TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Florida A&M volleyball team's (10-5) next five matches will take place inside the Al Lawson Center. Alabama State and Alabama A&M will be the first to visit. Both matches will be streamed on Rattlers+.
Friday (Oct. 4)
vs. Alabama State | 6 p.m.
Sunday (Oct. 6)
vs. Alabama A&M | 1 p.m.
Quick Notes
The Last Outing
The Rattlers went 2-0 in their SWAC-opening weekend to join Prairie View A&M and Alabama State as the lone undefeated teams after week one of conference play. FAMU posted a 3-2 win at Jackson State and a 3-0 win at Mississippi Valley State.
- Iyonnie Sanford recorded a season-high, match-high 22 kills versus JSU (the most recorded in a conference match this season)
- Alexandra Koleva tallied a match-high 40 assists at Jackson State, which also ranks No. 1 in the SWAC in conference-only matches
- Kaila Todd recorded a team-high seven blocks, four at JSU
- Three Rattlers finished in double-digit kills over the weekend: Sanford (29), Brooke Lynn Watts (29) and Farah Farooq (12)
- Tinons Galmés contributed a team-high 31 digs, highlighted by 18 at Jackson State
SWAC Players of the Week
Iyonnie Sanford | Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
Alexandra Koleva | Setter of the Week (Oct. 2)
Alexandra Koleva | Setter of the Week (Sept. 24)
Tinons Galmés | Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
Alexandra Koleva | Setter of the Week (Sept. 18)
Tinons Galmés | Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18)
Brooke Lynn Watts | Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18)
Brooke Lynn Watts | Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10)
Brookelynn Thomas | Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 10)
Brookelynn Thomas | Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 4)
SWAC Standings
FAMU ranks "Top 3" in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in quite a few statistical categories including:
- Points Per Set (16.29) / First
- Points (879.5) / Second
- Hitting Percentage (.235) / First
- Assists Per Set (11.19) / Second
- Assists (604) / Second
- Kills Per Set (12.13) / Second
- Kills (655) / Second
- Blocks Per Set (2.29) / Second
- Total Blocks (123.5) / Third
- Service Aces Per Set (1.87) / First
- Service Aces (101) / First
The Rattlers also rank 23rd in the nation in aces and 35th in aces per set.
The following Rattlers rank "Top 3" in SWAC 2024 season statistics:
Brookelynn Thomas
- Hitting Percentage (.262 / Third)
Alexandra Koleva
- Assists (349 / First), Assists Per Set (6.58 / First)
Brooke Lynn Watts
- Kills Per Set (3.52 / Second), Kills (176 / Second), Service Aces (18 / T-Second), Points Per Set (4.10 / Second), Points (205 / Second)
Jada Rhodes
- Service Aces (16 / T-Second)
Tinons Galmés
- Service Aces (18 / T-Second), Digs (174 / Third), Digs Per Set (4.05 / Third)
A Year Ago
- Florida A&M reached the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship match for the third consecutive season but fell short of a three-peat, losing 3-0 to Jackson State.
- The Rattlers finished the season with an 18-14 overall record and a 12-4 mark in SWAC play. Before facing JSU in the title match, they were riding an eight-match winning streak.
- Brooke Hudson was honored as the SWAC Libero of the Year and earned First Team All-SWAC honors alongside Brooke Lynn Watts and Camila De La Rosa. Isis Williams and Iyonnie Sanford were named to the Second Team All-SWAC.
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