Cats Journey to Owl Paradise Classic

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Volleyball is about for the ultimate common season multi-team occasion of the 2025 marketing campaign this weekend, because the Wildcats journey south to Boca Raton, Florida for the Owl Paradise Classic hosted by Florida Atlantic. Joining B-CU and the host FAU Owls will probably be George Washington and Stetson.
 
MATCH #10: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs. Stetson Hatters
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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MATCH #11: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs. George Washington Revolutionaries
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 19, at 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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MATCH #12: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Florida Atlantic Owls
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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IN THE RANKINGS
▪ Bethune-Cookman will not be ranked on this week’s AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Top 25
▪ Florida Atlantic will not be ranked on this week’s AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Top 25
▪ George Washington will not be ranked on this week’s AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Top 25
▪ Stetson will not be ranked on this week’s AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Top 25
 
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NEWS & NOTES
▪ Sophomore setter Nola Hemphill was named to the Bash on the Beach All-Tournament Team final weekend.
▪ In three matches, Hemphill shared setter duties alongside freshman Melissa Gonzalez, and nonetheless managed to steer the staff with 65 assists (5.91 a/s), including two service aces and a kill within the course of.
▪ Kaleigh Williams was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week, whereas Sthefany Carvalho was tabbed Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
▪ In all, Williams averaged 1.73 blocks per set final week. Additionally, she served up a team-high matching 4 aces. The Maryland native was simply wanting a double-double effort with a season-best 11 kills and 9 blocks (assisted), including two service aces, three digs and an help in a five-set defeat by the hands of Charleston Southern.
▪ Carvalho document a team-high matching 4 service aces, however she was third in assists (20) and topped the Cats in digs (56). She averaged 5.09 digs per set throughout 11 whole units in three matches. In a tricky 3-2 setback to Charleston Southern, the Brazilian reeled in a season-high 32 digs with a season-high tying three service aces and season-best 10 assists from her libero place on the court docket.
▪ Bethune-Cookman went 1-2 final weekend internet hosting the Bash on the Beach, taking a win from former MEAC foe South Carolina State within the course of.
 
BCU VS. STETSON SERIES
▪ With document relationship again to 1987, Stetson leads the all-time collection in opposition to Bethune-Cookman by a commanding 60-6 benefit.
▪ The Wildcats have dropped the final seven consecutive in opposition to the Hatters.
▪ Bethune-Cookman’s final victory over Stetson was a 3-1 choice at Moore Gymnasium in 2015 – Brittany Williams’ first season in cost.
▪ The final time thee two groups met was in the course of the Bash on the Beach in 2024, with Stetson accumulating a 3-2 victory on the day.
 
SCOUTING THE HATTERS
▪ Stetson arrives to Boca Raton with a 3-6 document, having taken wins from Northern Illinois, Quinnipiac and Youngstown State, appropriately.
▪ Senior setter Nyah Molina etched her identify into the Stetson document guide final weekend, surpassing 3,000 profession assists.
▪ Combined along with her 1,000 profession digs, Molina is simply the third participant in program historical past to succeed in each milestones.
▪ Outside hitter Zuzanna Bury leads the Hatters with 110 kills (3.55 ok/s), adopted by Xinlei Yang with 84 kills (2.55 ok/s).
▪ Molina tops the squad in digs (125), whereas defensive specialist Vitoria Stedile is simply behind her with 118 digs.
 
BCU VS. GEORGE WASHINGTON SERIES
▪ Bethune-Cookman and George Washington have met simply as soon as all-time in volleyball.
▪ The lone assembly was a 3-0 win for the Revolutionaries again on Sept. 1, 2012, in Laramie, Wyoming.
 
SCOUTING THE REVOLUTIONARIES
▪ George Washington comes into the Owls Paradise Classic sporting a document of 5-4.
▪ Last weekend, the Revolutionaries went an ideal 3-0, claiming wins from UMBC, Loyola Maryland and Morgan State, respectfully.
▪ Cayla Cogan tops George Washington with 102 kills, with Taylor Treahy following with 98 kills of her personal.
▪ Defensively, Lydia Zeng has recorded 101 digs, whereas Sydney Hasenfratz leads the staff in blocks with 26.
▪ Following the weekend sweep, Treahy was acknowledged by the Atlantic 10 as Player of the Week for her efficiency with 37 kills throughout 10 units, averaging 3.70 kills/set throughout the three matches performed.
 
BCU VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC SERIES
▪ Florida Atlantic owns a 49-0 document all-time in opposition to Bethune-Cookman with data relationship again to 1988.
▪ Head coach Brittany Williams is 0-9 lifetime in opposition to the Owls whereas on the helm in Daytona Beach.
▪ The groups final met in 2023, with FAU claiming a 3-0 in Boca Raton in the course of the Owls Paradise Classic.
▪ B-CU has not taken a set from FAU since 2017, that being a five-set choice.
 
SCOUTING THE OWLS
▪ Florida Atlantic will enter the weekend with a 6-4 general document, after the Owls went simply 1-2 final weekend on the UCF Invitational in Orlando.
▪ FAU is ranked as one of many prime groups within the nation for assists per set (12.88), in addition to kills (13.91).
▪ The Owls are led offensively by the group of Olivia Hart, Anna Hartman, Erin Morrissey, Madison Dyer, Kayla Richardson, and Maggie Allred. Hart leads the Owls with 112 kills, averaging 3.39 kills per set. 
▪ The Owls’ nation-leading assists leaders are Emsley Venard and Victoria Hensley. Venard leads the staff with 207 assists, averaging 6.47 per set, whereas Hensley ranks second on the staff with 163 assists, averaging 4.94 per set.
▪ Florida Atlantic’s again row is anchored by libero Isabelle Northam with a team-best 132 digs and averaging 4.55 per set.
 
A QUICK LOOK AT THE CATS
2025 Record – 3-6 (.333) // 2025 SWAC Record – 0-0 (.000) // Last 5 Matches – 1-4 (.200) // Last 10 Matches – 3-7 (.300) // Last 15 Matches – 5-10 (.333) // Bethune-Cookman has by no means overwhelmed the host Florida Atlantic Owls.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats welcome a pair of “Magnolia State” colleges to Moore Gymnasium for the SWAC opening weekend in opposition to Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 26) and Jackson State (Sept. 28).
 
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