Friday, September 18
Abilene, TX
1:30 PM
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Prairie View A&M University
Photo by: Amanda Paver
PREVIEW: Ladyjacks Head to Abilene for Wildcat Classic
9/17/2026 10:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball program will hit the road to Abilene for the Wildcat Classic, hosted by ACU.
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• SFA will begin with a doubleheader on Friday, September 18 against Prairie View at 1:30 p.m. and then Louisiana Tech at 5:30 p.m.
• The Ladyjacks will wrap up their weekend against host, ACU on Saturday, September 19 at 1:00 p.m.
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WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Greg Miller will be on the radio on sfavolleyblog.net for all three matches.
• Saturday's match against ACU will be the only match streamed on ESPN+.
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SCOUTING PVAMU
• The Panthers head to Abilene with an 0-10 record but dropped a five-set heartbreaker to Texas Tech last weekend at the Texas Tech Tournament.
• Iyonna Sherwood leads the team with 85 kills and is closely followed by D'Mya Hill who has 80 kills.
• Tayler Ruffin runs the PVAMU offense with 146 assists, followed by Kenedy Massie who has recorded 91 assists.
• Camille Middleton holds the back line with 97 digs.
• A trio of Panthers have recorded over 20 blocks this season; Valencia Wilder, Daniella Udegbunam, and Sherwood.
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SCOUTING LOUISIANA TECH
• The Bulldogs heads to the Big Country with a 6-5 record after being swept by two Southland opponents, McNeese and Northwestern State.
• Taylor Woods leads the team with 90 kills, followed by 85 from Gabrielle Hairston and 80 from Tyra McKinnie.
• Sydnee Carter and Emerson Traylor run the 6-2 for Louisiana Tech with 197 and 166 assists, respectively.
• Five Bulldogs have recorded double digit aces this season.
• Riley Steubing leads the defense with 191 digs and averages 5.16 per set.
• Three Bulldogs have recorded over 20 blocks this season; McKinnie, Violet Morrandez, and Woods.
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SCOUTING ACU
• ACU returns home to host their second tournament of the season with a 5-4 record and after defeating Oral Roberts twice before falling to Oklahoma last weekend.
• Alyssa Todd leads the team with 92 kills, followed closely by 87 kills from Hannah Gonzalez.
• Rachel Koss runs the 5-1 offense for the Wildcats with 335 assists and averages 9.57 per set.
• Brennan Ramirez leads the team with 11 aces and 174 digs.
• Gonzalez leads the Wildcats with 37 blocks followed by 27 from Hadlee Welch.
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COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"Friday we'll have Prairie View who came here in the spring, and we played them, and they got some very, very good pieces," said Coach Humphreys "We know that's a match that we're gonna have to show up all, any match, we gotta show up, and we better play high level volleyball if we wanna get it done. But they're a very athletic team. They know what to do with the ball. They know how to generate kills. So we're gonna have to play a very solid match there. Same thing with LA Tech and Abilene. It's gonna be very similar with those three opponents. We will have the Prairie View and the LA Tech match kind of back-to-back. So we're gonna play Prairie View, have just enough time to head to the locker room and grab a bite to eat real quick and, "Hey, let's go warm up again." Which shouldn't take too long, 'cause we probably haven't even had time to cool off. So that'll be a challenging thing with those two matches back-to-back. Then we'll have a little time before we turn around the next day and play Abilene. So should be a fun weekend, and again, just a, an opportunity to play four different styles of teams this week. We will have literally seen just about everything there is over our preseason. So once conference gets here, we will have seen all of these styles of play already. And that was the purpose behind this schedule."
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FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• SFA will begin with a doubleheader on Friday, September 18 against Prairie View at 1:30 p.m. and then Louisiana Tech at 5:30 p.m.
• The Ladyjacks will wrap up their weekend against host, ACU on Saturday, September 19 at 1:00 p.m.
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WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Greg Miller will be on the radio on sfavolleyblog.net for all three matches.
• Saturday's match against ACU will be the only match streamed on ESPN+.
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SCOUTING PVAMU
• The Panthers head to Abilene with an 0-10 record but dropped a five-set heartbreaker to Texas Tech last weekend at the Texas Tech Tournament.
• Iyonna Sherwood leads the team with 85 kills and is closely followed by D'Mya Hill who has 80 kills.
• Tayler Ruffin runs the PVAMU offense with 146 assists, followed by Kenedy Massie who has recorded 91 assists.
• Camille Middleton holds the back line with 97 digs.
• A trio of Panthers have recorded over 20 blocks this season; Valencia Wilder, Daniella Udegbunam, and Sherwood.
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SCOUTING LOUISIANA TECH
• The Bulldogs heads to the Big Country with a 6-5 record after being swept by two Southland opponents, McNeese and Northwestern State.
• Taylor Woods leads the team with 90 kills, followed by 85 from Gabrielle Hairston and 80 from Tyra McKinnie.
• Sydnee Carter and Emerson Traylor run the 6-2 for Louisiana Tech with 197 and 166 assists, respectively.
• Five Bulldogs have recorded double digit aces this season.
• Riley Steubing leads the defense with 191 digs and averages 5.16 per set.
• Three Bulldogs have recorded over 20 blocks this season; McKinnie, Violet Morrandez, and Woods.
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SCOUTING ACU
• ACU returns home to host their second tournament of the season with a 5-4 record and after defeating Oral Roberts twice before falling to Oklahoma last weekend.
• Alyssa Todd leads the team with 92 kills, followed closely by 87 kills from Hannah Gonzalez.
• Rachel Koss runs the 5-1 offense for the Wildcats with 335 assists and averages 9.57 per set.
• Brennan Ramirez leads the team with 11 aces and 174 digs.
• Gonzalez leads the Wildcats with 37 blocks followed by 27 from Hadlee Welch.
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COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"Friday we'll have Prairie View who came here in the spring, and we played them, and they got some very, very good pieces," said Coach Humphreys "We know that's a match that we're gonna have to show up all, any match, we gotta show up, and we better play high level volleyball if we wanna get it done. But they're a very athletic team. They know what to do with the ball. They know how to generate kills. So we're gonna have to play a very solid match there. Same thing with LA Tech and Abilene. It's gonna be very similar with those three opponents. We will have the Prairie View and the LA Tech match kind of back-to-back. So we're gonna play Prairie View, have just enough time to head to the locker room and grab a bite to eat real quick and, "Hey, let's go warm up again." Which shouldn't take too long, 'cause we probably haven't even had time to cool off. So that'll be a challenging thing with those two matches back-to-back. Then we'll have a little time before we turn around the next day and play Abilene. So should be a fun weekend, and again, just a, an opportunity to play four different styles of teams this week. We will have literally seen just about everything there is over our preseason. So once conference gets here, we will have seen all of these styles of play already. And that was the purpose behind this schedule."
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FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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