187 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 2.61 |
| 3 | Niah Redmond | OH | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0.17 | .400 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| 4 | Mia Verger | L/DS | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Aubrie Arnold | L/DS | 39 | 1 | 10 | 0.03 | .100 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.72 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Eimy Negron Domenech | L/DS | 67 | 7 | 83 | 0.10 | .036 | 1.48 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 5.604th D2 | 0.42 |
| 9 | Kinsley Timmons | OH | 68 | 99 | 252 | 1.46 | .250 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.35 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Hailey Holder | L/DS | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Addison Cooley | L/DS | 42 | 3 | 8 | 0.07 | .250 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Ava Keuntjes | L/DS | 55 | 3 | 17 | 0.05 | .118 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Eva LaRochelle | OH | 66 | 186 | 612 | 2.82 | .165 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 2.33 | 3.15 |
| 17 | Asia Montagnani | OH | 40 | 60 | 215 | 1.50 | .102 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.30 | 0.63 | 1.73 |
| 20 | Peyton Mikles | S | 34 | 5 | 20 | 0.15 | .200 | 2.44 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.21 |
| 21 | Paola Aviles | MB | 37 | 87 | 243 | 2.35 | .206 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 2.85 |
| 21 | Paola Aviles Morales | MB | 18 | 31 | 85 | 1.72 | .271 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.61 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Camryn Childers | OH | 55 | 91 | 311 | 1.65 | .090 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 1.70 |
| 23 | Kaylie McKinney | MB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0.27 | .400 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.45 |
| 24 | Avery Mullins | S | 67 | 54 | 187 | 0.81 | .230 | 7.3391st D2 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 3.01 | 1.08 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won49.2% of 177
- Sideout %55.2% · all rallies 56.2%
- Point-scoring %40.5% · all rallies 46.9%
- Late kills–errorsLaRochelle 15–4 · Kilmer 9–4 · Goodwin 8–3 · Morales 5–0 · Montagnani 4–1 · Aviles 4–2 · Mullins 2–1 · Timmons 3–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run25 straight · 25–2 in set 3 vs. Paine 09/12
- Longest run against12 straight · 10–25 in set 4 vs. Saint Leo 09/05
- Sets with a 5-point run27 for · 29 against · of 68
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 25–22 in set 2 vs. Maryville (MO) 09/04
down 5, won 25–22 in set 3 vs. AUM 09/22 - Leads lostup 5, lost 19–25 in set 3 vs. USC Aiken 08/28
up 5, lost 22–25 in set 3 vs. Trevecca Nazarene 09/19
Valdosta St. news
- Blazers Ready for Home Weekend Against Montevallo and UAHOct 8
- Volleyball Announces Schedule ChangeOct 7
- Blazers Battle Past Union for Back-to-Back Road SweepsOct 3
- Blazers Stay Hot with Sweep Against Christian BrothersOct 2
- Blazers Begin Two Match Road WeekendOct 1
Headlines from Valdosta St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at | 12–3 | L 0–3 15-25, 12-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at | 13–5 | L 2–3 25-18, 26-24, 21-25, 20-25, 10-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at | 5–13 | W 3–2 25-27, 25-18, 25-16, 27-29, 15-13 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at | 6–15 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-23, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at | 8–9 | L 1–3 25-22, 22-25, 15-25, 21-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at | 16–2 | L 1–3 19-25, 17-25, 25-22, 22-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at | 5–12 | W 3–1 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-10 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs. | 10–5 | L 1–3 22-25, 26-24, 12-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs. | 4–11 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-18, 25-20 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs. | 0–6 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-7, 25-2 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs. | 9–8 | L 0–3 21-25, 10-25, 23-25 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | at | 2–16 | W 3–0 25-11, 25-19, 25-16 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs. | 8–6 | L 1–3 25-20, 16-25, 23-25, 16-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs. | 9–8 | W 3–1 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs. | 2–16 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-19, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at | 6–13 | W 3–1 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-16 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at | 19–2 | L 0–3 22-25, 20-25, 20-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at | 5–14 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at | 5–14 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-18, 25-21 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs. | 11–6 | Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 61% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs. | 14–2 | Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 25% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at | 9–8 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 44% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at | 8–6 | Oct 17, 1:00 PM CT 39% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at | 2–16 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 98% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs. | 19–2 | Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 40% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. | 6–13 | Oct 24 61% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. | 5–14 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 96% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. | 5–14 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 88% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at | 14–2 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 17% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at | 11–6 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 49% |