Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · 2026 season
Winston-Salem
11–6
Overall
7–3
CIAA
.166
Hitting % · 184th in D2
.133
Opponents hit · 19th in D2
208
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Atlantic seed 8.0
Projected Atlantic seed 8.0
Next · Mon, Oct 12, 5:00 PM CT
at Bluefield St. 10–9
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
- Point-scoring %50.6% · 12th in D2
- Service errors per set1.37 · 16th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.133 · 19th in D2
- Digs per set16.48 · 56th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.44 · 227th in D2
- Assists per set10.39 · 186th in D2
- Hitting %.166 · 184th 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 | Zaria Keys | S | 55 | 18 | 76 | 0.33 | .197 | 5.64 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 1.96 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Celina Johnson | S | 56 | 15 | 64 | 0.27 | .141 | 4.05 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 1.14 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Tiffany Blakely | L/DS | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | -.400 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Tehani Moniz | OH | 27 | 13 | 57 | 0.48 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Amada Sawyer | S | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.50 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.06 |
| 7 | Kamiyah Wilson | MB | 62 | 89 | 238 | 1.44 | .223 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.9784th D2 | 0.61 | 2.24 |
| 9 | Aria Caldwell | OH | 62 | 92 | 316 | 1.48 | .111 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.56 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Skylar White | OH | 23 | 6 | 15 | 0.26 | .200 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.39 |
| 12 | Alyssa Noble | MB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | -.333 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Sarah Sanders | OH | 49 | 63 | 186 | 1.29 | .129 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 1.06 | 1.47 |
| 15 | Angelica Turnage | OH | 52 | 125 | 324 | 2.40 | .216 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 2.74 |
| 16 | Zoe Chesson | MB | 60 | 71 | 165 | 1.18 | .273 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 1.71 |
| 21 | Jewel Pitt | L/DS | 62 | 21 | 108 | 0.34 | .028 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 2.63 | 0.48 |
| 22 | Kalyn Cuthbertson | L/DS | 62 | 3 | 44 | 0.05 | .023 | 0.81 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 4.13 | 0.35 |
| 23 | Holiday Ellis | OH | 62 | 204 | 660 | 3.2986th D2 | .183 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 2.61 | 3.6698th D2 |
| 24 | Brie Young | L/DS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -1.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won57.1% of 147
- Sideout %66.2% · all rallies 55.3%
- Point-scoring %50.0% · all rallies 50.6%
- Late kills–errorsEllis 16–2 · Turnage 13–1 · Wilson 4–1 · Sanders 4–3 · Chesson 2–1 · Caldwell 2–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 25–11 in set 3 vs. Newberry 09/03
- Longest run against9 straight · 14–25 in set 4 vs. King (TN) 09/03
- Sets with a 5-point run36 for · 23 against · of 62
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 23–17 in set 4 vs. Shaw 10/02
down 7, won 24–20 in set 1 vs. Bowie St. 10/04
down 6, won 27–25 in set 3 vs. Erskine 08/28 - Leads lostup 9, lost 22–24 in set 4 vs. Fayetteville St. 09/21
up 9, lost 24–26 in set 4 vs. Bluefield St. 09/24
up 8, lost 24–26 in set 3 vs. Virginia St. 10/03
Winston-Salem news
- Volleyball Falls to Livingstone in Four SetsOct 8
- Rams Host Livingstone for CIAA Showdown on Greek NightOct 7
- Holiday Ellis Named CIAA Offensive Player of the WeekOct 7
- Rams Finish CIAA Round-Up #1 With 2-0 Sunday; Pitt Reaches 1,000 DigsOct 4
- WSSU Splits Day Two of CIAA Round-Up with Sweep of Lincoln (PA)Oct 3
Headlines from Winston-Salem athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Erskine | 4–15 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-12, 27-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Belmont Abbey | 9–8 | L 0–3 18-25, 22-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Davis & Elkins | 0–20 | W 3–0 26-24, 25-19, 25-15 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  King (TN) | 9–8 | L 1–3 22-25, 25-18, 15-25, 14-25 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Newberry | 11–7 | L 0–3 12-25, 20-25, 11-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Saint Anselm | 11–5 | W 3–0 30-28, 25-15, 25-19 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Emory & Henry | 1–15 | W 3–2 24-26, 25-19, 18-25, 25-16, 15-12 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | vs.  Fayetteville St. CIAA | 11–3 | L 2–3 16-25, 28-26, 28-26, 23-25, 6-15 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs.  Bluefield St. CIAA | 10–9 | W 3–2 25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 24-26, 16-14 |
| Mon, Sep 28 | at  Johnson C. Smith CIAA | 1–11 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Elizabeth City St. CIAA | 8–15 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Shaw CIAA | 6–13 | W 3–1 23-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-19 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs.  Lincoln (PA) CIAA | 1–16 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-8, 25-12 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Virginia St. CIAA | 12–7 | L 2–3 25-10, 10-25, 24-26, 25-18, 12-15 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | at  Bowie St. CIAA | 7–8 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-23, 25-17 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | at  Virginia Union CIAA | 5–10 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-8, 25-18 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs.  Livingstone CIAA | 14–5 | L 1–3 19-25, 25-16, 19-25, 23-25 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | at Bluefield St. CIAA | 10–9 | Oct 12, 5:00 PM CT 74% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at Shaw CIAA | 6–13 | Oct 16, 8:00 AM CT 82% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at Elizabeth City St. CIAA | 8–15 | Oct 16, 12:00 PM CT 69% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at Bowie St. CIAA | 7–8 | Oct 17, 8:00 AM CT 72% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at Virginia St. CIAA | 12–7 | Oct 17, 6:00 PM CT 53% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | at Lincoln (PA) CIAA | 1–16 | Oct 18, 12:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | at Virginia Union CIAA | 5–10 | Oct 18, 4:00 PM CT 98% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | at  Claflin CIAA | 9–12 | Oct 22, 5:00 PM CT 91% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | vs. Johnson C. Smith CIAA | 1–11 | Oct 26, 5:00 PM CT 99% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Livingstone CIAA | 14–5 | Oct 29, 5:00 PM CT 54% |
| Mon, Nov 2 | vs. Claflin CIAA | 9–12 | Nov 2, 5:00 PM CT 95% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | at Fayetteville St. CIAA | 11–3 | Nov 5, 5:00 PM CT 29% |