Bethune-Cookman University Women’s Volleyball opens Southwestern Athletic Conference play against Alabama A&M on Sept. 25 at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST.
Alabama A&M enters the matchup with a 7-7 overall record and a 0-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference record. The Bulldogs are coming off consecutive wins against Tennessee State and Central Michigan.
Alabama A&M features preseason honorees
Alabama A&M was selected to finish fourth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll, behind Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M and Jackson State. Rayishon Jackman was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason Player of the Year and had 173 kills, the conference lead at the time of publication.
Jackman also led Alabama A&M in digs with 113. Carys Sanabria led the Bulldogs in blocks with 34.0, followed by Cherrish Robinson with 32.0 blocks at the time of publication.
Amya Jennings, a former Bethune-Cookman player, is scheduled to return to Moore Gymnasium with Alabama A&M. Jennings had 79 kills and a .235 hitting percentage at the time of publication.
Jennings was selected to the Preseason All-SWAC First Team along with Jackman, Kamrynn Clay and Kelani Talakai.
Series is tied at seven
The series between Bethune-Cookman and Alabama A&M was tied at seven at the time of publication. Alabama A&M eliminated Bethune-Cookman at the previous year’s Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.
Bethune-Cookman had won the previous four meetings against Alabama A&M at Moore Gymnasium. The Sept. 25 match brings the teams back to Daytona Beach for the Wildcats’ Southwestern Athletic Conference opener.
Bethune-Cookman University Women’s Volleyball schedule
Bethune-Cookman University Women’s Volleyball is scheduled to continue Southwestern Athletic Conference play after the Alabama A&M match. The complete schedule provided by Bethune-Cookman University includes the following dates, opponents and times.
- At Cal State Fullerton, Sept. 11, 1 p.m.
- At The Citadel, Sept. 11, 4 p.m.
- At Charleston Southern, Sept. 12, 2 p.m.
- At South Carolina State, Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
- At South Carolina State, Sept. 19, 1 p.m.
- Vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 25, 6 p.m.
- Vs. Alabama State, Sept. 27, noon.
- At Jackson State, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.
- At Mississippi Valley State, Oct. 4, 1 p.m.
- At Florida A&M, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
- Vs. Grambling State, Oct. 9, 6 p.m.
- Vs. Arkansas – Pine Bluff, Oct. 11, noon.
FSB Take
Bethune-Cookman University Women’s Volleyball begins Southwestern Athletic Conference play with a home matchup against Alabama A&M. The Bulldogs bring a 7-7 record, a preseason Player of the Year in Rayishon Jackman and former Bethune-Cookman player Amya Jennings to Moore Gymnasium.
The series is tied at seven, but Bethune-Cookman had won the previous four meetings between the teams at Moore Gymnasium. That home-court history adds context to the Wildcats’ conference opener in Daytona Beach.
Source: Original report