ELON – The Elon volleyball team hosts Campbell in its final home CAA series of the regular season this weekend. The Phoenix (10-12, 7-5 CAA) and Camels (10-11, 6-4 CAA) begin the two-match series Friday at Schar Center.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE

• Friday, Oct. 30 – vs. Campbell at 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 31 – vs. Campbell at 3 p.m.

 
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SENIOR WEEKEND

• The Phoenix will host its Senior Day in Saturday's series finale and recognize its three-member graduating class of Caroline Berlekamp, Cameron Lanier and Shannon O'Laughlin.
• The trio has combined to appear in 293 matches, totaling 1,371 kills, 452 blocks, 895 digs and 1,742 points during their Elon careers.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Going into the weekend, Campbell leads the all-time series over Elon, 15-5, and has won three of the past four matchups.
• Last season, the Camels swept the Phoenix in Buies Creek, earning a pair of straight set victories. The loss dropped the Maroon and Gold to 0-7 all-time at Campbell.
• Catherine Rucker was Elon's most efficient attacker in last year's series at Campbell, hitting .389 with nine kills. Cameron Lanier added 14 kills, while Casey Brower paced the back row with 26 digs and Kayla Palmer handed out a team-high 27 assists.
• The Phoenix's last win in the series came at home on Oct. 13, 2024, when Elon defeated Campbell in straight sets. It remains the Maroon and Gold's lone victory over the Camels since Campbell joined the CAA in 2023.
• Elon is 4-5 all-time against Campbell at home.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Elon split its two-match road series at UNCW last weekend. The Phoenix dropped Friday's opener in straight sets, 3-0 (16-25, 23-25, 27-29), before bouncing back with a 3-0 sweep (25-21, 25-22, 25-16) in Saturday's finale.
• Kayla Palmer surpassed 1,000 career assists in Friday's match, finishing with 13 to move her career total to 1,010. She added 14 assists and eight digs in Saturday's victory.
• Allie Schultz turned in one of her best all-around performances of the season in the opener, recording nine kills on a .429 hitting percentage, six digs and a career-high four service aces. She finished the series with 14 kills and a team-best four aces.
• Cameron Lanier paced Elon with 18 kills over the weekend and added 17 digs. She recorded 12 kills, two aces and seven digs Friday before finishing Saturday's win with six kills and a team-high 10 digs.
• The Phoenix controlled the service line in Saturday's victory, finishing with eight aces while allowing only two. Rucker led Elon with three, while Brower and Lindsey Murphy added two apiece.

 
PHOENIX IN THE CAA RACE

• Elon enters the weekend at 7-5 in CAA play with a .583 winning percentage, sitting just behind Campbell and Towson, who are tied at 6-4 (.600). The Phoenix is 10-12 overall following Saturday's victory at UNCW.
• With four regular-season conference matches remaining, Elon has already surpassed its CAA win total from each of the past two seasons. The Phoenix finished with five league victories in both 2024 and 2025.
• Elon has gone 7-3 over its last 10 conference matches after opening CAA play with consecutive losses to Charleston.

 
FINDING ANOTHER GEAR IN CAA PLAY

• Elon is hitting .227 through 12 CAA matches while holding league opponents to a .182 attack percentage. The Phoenix is averaging 12.78 kills per set compared with 11.43 for its conference opponents.
• The Phoenix has also produced 511 kills compared with 457 by its opponents and holds advantages in assists (461-419) and digs (489-472) during CAA play.

 
PHOENIX BY THE NUMBERS

• Lanier continues to pace the Phoenix with 273 kills at 3.50 per set, ranking third in the CAA. She also ranks fourth in the conference with 4.01 points per set and has contributed 162 digs and 26 service aces.
• Rucker remains one of the CAA's most efficient attackers, hitting .329 to rank eighth in the league. She has totaled 133 kills and leads Elon with 77 blocks, averaging 0.99 per set to rank 10th in the conference.
• Berlekamp is hitting .302 with 118 kills and 67 total blocks. Her .302 attack percentage ranks second on the team behind Rucker, while her 67 blocks are also second among the Phoenix.
• Anna Sewell ranks second on the team with 208 kills at 2.74 per set. She has been even more productive in CAA play, averaging 2.84 kills per set with 108 kills through 12 league matches.
• Brower anchors the back row with 223 digs at 2.86 per set, ranking sixth in the CAA. Murphy follows with 159 digs, while Lanier has added 162.

 
SETTING THE TABLE

• Elon has continued to use a two-setter system featuring Kayla Palmer and April Rice. Palmer leads the Phoenix with 374 assists at 4.79 per set, while Rice is close behind with 360 assists at 4.62 per set. Together, the duo has accounted for 734 of Elon's 861 assists this season.
• The tandem has remained nearly even in CAA play. Rice leads Elon with 202 assists against conference opponents, averaging 5.05 per set, while Palmer has handed out 196 at 4.90 per set.
• Palmer has also provided production from the service line, tying for the team lead with 26 aces this season. She has added 106 digs and is averaging 1.36 per set defensively.
• Rice has developed into an additional offensive threat from the setter position, totaling 41 kills while hitting .184 this season. Her 41 kills are already more than double the 17 she recorded during her freshman campaign. The Lemont, Ill., native has also contributed at the net with 24 total blocks, including one solo block and 23 block assists.

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Lanier enters the Campbell series with 950 career kills, leaving her 50 shy of becoming the next Phoenix to reach 1,000. She has also accumulated 1,082 career points and exactly 400 digs.
• Palmer surpassed 1,000 career assists during the UNCW series and now sits at 1,024. She has handed out 374 assists this season and owns 365 career digs.
• Brower enters the weekend with 537 career digs, including a team-high 223 this season.

 
SCOUTING CAMPBELL (10-11, 6-4 CAA)

• Campbell enters the weekend at 10-11 overall and 6-4 in CAA play, tied with Towson directly ahead of Elon in the league standings. The Camels have won four straight matches, including back-to-back 3-1 victories over N.C. A&T last weekend.
• The Camels are the defending CAA Tournament champions after capturing their first conference title in 2025. This year, Campbell was picked to finish fifth in the 2026 CAA Preseason Poll.
• Emma McCartney currently leads Campbell with 229 kills at 3.42 per set, ranking fifth in the CAA, while Aubree Fernandez leads the back row with 186 digs. Setter Hannah Pattie averages 5.11 assists per set.

 
ELON AT A GLANCE

• The Phoenix is in its 55th season of volleyball and 28th campaign at the Division I level in 2026.
• Elon retained 11 letterwinners from last season, including several players who started at least one match. The Phoenix also welcomes four first-year athletes into the fold for 2026.
• Elon returns 54% of its kills, 98% of its assists, 66% of its digs and 57% of its points scored from 2025.
• Head coach Matt Troy is in his second season at the helm of the Phoenix volleyball program. Elon has already surpassed its overall and conference win totals from his first season, entering the weekend at 10-12 overall and 7-5 in CAA play with four league matches remaining.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon travels to N.C. A&T for its final CAA series of the regular season Nov. 6-7.

 
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