Florida A&M Volleyball will compete in the Pelican Invitational from Sept. 17-19 at the Human Performance Center on the LSU New Orleans campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florida A&M enters the weekend with a 4-6 record and will face Cal State Fullerton, Idaho and LSU New Orleans. The event concludes the team’s three-tournaments-in-three-weeks stretch.
Florida A&M will play Cal State Fullerton and Idaho on Friday, Sept. 18, before meeting LSU New Orleans on Saturday, Sept. 19. The team has never faced Cal State Fullerton or Idaho in women’s volleyball. Florida A&M owns a 3-0 all-time record against LSU New Orleans, with the series dating to 2001.
Florida A&M Volleyball schedule
- Friday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. EDT: Florida A&M vs. Cal State Fullerton at the Human Performance Center
- Friday, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Florida A&M vs. Idaho at the Human Performance Center
- Saturday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m. EDT: Florida A&M at LSU New Orleans at the Human Performance Center
Cal State Fullerton enters the tournament with a 4-6 record, while Idaho is coming off a 2-1 showing at the CBU Challenge. LSU New Orleans enters the event after going 0-3 at the UWG Volleyball Classic. All three matches will be played at the Human Performance Center in New Orleans.
LaDonna Trantham leads Florida A&M
LaDonna Trantham was named Southwestern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the period of Sept. 15-21. She leads Florida A&M with 116 kills, averages 3.41 kills per set and has 13 service aces. Trantham is an outside hitter for Florida A&M Volleyball.
Sydney Whitfield has 98 kills and averages 2.51 kills per set. Farah Farooq has 54 kills and a .368 hitting percentage, while Sydney Humes leads Florida A&M with 100 digs and averages 2.56 digs per set. Tamia Coleman leads the team with 33 total blocks.
Head coach Gokhan Yilmaz enters the weekend with 147 career wins as a collegiate head coach. Florida A&M will open Southwestern Athletic Conference play at home against Alabama State on Sept. 25 and Alabama A&M on Sept. 27. Both matches are scheduled for the Al Lawson Center.
Source: Original report