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Volleyball Season Begins with Program’s First Trip to Utah

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Match Information (2024 W-L)

Navy (7-18 / 7-9 Patriot League) vs. Boise State (19-10 / 10-8 Mountain West Conference)
Friday, Aug. 29 • Noon ET / UCCU Center • Orem, Utah
Series – First Meeting / Last Match – None
Live Video – YouTube

Navy (7-18 / 7-9 Patriot League) at Utah Valley (21-11 / 10-6 Western Athletic Conference)

Friday, Aug. 29 • 9 p.m. ET / UCCU Center • Orem, Utah

* Utah Valley will play Montana (Friday) prior to playing Navy

Series – Navy leads, 1-0 / Last Match – Navy, 3-0 (Sept. 1, 2023 / Annapolis, Md.)

Live Video – ESPN+

Navy (7-18 / 7-9 Patriot League) vs. Montana (10-17 / 5-11 Big Sky Conference)

Saturday, Aug. 30 • 2 p.m. ET / UCCU Center • Orem, Utah

* Montana will play Utah Valley (Friday) and Boise State (Friday) prior to playing Navy

Series – First Meeting / Last Match – None

Live Video – YouTube

The Week Ahead

•    The Navy volleyball team opens its 2025 campaign this weekend when it plays three matches at the Utah Valley Invite in Orem, Utah.

•    The Mids will play Boise State Friday at noon ET, Utah Valley Friday at 9 p.m. ET and Montana Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.

•    The Navy-Utah Valley match will be streamed on ESPN+.  Navy’s additional two matches will be streamed through YouTube with a single stationary camera.

A Look Back at 2024

•    Navy entered the 2024 season ranked either eighth or ninth among the nine Patriot League teams in returning sets played, kills, assists, aces, digs and blocks.  No Mid had totaled either 10 kills in a match or 100 kills in a season.

•    That inexperience played out early in the year as the Mids began the season with a 0-13 record, which included three five-set losses in which the margin of defeat in each of the fifth sets was two points.

•    Navy used 19 different starting lineups a year ago, with 16 players starting at least one match.

•    The Mids used 12 different starting lineups during the 2024 league season, with 16 different players starting at least one match.

•    Navy had nine players make the first start of their respective careers last season.

•    Navy rebounded and posted a 7-5 record over the remainder of the season, including victories in its last three matches to end the campaign with an overall record of 7-18 and a Patriot League mark of 7-9.

2025 Preview

•    Unlike 2024 when the Mids did not return a starter from 2023, this year Navy returns all six starters from its 2024 season.

•    The Mids finished in seventh place in the nine-team 2025 Patriot League Preseason Poll.

Program History

•    The 2025 campaign will be Navy’s 49th as a varsity program.  

•    The Mids played the 1976 season –– the first year women were admitted to the USNA –– as a junior varsity team.  

•    Navy then competed on the AIAW / NCAA Division II level from 1977-90.  The Mids compiled a 377-211-6 record in those 14 seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1987 and ’88.

•    Navy was elevated to Division I starting with the 1991 season, which coincided with it joining the Patriot League.

Navy vs. Boise State

•    Friday’s match will be the first between Navy and Boise State.

•    Navy has posted a 5-12 record against current Mountain West Conference teams (4-12 vs. Air Force; 1-0 vs. San Diego State).

•    The Mids will play host to MWC-member Air Force Sept. 5 in Annapolis.

•    Boise State posted an overall record of 19-10 last season and placed sixth in the Mountain West with a record of 10-8.

•    The Broncs placed fifth in the 12-team 2025 Mountain West Preseason Poll.

Navy vs. Utah Valley

•    Navy defeated Utah Valley in the lone prior match played between the teams.  The Mids recorded a three-set victory (25-20, 25-22, 25-19) over the Wolverines on Sept. 1, 2023, in Annapolis.

•    Navy has three players on its roster who faced Utah Valley two years ago:

— Ally Alessio – 3 sets, 1 dig

— Paige Buzzerio – 2 sets, 0 kills

— Arleigh Hanson – 1 set, 0 assists

•    Utah Valley also returns three players who faced Navy:

— Lani Matavao – 3 sets, 8 digs

— Evalyn Chism – 3 sets, 9 assists, 2 digs

— Madi Standifird – 1 set

•    The only other match Navy has played against a current Western Athletic Conference team is Southern Utah.  The Thunderbirds defeated the Mids in 2014 in Annapolis.

•    The Wolverines tallied a 21-11 overall record last season and placed third in the WAC with a 10-6 record.

•    Utah Valley finished in first place in the seven-team 2025 Western Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.

Navy vs. Montana

•    Saturday’s match will be the first between Navy and Montana.  

•    The Mids have dropped all three prior matches they have played against teams currently in the Big Sky Conference (Sacramento State, 1993; Montana State, 1999; Northern Arizona, 2008).

•    Montana put together an overall record of 10-7 a year ago and finished Big Sky Conference play in ninth place with a 5-11 record.

•    The Grizzles placed ninth in the 10-team 2025 Big Sky Preseason Poll.

Up Next

•    Navy returns to Annapolis for the next three weekends of competition.

•    The Mids will play host to Air Force, George Mason and Wake Forest Sept. 5-7 during the 14th edition of the Kristen Dickmann Invitational.

•    Navy returns to the Wesley A. Brown Field House Sept. 12-13 when it welcomes Gardner-Webb, Hampton and Le Moyne.

•    The Mids then open Patriot League play at home Sept. 19 against Army in the Star Match and Sept. 20 against Holy Cross.

Navy Out West a Rarity

•    The Mids do not venture west of the Mississippi River too often.

•    This will be Navy’s ninth trip west of the Mighty Miss.  Four of those previous trips were to Air Force.

Navy’s Match Sites West of the Mississippi River

1984, 1997, 2003, 2005 – Colorado Springs, Colo.

2001 – Fairbanks, Alaska

2008 – Flagstaff, Ariz.

2018 – Denver, Colo.

2023 – La Jolla, Calif.

2025 – Orem, Utah

First Set Key

•    Navy has posted a 46-4 match record when it wins the first set and an 8-49 record when it loses the opening frame since the start of the 2021 season.

Defense Wins

•    Navy has compiled a 37-13 record when it snares more digs than its opponents since the start of the 2021 season.  The Mids have tallied a 14-36 record when being outdug and a 3-3 record when they tie their foes in digs in this span.

 

Five-Set Matches

•    Navy played 20 five-set matches during the 2022 (8), 2023 (7) and 2024 (5) seasons.  This includes 16 such matches against Patriot League foes during the regular season.

•    During the rally scoring era (since 2001), Navy also played 20 five-set matches over the 2005-07 and 2017-19 seasons.

•    The Mids have played 38 five-set matches under Paco Labrador (2018-24).

Navy in Wes B.

•    The Wesley A. Brown Field House has served as the primary home for the Navy volleyball team since the start of the 2008 season.

•    The Mids have compiled a 91-80 record in the facility, which includes a 42-25 record under head coach Paco Labrador.  

•    Additionally, Navy has registered a 73-48 record in Patriot League regular season matches played in the facility.  The Mids have posted a 34-15 league regular season record under Labrador in the building.

•    The late Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown (’49) was the first African-American graduate of the USNA.

Double-Doubles

•    Arleigh Hanson registered 10 assist-dig double-doubles during the 2024 season.  That tied her for sixth place for the most by a Mid during a rally scoring season.

Eike as Freshman

•    Farrah Eike earned Second-Team All-Patriot League accolades as a freshman during the 2024 season when she led the Mids in both kills (168) and kills per set (2.67 kps).

•    She became the fifth freshman to lead Navy in both statistical categories on the Division I level and just the third to do so during the rally scoring era.

Freshmen to Lead Navy in Kills and Kills Per Set (Since 1991)

1992 – Jennifer Meininger

1996 – Rachel Shropa

2001 – Ashley Van Hartesvelt

2010 – Erin Fortner

2024 – Farrah Eike

 



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Kentucky vs. Texas A&M: Time, TV channel, preview for DI women’s volleyball championship

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From the 64 teams selected to compete in the NCAA DI women’s volleyball tournament, just No. 1 Kentucky and No. 3 Texas A&M remain. Reaching the national championship is no small feat, from Dec. 4 all the way to Dec. 18, these two programs have battled to etch their names into history. 

Let’s take a look on how the Wildcats and the Aggies punched their tickets to the national final. 

No. 1 Kentucky ROUND NO. 3 TEXAS A&M
Def. Wofford, 3-0 First Def. Campbell, 3-0
Def. UCLA, 3-1 Second Def. No. 6 TCU, 3-0 
Def. Cal Poly, 3-0 Regional semifinals Def. No. 2 Louisville, 3-2
Def. No. 3 Creighton, 3-0 Regional finals Def. No. 1 Nebraska, 3-2
Def. No. 3 Wisconsin, 3-2 National semifinals Def. No. 1 Pitt, 3-0

👉 Check out the full schedule, scores from the 2025 women’s volleyball tournament

No. 1 Kentucky (30-2)

Big Blue fought for a dramatic five-setter victory over No. 3 Wisconsin to earn its second ever national championship appearance and first since their 2021 national title. The Badgers seemed to have all control after a Set 1 25-12 victory, but Kentucky wouldn’t be denied. Eva Hudson was on fire, accruing 29 kills on .455 hitting, while Molly Tuozzo’s back-court defense—with 17 critical digs—fought off a career night from Mimi Colyer. 

No. 3 Texas A&M (28-4)

The Aggies knocked off No. 1 Pitt in three straight sets, continuing their historic season by earning the program’s first-ever national championship appearance. Kyndal Stowers powered the Maroon and White with 16 kills on .433 hitting while setter Maddie Waak orchestrated her balanced offense to an impressive .382 clip, with four different Aggies earning at least eight put-aways. 

Both programs are heating up at just the right time, priming Sunday’s matchup to be an intense face-off between SEC foes. Make sure to  follow the action here on NCAA.com at 3:30 p.m. ET. 



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Catie Riley – Assistant Track & Field Distance Coach – Men’s Track and Field (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps) Coaches

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Catie Riley ’21 joined the Colby Track & Field coaching staff as an Assistant Coach to start the 2021-22 academic year. 

“Colby is extremely excited to keep Catie in Waterville so soon after graduation,” said Head Cross Country Coach Jared Beers ’01. “Catie had so much positive impact in the team as a student athlete, I cannot wait for her to build upon that as a coach.”

During her four years at Colby, Riley competed for the Cross Country and Track & Field teams. In Cross Country she posted a personal best of 23:44 for the 6000m and finished as one of the team’s top-five runners in her junior and senior years. In Track & Field, she focused on the 5000m (personal best 18:53), the 3000m (11:04), and the 3000m steeplechase (12:29).

“I feel so lucky to be able to come back to Colby as an assistant coach,” said Riley. “During my time as a student, Colby quickly became my second home and the team was like family to me. I feel so grateful to have this chance to further explore my passion for running and give back to this amazing program. The pandemic has made this opportunity all the more special as I get to spend one more year with my former teammates and coaches, cheering them on and supporting them. Everyone was extremely dedicated to training this past year and I am looking forward to seeing that hard work pay off in the upcoming season.”

Riley graduated with a double major in Biology and Government. Beyond Colby, she connected with the greater Waterville community by volunteering in the Emergency Department at MaineGeneral Hospital and working with the Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.



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Watch: 2025 Women’s Volleyball Season Recap

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women’s volleyball finished the 2025 season with an overall record 7-15, including going 6-8 in Ivy League play.  

The Crimson opened the season with a competitive nonconference slate and concluded it with a dominant 3-0 win over Stonehill.  The victory over the Skyhawks propelled Harvard into the Ivy League slate as it won two of the first three contests, defeating Dartmouth and Columbia in three sets. 

Harvard concluded its season in a similar fashion, recording two strong victories in the final three matches.  First, Harvard sent its seniors out a top, defeating Brown 3-0 in the last game at the Malkin Athletic Center.  The Crimson then closed out the year with a five-set thriller over the Penn Quakers in Philadelphia. 

Two Crimson student-athletes received All-Ivy honors following strong seasons on the court.  For the second year in a row Ryleigh Patterson received honorable mention All-Ivy honors.  Despite missing six matches in the middle of the season, Patterson made her mark with 113 kills, 56 blocks, and nine aces.  Sofia Rossi joined as another honorable mention All-Ivy honoree as she paced the Crimson’s offense with 238 kills in her first season.  The standout first-year also tallied 74 aces, 28 blocks, and 15 aces. 

At the conclusion of the 2025 season Harvard says goodbye to three seniors that have left their mark on the Crimson.  Brynne Faltinsky, Peyton Hollis, and Hannah Nguyen made tremendous impacts on and off the court during their four years in Cambridge.  The senior trio was instrumental in 37 victories and a 2023 trip to the Ivy League Tournament. 

Although the loss of the seniors will be felt, Harvard is poised for a strong season in 2026 as it returns the core of its lineup.  The Crimson will welcome back four of its top five attackers and its top four attackers from this past season.  Included in its returners will be three first-year’s from a season ago who all appeared and made noticeable contributions in each match. 

 



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VOLLEYBALL ADDS TRANSFER TO SPRING ROSTER

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BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team has announced the addition of Patrycja Labucka to its roster, beginning with the upcoming sprint semester. Labucka, a 6-foot-5-inch rightside, will join the Jackrabbits in January and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Labucka will transfer to SDSU after two seasons at Florida Southwestern State College, where she made two NJCAA national championship game appearances with the Buccaneers. The Bucs won the national title in 2024 and were the runner-up team in 2025. Labucka also helped FSW to multiple district championships and a state title during her time with the Buccaneers. Prior to her stint at FSW, Labucka spent one season at Middle Tennessee State, where she did not appear in any matches.

At home in Poland, Labucka was a member of the U16 Polish National Team. She also finished in the top-three at the Cadets Polish National Championship in three straight seasons from 2019-2021.

Labucka plans to major in entrepreneurship at SDSU.


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Track & Field Elite Prospect Camp Set for Jan. 11

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SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Track & Field Elite Prospect Camp is set for Jan. 11 at Lund Center. The camp is available for high school juniors and seniors who are looking to gain exposure and are wanting to compete at the collegiate level. 

Itinerary:

12:15 p.m. Check-in

12:45 p.m. Warm-up

1:00 p.m. Session I (hurdles, long jump/triple jump, pole vault, discus)

12:00-2:00 p.m. Time available to meet with an admissions counselor (parents and/or participants)

2:45 p.m. Break or warm-up

3:00 p.m. Session II (sprints, high jump, shot put)

5:00 p.m. Conclusion/Dinner with the team (parents dinner with coaches)

$50 to do one session or $65 to do an event in each session. More details will come after registration and as it gets closer to the camp date.

Included: 

Elite prospect camp t-shirt

Dinner

Video analysis, individualized coaching and instruction

Campus tour and a meeting with an admissions counselor are available

Session I (1:00pm): Hurdles, Long Jump/Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Discus

Session II (3:00am): Sprints, High Jump, Shot Put

 



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Wisconsin volleyball’s Maile Chan decides to enter transfer portal

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