SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's volleyball team will host New Hampshire in its final match of the 2026 season on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Chace Athletic Center. First serve is set for 6 p.m., and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
MATCH INFORMATION
Matchup: Bryant (11-16, 5-4 America East) vs. New Hampshire (15-7, 5-3 America East)
Time: Friday, Nov. 13, 6 p.m.
Location: Chace Athletic Center
SERIES HISTORY:
- Friday's match will be the 22nd meeting between the Bulldogs and Wildcats and the second of the 2026 season.
- Bryant holds a 9-12 all-time record against New Hampshire and has won three consecutive matches.
- The Bulldogs reverse swept the Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 9 at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, New Hampshire.
- Hannah Jackson lead Bryant with 11 kills and Madison Koeller recorded 30 assists in the win.
NOTES AND NOTABLES:
- The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-1 loss to UAlbany on Sunday, Nov. 8 at PE Gym in Albany, New York.
- Bryant clinched a spot in the 2026 America East Volleyball Championship on Nov. 5. As of today, the Bulldogs would be the No. 4 seed and square off with top-seeded UMBC.
- Kalia Alvarado posted a 13-kill, 12-dig double-double against UAlbany. The freshman has produced five double-doubles this season, including one in each of the Bulldogs' last two matches.
- Kaitlin Curran leads Bryant with 265 kills. Curran ranks sixth in the America East in digs per set (3.04) and ninth in kills per set (2.70).
- Barron eclipsed 400 digs on the season against UAlbany and averages 4.66 digs per set, the second most in the America East.
- The Bulldogs as a unit top the America East in digs per set, averaging 15.51.
- Talmadge and Layla Olatunde have the sixth- and eighth-best hitting percentages in the America East at .279 and .249, respectively.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS:
- New Hampshire was swept by UMBC in its last match on Friday, Nov. 6 at Lundholm Gymnasium.
- Emma Converse paces the Great Danes with 229 kills and averages 3.01 kills per set, good for sixth in the America East.
- The Wildcats are led by eighth-year head coach Chris Feliciano.
