JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) highlights the Volleyball upcoming competition for the week of September 15.
Bellarmine enters this week coming off a sweep of a 3-0 sweep of Butler and a Mady Yaden Freshman of the Week honor. The Knights look to add to the win column this week with matches against Norfolk State, Chattanooga and Radford in Radford, VA.
The Eagles currently sit at 3-5 on the season after a four set loss to Missouri. FGCU will head to Lincoln, NE where they will face the Tarheels and Huskers in a pair of ranked matches as UNC sits at No. 25 and the Cornhuskers sit atop the national rankings at No. 1.
Jacksonville travels to Miami, FL this week to compete against Alabama A&M, Central Michigan and FIU. The Dolphins hold a 4-5 overall record this season with wins against Wright State, Jacksonville State, Southern and Florida A&M.
The Bisons are keeping things local this week as they take on in-city opponents Vanderbilt, who is receiving votes, and Belmont. Lipscomb is currently second in the standings with a .714 winning percentage after starting the season 5-2, with their two losses coming from power opponents, Kansas and Washington.
North Florida’s Sofia Dawson and Yarimar Francis Garay earned Setter of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week after a 2-1 week that saw a reverse sweep of App State. The Ospreys will take on Fordham, Kennesaw State and Georgia Southern to close out the non-conference schedule.
Royals’ senior Emma Norris, earned Player of the Week for Queens with 54 kills, 59 points and 10 blocks in a pair of matches against Butler. The Royals have a home stint this week where they will host No. 16 Tennessee on Tuesday followed by Charlotte on Thursday night. The Royals close out this week’s action with Davidson on Friday.
The Hatters are looking to add to the win column this weekend as they head to Boca Raton. Stetson will face off against FAU on Friday followed by Alabama State on Saturday.
West Florida holds a .857 winning with a 6-1 record to sit atop the current ASUN Volleyball standings. The Argonauts’ lone loss came against Tampa after starting the season on a six-game winning streak. UWF travels to Iowa City, IA to take on Central Arkansas, Texas Tech and Iowa.