Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College volleyball team are home as they take on Stonehill College at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lakers are 7-17 overall and 4-4 in the NEC. 

Senior opposite/outside hitter Branwyn Lupton (Napanee, Ontario/Napanee District Secondary School) leads the team offensively with 87 kills and is third on the team in blocks with 31. Junior outside hitter Jazmin Rodriguez (Madera, Calif./ Madera) and freshman opposite hitter Gabriella Schemidt (Plainfield, I.L. / Plainfield East) both have 82 kills. 

Freshman Katie Barbour (Durham, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons) and junior Skylar Jehlen (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) have split the setting duties with 265 (4.08/set) and 167 assists (3.09/set) respectively. Sophomore Eiley Schneider (Ramsey, N.J./ Ramsey) leads the team in blocks with 43 and in hitting percentage with .257. 

Senior Haley Buescher (Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) leads the team with 135 digs (2.41/set) while freshman Aubrey Kimball (Greensboro, N.C./Cornerstone Charter Academy)  helps the team out defensively with 78 digs (2.11/set)

The Dolphins are facing Stonehill for the 33rd time in the program's history. Le Moyne is 21-12 against the Skyhawks, with the most recent meeting resulting in a win for the Dolphins 3-1 in 2024.
 
Stonehill opened its season at the University of New Orleans / Nicholls State Invitational, where they split the weekend with wins against New Orleans (3-1) and Alcorn State University (3-0) and losses to Oral Roberts University (0-3) and Nicholls (2-3). After a 3-0 loss at Bryant University, the Skyhawks lost all three matches at the Boston College Invitational against Boston College (0-3), New Hampshire (0-3) and Bucknell University (1-3). Stonehill fell twice at the Providence College Invitational to Holy Cross (1-3) and Providence College (0-3).

A win over Manhattan (3-1) and a loss to Holy Cross (0-3) bridged the gap before the team's next tournament. The Skyhawks were swept at the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational by Indiana State (1-3), Purdue Fort Wayne (0-3) and Columbia (0-3). Stonehill dropped a one-off match to University of New Hampshire (0-3) before splitting a series at Chicago State University (2-3, 3-2). In a home series, the Skyhawks won the first match against Mercyhurst University before dropping the second (3-2, 1-3). FDU visited Easton and dropped the first set before defeating Stonehill in the second (3-0, 1-3). The Skyhawks dropped their first set against New Haven before winning their most recent matchup against the Chargers (2-3, 3-2). 

Sam Loyd leads the Skyhawks with 251 kills (3.14/set) on a .201 hitting percentage to go with 19 blocks (0.24/set). Addy Frye has tallied 225 kills (2.47/set) and 229 digs (2.52/set). Haley Herndon has 150 kills (2.03/set) and 24 blocks (.32/set) and Sammy Franco has 78 kills (1.37/set) and 21 blocks (.37/set). Kendra Sawyer directs the offense with 591 assists (7.88/set), while also contributing 133 digs (1.77/set). Kristi Bishop leads the squad defensively with 261 digs (2.97/set).