FIRST SERVE –
ULM (9-19, 3-11 SBC) travel to Old Dominion (6-19, 2-12 SBC) for the final matches of the season. The two teams will face off on Friday, November 13 at 5 p.m. CT and on Saturday, November 14 at Noon CT. 

FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS – 
Live streaming on ESPN+ will be available for each match. Links to the live stream can be found at ulmwarhawks.com, and a link to live stats can be found on ulmwarhawks.com as well. Navigate to the volleyball schedule and select the desired match.

SCOUTING THE MONARCHS – 
Old Dominion enters the season finale coming off a series split against James Madison. The Monarchs defeated the Dukes 3-1 in the series opener, and fell in straight sets in the second match. 

ODU dropped the first set of the meeting to JMU, but took the next three to win the match 3-1, Leilani Lawrence led the team 18 kills, while Ashlyn Gent had 19 digs, Kyra Hampton had 29 assists and Emma Schelah had  seven blocks. 

In the three-set loss, OH Lawrence had a team-high 16 kills. Lawrence ranks fifth in the conference in kills per set (3.51) & points per set (4.10), and third in service aces (0.45). Setter Wiktoria Zagummy is fifth in the SBC in assists per set (7.90), and MB Emma Schelah is seventh in hitting percentage (.328)

The Monarchs other conference win came against Louisiana Tech on the road in 3-1 fashion (Oct. 30). 

SERIES HISTORY – 
Friday's and Saturday's matches will be the first in program history against Old Dominion. 

LAST TIME OUT – 
The Warhawks enter the match up after falling in both matches to UL-Lafayette, 3-0 and 3-0 at home. 

In the first match, the Warhawk offense was led by first-year Grace Troxell, who tallied 11 kills on the night. Setter Bre Perrin had 18 assists and 12 digs, while Aniya Hall reached near double-double numbers, making nine kills and 11 digs.  
The Ragin' Cajuns outhit ULM .233% to .089%, and made 15 more kills on the match.  

In the series finale, second-year Aniya Hall led the team with 14 kills, hitting .375 on the match. She added an ace, solo block and six digs. 

Fourth-year Morgan Howard recorded a double-double, making 13 assists and 11 digs. First-year Zharia Alleyne made five kills with no errors to hit .625 (5-0-8).   

DIGGING DEEP – 
The Warhawks rank fifth in the conferene in team digs with 1,500. Libero Eden Pietrzak led the Sun Belt with 5.67 digs per set in ULM's sweep over Louisiana Tech. 

Pietrzak leads the team with 358 total digs, and ranks ninth in the conference. She is also ninth in digs per set (3.77). OH Aniya Hall follows with 219. While near the top of the conference in fending off attacks, ULM is fourth in the Sun Belt in total team attacks (3525), led by Hall, who is fifth with 9.75 attacks per set.

ACED IT! –
The Warhawks are making strides at the service line, moving up to fourth in the Sun Belt in team aces with 162. First-year middle Tatum Clay accounts for a team-high 36, which places her sixth in the conference. Clay is also seventh in aces per set (0.38). 

Aniya Hall follows Clay with 29, while Morgan Howard (23), Bre Perrin (22) and Eden Pietrzak (21) round out the rest of the top five. 

CLEAR THE HALL –
Second-year Aniya Hall is wrapping up a stellar sophomore season with the Warhawks. The OH leads the team in kills, both in total (293) and per set (3.25), points (3.78) and attacks (868). She is also has the team's second-most aces (29) and digs (2.46).

She had an outstanding weekend in ULM's sweep over Louisiana Tech, combining for 25 kills to lead the Sun Belt in points per set (5.50), and played in less sets (6) than all but one of other ranked players. 

Hall made 4.17 kills per set, the second highest mark of the week, and hit .412 for fifth-highest. She had more kills and attempts than each player above her. Her six aces tied her for second in the conference on the week with 1.00 per set. 

In the series opener, Hall's 21 points (16 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks) are the third-highest point total in a three set match in the conference this season (Oct. 23). Hall also surpassed 500 career kills on the weekend, a feat she accomplished before completing her second season, and after not playing about half of the 2025 season due to injury. 

NOT IN THE FRESHIES' HOUSE –
In blocking, the Warhawks are led by first-year middle blockers Tatum Clay and Zharia Alleyne. Clay has a team-best 31 solo blocks (92 total), while Alleyne follows with 19 (57 total). 

Alleyne made seven solo blocks, a mark that led the conference three weeks ago against Louisiana Tech. Four of those came in the second match of the series (a career-high in solo blocks for a single match), which is an all-time program high in a three set match, a mark fellow freshman middle Tatum Clay reached earlier in the season as well. Her eight total blocks during the weekend tied her for sixth in the Sun Belt with 1.33 per set. Her season total solo blocks before the weekend series was eight, a mark that she nearly matched in the span of six sets. 

Alleyne is up to 50 blocks on the season, a mark that's second for the Warhawks. The MB is hitting .216% (63-30-153), for third-highest on the team among hitters.