Belmont Volleyball Set for Final Regular Season Home Weekend

Belmont vs. Bradley 
Friday, Nov. 13 | 6 p.m. CT 

Belmont vs. Illinois State 
Saturday, Nov. 14 | 1:30 p.m. CT 

Curb Event Center | Nashville, Tenn. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Belmont University volleyball team (14-11, 11-3 MVC) returns to the Curb Event Center for its final home weekend of the regular season, hosting Bradley on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. CT before welcoming Illinois State on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. CT. 

The Bruins enter the weekend second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings after falling to UNI and Drake on the road last week. Belmont has already clinched a berth in the MVC Tournament, with this weekend's matchups carrying implications for postseason seeding. 

Friday's match against Bradley will serve as Senior Night, with Belmont recognizing five graduating members of the volleyball program.

Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+, while live statistics will be available at GoBelmontBruins.com. 

What's Bruin 

• Belmont enters the weekend 14-11 overall and 11-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play, sitting second in the league standings behind UNI.
• The Bruins are coming off road losses to UNI and Drake after previously winning six consecutive conference matches.
• Belmont has recorded 11 conference victories, including five sweeps, and posted the best start to conference play in program history. 
• Belmont has secured first-time program victories over Drake, Illinois State and UIC this season. 
• Libero Mya Bolton leads Belmont with 388 digs and 26 service aces, while ranking third on the team with 79 assists. She enters the weekend fifth in the MVC in digs. 
• Bolton has earned MVC Libero of the Week honors twice this season, on Sept. 28 and Nov. 2, and was named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Volleyball Player of the Week on Nov. 3. 
• Bolton recorded a career-high 33 digs in Belmont's four-set victory over Drake on Oct. 30, helping the Bruins secure their first win over the Bulldogs in program history. 
• Sophomore middle blocker Erin McMullen leads Belmont with 87 total blocks and ranks second on the team with 221 kills, sixth in the MVC. 
• McMullen ranks second in the MVC with a .369 hitting percentage and is tied for fifth in the conference with 87 blocks. She earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 26. 
• Senior Brenna Kauffeld leads Belmont with 258 kills, ranking fourth in the MVC. She also ranks third on the team in service aces (21) and blocks (56) and fourth in digs (150). 
• Kauffeld was named MVC Player of the Week on Sept. 28 and was also recognized as Belmont's September Student-Athlete of the Month. 
• Jordan Czajkowski leads the Bruins with 547 assists, followed by Alivia Keegan with 431. Both setters have surpassed 1,000 career assists, with Czajkowski reaching the milestone against Evansville and Keegan recording hers in the win at UIC. 
• Junior DS/libero Lauren Evans ranks second on the team with 22 service aces and 205 digs. The Butler transfer is one of three newcomers on Belmont's 2026 roster. 
• Freshman outside hitter Sydnee Nelson ranks fifth on the team with 139 kills, including a career-high 16 kills in Belmont's victory over Drake. 
• Belmont returns MVC All-Freshman Team selections Erin McMullen and Jordan Czajkowski, both of whom earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors during the 2025 season.
• Belmont finished the 2025 season 17-11 overall and 8-8 in MVC play, finishing sixth in the conference standings. 
• The Bruins are led by second-year head coach Fritz Rosenberg, assistant coach Delaney Gallagher and assistant coach Sean Cahill. 

About the Braves 

• Bradley enters Friday's match 14-12 overall and 9-5 in MVC play, sitting fourth in the conference standings and riding a two-match winning streak. 
• Junior setter Maria Drapp leads the MVC with 993 assists and averages 9.93 assists per set, second in the conference. 
• Sophomore outside hitter Gracie Furlong leads the MVC with 378 kills and averages 3.67 kills per set, third in the conference. 
• Bradley is led by head coach Alicia Williams, who is in her fifth season with the program. 
• The Braves finished the 2025 season 13-15 overall and 7-9 in MVC play. 
• Bradley handed Belmont its first conference loss of the season in a three-set victory on Oct. 10 in Peoria. Friday's matchup marks the second meeting between the teams this season. 

About the Redbirds 

• Illinois State enters the weekend 18-7 overall and 9-5 in MVC play, third in conference standings.
• Illinois State libero Sammi Bunch earned MVC Libero of the Week honors on Oct. 19, marking her second consecutive weekly selection. 
• Junior opposite Ruth Ziegler was named MVC Player of the Week on Aug. 31. 
• Illinois State is led by head coach Allie Matters, who is in her fifth season at the helm of the Redbirds. 
• The Redbirds finished the 2025 season 14-16 overall and 8-8 in MVC play. 
• Belmont earned its first victory over Illinois State in program history with a three-set sweep in Normal on Oct. 25. Saturday's matchup marks the second meeting between the teams this season. 

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