SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Bryant University women's volleyball team will look to extend its winning streak against America East opponents when it hosts UAlbany on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Chace Athletic Center. First serve is set for 3 p.m., and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Bryant (9-13, 3-1 America East) vs. UAlbany (5-11, 1-3 America East)
Time: Saturday, Oct. 17, 3 p.m.
Location: Chace Athletic Center
SERIES HISTORY:
- Friday's match will be the 11th Division I meeting between the Bulldogs and Great Danes.
- Bryant holds a 5-5 all-time record against UAlbany.
- The Bulldogs last played the Great Danes in the America East Semifinals on Nov. 21, 2025, falling 3-0.
- Arianna Ugolini posted 17 kills in the loss.
NOTES AND NOTABLES:
- The Bulldogs have won their last two conference matches, beating Binghamton 3-2 on Oct. 3 and reverse sweeping New Hampshire 3-2 on Oct. 9.
- Carrina Barron tops the America East in digs per set, averaging 4.77. Barron has logged 334 digs on the season.
- Kaitlin Curran paces Bryant in kills (205) and ranks seventh in the America East in points per set (3.34).
- Bryant as a team averages 15.31 digs per set, the most in the America East.
- Five Bulldogs have posted over 100 kills so far in 2026: Curran (205), Hannah Jackson (161), Layla Olatunde (153), Brookeyln Talmadge (117) and Kalia Alvarado (104).
- Talmadge and Olatunde have the seventh- and eighth-best hitting percentages in the America East at .268 and .253, respectively.
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES:
- UAlbany is coming off a 3-2 loss at Binghamton on Oct. 11.
- Pinar Erol paces the Great Danes with 221 kills and averages 3.51 kills per set, good for second in the America East.
- Head coach Josh Pickard directs UAlbany in his eighth season with the program.
