CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell women's volleyball gets on the road for a duo of Appalachian Athletic Conference matches vs. Pikeville on Friday, October 16 and Bluefield on Saturday, October 17.
 
The Lady Bears are 20-7 overall and hold a 10-3 conference record in AAC play. They started this week with a 3-0 win over Spartanburg Methodist at the Harris Athletic Complex. The team has won its past three matches and is currently tied for third in the conference standings.
 
Truett has lost the past two to the Bears in the series, suffering losses of 3-2 and 3-1 in 2024 and 2025. It last took a win in 2023 with a 3-1 score in Cleveland. Against the Rams of BU, it's dropped three of the past five matches which includes a 3-2 defeat at home last season. Since 2014, the Lady Bears have controlled the series with nine wins and five losses.
 
Pikeville has been the best team in the conference this season, going 19-3 overall with a perfect 12-0 mark in AAC action. The Bears enter Friday with a 13-match winning streak dating back to Sept. 5. Along with the undefeated mark, ten of the 12 wins have been in three-set fashion.
 
Offensively for UPike, Cassidy Rivas leads with 3.39 kills per set and a .249 hitting percentage. Her k/s ranks first in the conference while her 258 total kills rank third. Allyah Tokelau is also a threat on the attack with 3.23 k/s (third in the AAC) and a percentage of .333. Point leader Lanie Hawley is first in hitting percentage (.408), third in blocks per set (0.92) and aces per set (0.59).
 
On the set, Chlole Brinton is the leader with 11.35 assists per set, which is also atop the conference. Brinton controls defensively with 3.80 d/s and 289 total.
 
For the Rams, Faith Alsup averages 3.06 kills per set, which is fifth in the AAC, while Scarlett Hulse leads the conference in aces per set with 0.61. Bluefield is also represented defensively with Sienna Vitelli's 4.70 digs per set, third in the league.
 
For Truett, Julia Fisher is the kill leader with 1.93 per set and 178 total while Faith Clarkson is recording 1.89 kills per set. Alexis Mills is the points leader of the team with 222.0 total in 2026 with 2.3 per set. Caroline Yeager and Grace Lamontagne control the set with 345 and 319 assists, respectively. The former had a standout performance on Sept. 19, producing 21 assists and 16 digs in the 3-2 win over Reinhardt. Yeager also leads on total aces with 43.
 
Adleigh Schwier is the primary libero with 227 total digs and 2.32 digs per set. As a team, TMU ranks first in total aces and aces per set.