Hampton University
William & Mary
11.5.26 | Volleyball
HAMPTON, Va. (Nov. 5, 2026) … The Hampton University volleyball team travels to local rival William & Mary for two matches over the weekend. Friday's match is set for 6:00 p.m. with Sunday's match set for 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT HAMPTON:
- Hampton holds wins over Bethune-Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore on the season. Â
- Racquel Frazier continues her strong sophomore season, recording a team high 218 kills. Nikola Jaroszewicz (154) and Katerina Pappa (127) are the other two Pirates who have hit the century mark in 2026. Frazier is 14 kills away from setting a new career high.Â
- Ana Luiza Caminha Matos leads the Pirates in assists on the season with 455, ranking seventh in the CAA. She is on pace to register the most assists in a season since 2019 when Lena Reed-Petracek recorded 607.Â
- Lillian Campbell has 53.0 blocks on the season, leading Hampton, while Nikola Jaroszewicz (37.0) and Aliyah Milner (32.0) add 30 or more. Campbells' 53 blocks is a new career high after recording 50.0 as a freshman.Â
- Three Pirates have recorded 100 digs or more on the season in Frazier (152), Caminha Matos (135) and Dila Derendeli (115).Â
ABOUT WILLIAM & MARY:
- The Tribe enter the weekend after splitting two matches with Charleston, giving the Cougars their first loss in CAA play, while also ending Charleston's 19 match win streak.
- Audrey Brcka leads the Tribe offensively with 221 kills on the season, while three other players add 100 or more.Â
- Cate Hatfield leads the team in assists with 570, while Shylah Swope adds 207.
- Defensively, Avery Horejsi holds a team best, 312 digs, second most in the conference, while Olivia Westfort adds 81 blocks.Â
HEAD TO HEAD
William & Mary holds the all-time series record over Hampton 23-1. The Tribe have won 11 straight in the series.Â
EXPERIENCED LEADERS
Interim head coach Gabby Tlelima and assistant coach Ari Edwards each bring Division I playing experience to the table. Tlelima played four seasons at Hampton while Edwards played at Denver before transferring to Omaha following her junior season. Edwards bolsters 455 kills in her career, while Tlelima recorded 709 in her career at Hampton.Â
ROOKIES LATE SEASON PUSHÂ
Freshman, Olivia Bryant, has been a consistent key contributor to Hampton down the stretch of the season, recording five kills in eight of the team's last 10 matches. She added a career high, 14 in the team's last match against Northeastern.Â
UP NEXT
The Pirates return to action Thursday, Nov. 12 when they host UNCW. Thursday's match is set for 6:00 p.m. with Friday's match being played at 2:00 p.m. Thursday's match will be the Pirates senior day.Â
