TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Florida A&M volleyball team begins the second half of its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) schedule this weekend with a trip to Alabama. 

Friday, Oct. 20
at Alabama State | 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, Oct. 21
at Alabama A&M | 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET

The Last Outing
The Rattlers (10-11, 6-2 SWAC) picked up their fourth sweep of the season in a 3-0 success (25-21, 25-22, 25-17) at Bethune-Cookman. 

• The visiting Rattlers racked up a season-high 13 blocks over BCU, highlighted by eight from Isis Williams. 
• Florida A&M served five aces in its third-set victory.
• Brooke Lynn Watts finished with a match-high 12 kills, while Brooke Hudson added a match-high 22 digs.

Season Highlights … So Far
• Brooke Lynn Watts has recorded a team-high eight double-doubles this season; she amassed her 1,000th career kill in the Rattlers' 3-1 win over Jackson State (Oct. 1) 
• Brooke Hudson possesses 1,347 career digs, 999 were recorded in a FAMU uniform; she currently ranks eighth in all-time in Rattler history in career digs
• Hudson also holds two single-season records – a year ago, she became the school's single-season leader in digs (553), and the 446 logged this season ties for fourth most   
• Camila De La Rosa amassed her 1,000th career assist in the Jackson State victory (Oct. 1) 

Conference Rankings
FAMU currently leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference in the following categories:

Assists Per Set | 10.90
Hitting Percentage | .214
Kills Per Set | 11.86
Team Assists | 916 
Team Digs | 1,293 (26th in the NCAA)
Team Kills | 996 
Team Total Attacks | 2,799 (27th in the NCAA)

Individually, Brooke Hudson guides the SWAC and sits ninth in the nation in digs per set (5.31). The Preseason Libero of the Year also ranks fourth in the NCAA in total digs (446). Brooke Lynn Watts, the Preseason Player of the Year, sits second in the conference in attacks per set (9.75), kills per set (3.46), points per set (3.88), and total kills (232).

SWAC Weekly Honors (2023) 
Iyonnie Sanford has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week in back-to-back weeks, the league office announced Tuesday (Oct. 17). The freshman has earned the award three times this season, and the latest keeps Florida A&M's streak alive with eight continuous weeks with at least one honoree.

Brooke Lynn Watts (Offensive) / Brooke Hudson (Defensive) (Aug. 30)
Iyonnie Sanford (Newcomer) (Sept. 6)
Brooke Lynn Watts (Offensive) / Brooke Hudson (Defensive) / Camila De La Rosa (Setter) (Sept. 13)
Brooke Hudson (Defensive) / Shelby Chamblin (Newcomer) (Sept. 19)
Camila De La Rosa (Newcomer) (Sept. 26) 
Camila De La Rosa (Setter) (Oct. 3)
Brooke Hudson (Defensive) / Iyonnie Sanford (Newcomer) (Oct. 10)
Iyonnie Sanford (Newcomer) (Oct. 17)