ELON – The Elon volleyball team travels to Greensboro to face Piedmont Triad rival North Carolina A&T in its final CAA series of the regular season. The two-match series between the Phoenix (10-14, 7-7 CAA) and the Aggies (10-13, 5-7 CAA) begins Friday at Moore Gymnasium.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE

• Friday, Nov. 6 – at N.C. A&T at 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 7 – at N.C. A&T at 3 p.m.

 
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SERIES HISTORY

• Elon leads the all-time series against N.C. A&T, 20-9, with the programs' first meeting in 1999.
• N.C. A&T has won each of the past six meetings, including both matches at Schar Center last season. The Aggies edged Elon in five sets in the series opener before earning a straight-set victory in the finale.
• In last season's series, Catherine Rucker totaled 18 kills on a .314 attack percentage with four service aces and four blocks. Cameron Lanier added 16 kills while hitting .310, including 11 kills on a .474 clip in the series finale.
• Elon's most recent victories in the series came in Greensboro during the 2022 season. The Phoenix swept the weekend with wins in five and four sets.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Elon dropped both matches of its Senior Weekend series against Campbell, falling in straight sets Friday before taking the Camels to four sets Saturday.
• Anna Sewell led the Phoenix with 15 kills in Saturday's finale, marking her fourth match of the season with at least 15 kills.
• Senior Caroline Berlekamp turned in a career performance at the net on Senior Day, recording career highs with nine total blocks and nine block assists.
• Catherine Rucker reached 200 career blocks during Saturday's match. The junior now owns 29 solo blocks and 171 block assists in her Elon career.
• Allie Schultz also reached a career milestone Saturday, surpassing 200 kills. She enters the weekend with 201 for her career.

 
CAA TOURNAMENT RACE

• Elon enters its final CAA series at 7-7 in league play. The Phoenix is one of three teams at .500 in the conference standings, along with Stony Brook and UNCW.
• The top six teams in the final CAA standings advance to the conference tournament, scheduled for Nov. 19-21 at Campbell.
• Towson enters the week at 7-5, while Stony Brook and UNCW are both 6-6. N.C. A&T remains in the postseason hunt at 5-7.
• Elon has already surpassed its conference win total from each of the past two seasons and enters the weekend with its most CAA victories since 2022.

 
ROAD SUCCESS

• Elon has produced some of its best results away from Schar Center this season, posting a 7-3 overall road record.
• The Phoenix is 5-1 in CAA road matches, earning sweeps at Hampton and Northeastern before splitting its most recent road series at UNCW.
• Elon has won five of its six conference road matches after going 2-6 in CAA road contests a season ago.

 
PHOENIX BY THE NUMBERS

• Cameron Lanier continues to lead the Elon attack with 292 kills at 3.44 per set. The senior ranks fourth in the CAA in both kills per set and points per set at 3.94.
• Anna Sewell has totaled 229 kills at 2.76 per set, while Catherine Rucker has added 141 kills on a team-best .317 attack percentage. Rucker ranks 10^th in the CAA in hitting percentage.
• Rucker has also totaled 80 blocks this season, while Caroline Berlekamp leads the Phoenix with 81. Berlekamp ranks 10^th in the CAA at 0.95 blocks per set.
• Kayla Palmer leads the Phoenix with 403 assists and 28 service aces. April Rice has added 389 assists.
• Casey Brower has a team-high 234 digs, averaging 2.75 per set to rank ninth in the CAA. Freshman Lindsey Murphy follows with 177 digs.

 
SETTING THE TABLE

• Elon has continued to utilize its two-setter system with Palmer and Rice, who have combined for 792 of the Phoenix's 928 assists this season.
• Palmer is averaging 4.74 assists per set, while Rice follows at 4.58.
• In CAA play, Rice has distributed 231 assists at 4.91 per set, while Palmer owns 225 at 4.79 per set.
• Palmer has also been one of Elon's top threats from the service line with a team-high 28 aces.

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Lanier enters the weekend with 969 career kills, leaving her just 31 shy of becoming the next Phoenix to reach 1,000. She has also surpassed 1,100 career points with 1,104 and owns 414 career digs.
• Berlekamp enters the series with 425 career kills, 295 total blocks and 614 points. She is five blocks away from reaching 300 for her career.
• Palmer has 1,053 career assists after becoming the latest Phoenix setter to reach 1,000 during the UNCW series.
• Brower enters the weekend with 548 career digs and is 52 shy of reaching 600.
• Rucker reached 200 career blocks against Campbell and enters the weekend with 200 for her career.

 
SCOUTING N.C. A&T (10-13, 5-7 CAA)

• N.C. A&T enters the series at 10-13 overall and 5-7 in CAA play. The Aggies split their most recent series against Towson, rebounding from a four-set loss with a 3-0 victory in the finale.
• The Aggies were selected fourth in the 2026 CAA preseason poll after receiving 67 points, finishing behind Charleston, Hofstra and Towson.
• Junior outside hitter Tyne Ross, a two-time All-CAA First Team selection, was named to the Preseason All-CAA Team. Ross currently leads the CAA with 3.96 kills per set and 4.38 points per set.
• Agata Zwierzynska has added 223 kills while hitting .319. She led A&T with 14 kills in its sweep of Towson on Friday.
• Freshman setter Kirsten Kemper ranks fourth in the CAA with 7.70 assists per set. She recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 37 assists and 10 digs against Towson.

 
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 and enters its final CAA weekend at 10-14 overall and 7-7 in league play.

 
UP NEXT

• Following the N.C. A&T series, Elon returns home to host Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. in its final match at Schar Center this season.

 
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