Mountain East Conference · 2026 season
West Virginia State
7–9
Overall
3–3
MEC
.155
Hitting % · 204th in D2
.209
Opponents hit · 210th in D2
209
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Atlantic seed 8.0
Projected Atlantic seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. Fairmont St. 17–4
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 set1.92 · 73rd in D2
- Point-scoring %47.0% · 74th in D2
- Service errors per set1.78 · 77th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Opponent hitting %.209 · 210th in D2
- Hitting %.155 · 204th in D2
- Reception error %9.5% · 198th 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 | Audrey Buck | S | 63 | 16 | 43 | 0.25 | .326 | 4.11 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 1.56 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Rowe Tapley | L/DS | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.03 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.42 |
| 3 | Maya Vilmar | OPP | 46 | 88 | 267 | 1.91 | .172 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 2.18 |
| 4 | Lilly Adkins | L/DS | 62 | 1 | 14 | 0.02 | .071 | 1.02 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 4.6557th D2 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Carmen Perez | OH | 63 | 159 | 503 | 2.52 | .207 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 3.46 | 2.99 |
| 6 | Deniz Akgul | OPP | 45 | 81 | 253 | 1.80 | .138 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 2.14 |
| 7 | Kiela Sanger | L/DS | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | .500 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.18 |
| 8 | Kaylee Caruthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 9 | Jillian Yost | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
| 10 | Ahaziah Smith | OPP | 29 | 29 | 89 | 1.00 | .000 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Gabrielle Elliott | OH | 46 | 97 | 361 | 2.11 | .080 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 1.15 | 2.34 |
| 13 | Giatta Iquinto | OH | 35 | 41 | 144 | 1.17 | .049 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 1.80 | 1.47 |
| 14 | Inka Susanna Oksanen | MB | 42 | 55 | 168 | 1.31 | .119 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 1.55 |
| 16 | Daneya Morgan | OH | 18 | 26 | 71 | 1.44 | .197 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Marcelina Pyka | MB | 42 | 71 | 145 | 1.69 | .359 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 0.12 | 2.14 |
| 18 | Kelsey McKeehan | S | 63 | 1 | 15 | 0.02 | -.133 | 5.43 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 1.46 | 0.29 |
| 19 | Baylee Smith | MB | 13 | 16 | 41 | 1.23 | .146 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 1.81 |
| 21 | Milena Jansson | MB | 52 | 66 | 187 | 1.27 | .182 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.33 | 1.76 |
| 23 | Jocie Harris | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0.60 | -.118 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.70 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won52.5% of 179
- Sideout %60.0% · all rallies 56.3%
- Point-scoring %44.7% · all rallies 47.0%
- Late kills–errorsPerez 13–1 · Akgul 11–2 · Vilmar 10–3 · Oksanen 4–0 · Pyka 4–1 · Buck 3–0 · Iquinto 2–2 · Jansson 3–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run9 straight · 25–12 in set 3 vs. Jefferson 08/28
- Longest run against9 straight · 22–25 in set 1 vs. Roosevelt 09/04
- Sets with a 5-point run19 for · 18 against · of 63
- Comeback setsdown 6, won 29–27 in set 2 vs. Shawnee State 09/30
down 5, won 25–23 in set 4 vs. Jefferson 08/28 - Leads lostup 7, lost 25–27 in set 3 vs. Concord 09/22
up 6, lost 24–26 in set 3 vs. Millersville 08/29
up 6, lost 23–25 in set 4 vs. Clarion 09/12
West Virginia St. news
- WVSU falls to UC in four setsOct 6
- Yellow Jackets sweep Bobcats at homeOct 2
- Yellow Jackets earn four-set victory over BearsSep 30
- Yellow Jackets earn road sweep over PioneersSep 25
- Yellow Jackets fall to Mountain Lions in four setsSep 22
Headlines from West Virginia St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Jefferson | 13–5 | W 3–1 25-23, 19-25, 25-12, 25-23 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  West Chester | 8–11 | W 3–2 12-25, 25-20, 25-14, 17-25, 15-12 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Millersville | 4–12 | W 3–1 25-16, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Young Harris | 7–10 | L 2–3 25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 18-25, 11-15 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Roosevelt | 5–10 | W 3–2 22-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-8 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Shepherd | 15–2 | L 0–3 12-25, 19-25, 12-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Gannon | 14–3 | L 0–3 16-25, 18-25, 22-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Shippensburg | 12–6 | L 0–3 22-25, 15-25, 16-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Clarion | 12–5 | L 2–3 8-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 12-15 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  California (PA) | 6–13 | L 0–3 9-25, 15-25, 15-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Wheeling MEC | 11–6 | L 2–3 23-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 7-15 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs.  Concord MEC | 13–7 | L 1–3 15-25, 25-21, 25-27, 18-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Glenville St. MEC | 9–9 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-11, 26-24 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | vs. Shawnee State MEC | 13–25 | W 3–1 25-19, 29-27, 20-25, 26-24 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs.  West Va. Wesleyan MEC | 7–12 | W 3–0 25-11, 27-25, 25-17 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs.  Charleston (WV) MEC | 10–9 | L 1–3 15-25, 25-17, 22-25, 28-30 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Fairmont St. MEC | 17–4 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 6% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Frostburg St. MEC | 5–11 | Oct 10, 4:00 PM CT 76% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at  Davis & Elkins MEC | 0–20 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 96% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at  Point Park MEC | 5–11 | Oct 17, 12:00 PM CT 84% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at Concord MEC | 13–7 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 17% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Glenville St. MEC | 9–9 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 55% |
| Mon, Nov 2 | at West Va. Wesleyan MEC | 7–12 | Nov 2, 6:00 PM CT 65% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | at Charleston (WV) MEC | 10–9 | Nov 5, 6:00 PM CT 38% |