SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant volleyball team prepares for their final road match of the season on Friday night, battling the Binghamton Bearcats in America East play.
Opponent: Binghamton (11-12, 5-3 America East)
Location: Events Center, Vestal, N.Y.
First Serve: 6:00 PM
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series History:
- Bryant is 6-6 against Binghamton.
- The Bulldogs swept the Bearcats in their first meeting back on October 12th in Smithfield. Arianna Ugolini recorded a game-high 12 kills and four service aces and Madison Koeller tallied a game-high 41 assists in the win. Nina Gavin chalked up a career-high 8 kills as well.
- Bryant fell to Binghamton on the road last season in four sets.
Bryant Notes and Notables:
- Bryant is the first team to clinch an America East Championship berth. They're tied for second place in the conference with UAlbany (5-3 AE) and Binghamton (5-3 AE).
- The Bulldogs split both matches at home this past weekend, defeating New Hampshire 3-1 on Friday and falling to UMBC 3-1 on Sunday.
- Bryant has won 11 out of their last 15 matches.
- The Bulldogs lead the America East in kills/set (13.13) and service aces/set (2.07).
- Arianna Ugolini posted back-to-back doubles, reaching nine this season. She recorded 13 kills and 15 digs against New Hampshire and 16 kills and 11 digs against UMBC. She ranks second in the America East in kills/set (3.86).
- Brookelyn Talmadge surpassed 500 career kills as a Bulldog over the weekend.
About the Bearcats:
- Binghamton has won four out of their last five matches after getting swept by Bryant. They're coming off back-to-back wins over UAlbany and NJIT.
- The Bearcats are 7-5 at home this season.
- Binghamton leads the conference in assists/set (11.94) and ranks second in kills/set (12.82).
- Viktoria Dimitrova earned America East player of the week honors, piling up a career-high 21 kills in a 3-1 win over UAlbany and adding 12 digs to record her third double-double of the season.
- Regan Kadel won America East setter of the week, tallying 52 assists against UAlbany and a career-high 60 assists in a 3-2 win over NJIT.
- Maya Coblentz-Brown collected America East rookie of the week honors. She recorded 29 kills over the weekend, averaging 3.22 kills/set. She finished the weekend with a .381 hitting percentage.
