TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Florida A&M volleyball team will enter the 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament as the No. 2 seed. Quarterfinal action begins in a Friday (Nov. 19) matchup against No. 7 Prairie View A&M.

Tournament Bracket & Details 
Alabama A&M will serve as the host institution of the three-day tournament (Nov. 19-21). All quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be streamed live on the SWAC Digital Network, while the championship will air on ESPN+.

Nov. 19 | No. 2 Florida A&M vs. No. 7 Prairie View A&M | 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 | Winner of #3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff / #6 Southern vs. Winner of FAMU/PVAM | 4 p.m. 
Nov. 21 | SWAC Volleyball Championship | 3 p.m. 

About The Rattlers

• The Rattlers (22-6, 14-2) finished the regular season with their first 20-win campaign since 2006; they are also the only team in the SWAC with 20-plus wins this season. 
• The team is currently working a nine-game winning streak (the longest active stretch in the SWAC).
• FAMU's highly successful season also features 17 sweeps.
• A 3-2 triumph over Auburn (Sept. 17) marked FAMU's first win against a Power 5 institution since 2006.

(Her)story Maker 
Dominique Washington entered FAMU's record book after a 19-kill performance versus Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 5), and her name continues to ascend the school's single-season rankings.

FAMU All-Time Leaders (Kills / Single-Season) 
No. | Player | Year | K       
1. Maria Andonova | 2006 | 614       
2. Kim Funchess | 1987 | 523
3. Dominique Washington | 2021 | 489
4. Kim Funchess | 1988 | 476
5. Reneeka Gause | 1999 | 469          

FAMU All-Time Leaders (Total Attacks / Single-Season)
No. | Player | Year | TA          
1. Maria Andonova | 2006 |1,437     
2. Iva Lakic | 2007 | 1,240      
3. Maria Yvett Garcia | 2018 | 1,160
4. Dominique Washington | 2021 | 1,120
5. Jovana Blazeski | 2007 | 1,101    

Washington also presently sits third in the country in total kills behind UCF's McKenna Melville (504) and Chicago State's Yanlis Feliz (499). 

On the Brink of (Her)story 
Jessa Long is nine digs shy of joining the Rattlers' all-time, single-season list, while Irem Ucar needs just 32 assists. 

Can you Dig It?
Jessa Long averages 5.22 digs per set, which ranks 18th in the nation. Another stellar performance could potentially see her tie or surpass Valentina Carrasco's single-season mark in total digs. 

FAMU All-Time Leaders (Digs / Single-Season)
 No. | Player | Year | D
1.  Rosa Rojas  | 2006 | 526       
2.  Emerald Smith | 1995 | 523           
…
8.  Emerald Smith | 1996 | 431  
9. Petrina Johnson | 1997 | 426
10.Valentina Carrasco | 2018 | 416        

Always There to Assist
Ucar currently manages 1,020 assists this season. She leads the SWAC, while ranking 35th in all of Division I volleyball, with 10.52 assists per set. 

FAMU All-Time Leaders (Assists / Single-Season)
 No. | Player | Year | A
1.  Tracy Parker | 1993 | 1,570  
2.  Tracy Parker | 1994 | 1,346  
…
8.  Mariela Portocarrero | 2003 | 1,069
9.  Delisha Peterson | 1999 | 1,059        
10.Zaira Manzo | 2007 | 1,052