ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's volleyball team continues on the road at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, hosted by Navy.
 
Fans without a Department of Defense ID will be unable to park at the United States Naval Academy. Shuttle buses will be available for those who are unable to or choose not to walk. For more information, read the Navy's section on 'Vehicle Access for Fans' in its preview by clicking here.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
 
Kristen Dickmann Invitational
SITE: Brown Field House - Annapolis, Md.
RECORDS:
                UAlbany 0-3, 0-0 America East
                Michigan State 3-0, 0-0 Big Ten
                VCU 1-2, 0-0 A10
                Navy 1-2, 0-0 Patriot League
STREAM: not available
 
Michigan State vs UAlbany
DATE: Friday, September 2
TIME: 11:00 AM
SERIES RECORD: 3-0, Michigan State leads
STATS: NavySports.com
 
VCU vs UAlbany
DATE: Friday, September 2
TIME: 4:30 PM
SERIES RECORD: 2-2, series tied
STATS: NavySports.com
 
UAlbany at Navy
DATE: Saturday, September 3
TIME: 3:30 PM
SERIES RECORD: 1-0, UAlbany leads
STATS: NavySports.com
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany opened the season at the JMU Invitational in Virginia. 
• In each of the three matches, the Great Danes won one set. 
• Throughout the weekend, newcomer Alexa Harris led the Great Danes with 4.00 kills per set while freshman Anna Myhal followed with 2.83 kills per set.
• On defense, libero Charlotte Macken led with 3.50 digs per set and Myhal followed with 2.08 digs per set. 
• Sophomore Anissia Wong tallied 10.0 total blocks with three solo blocks.
• Freshman Zosia Szczotkiewicz started two matches and notched 8.80 assists per set.
• Last season, the Great Danes finished with an 8-4 league record before closing the season at the America East Championship.
• UAlbany returned eight student-athletes, including three starters, and add nine newcomers - Cassidy Bloom, Sadie Brown, Zeynep Ertam, Kaleigh Fitzgerald, Alexa Harris, Brooke Malek, Anna Myhal, Macey Salvione, and Zosia Szczotkiewicz.

 
ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE

• The Spartans opened their 2022 campaign by hosting a tournament that led to three victories.
• Taking two matches in five sets and one in three, MSU saw Louisiana, Eastern Michigan, and Fairfield.
• Aliyah Moore leads the team with 3.46 kills per set; Maradith O'Gorman follows with 3.23 while adding six service aces, a team-high.
• On defense, Nalani Iosia leads with 4.15 digs per set and Emma Monks owns the team high with 15.0 blocks.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE SPARTANS

• Michigan State leads the all-time series, 3-0.
• The Spartans took all three matches in three sets during former head coach MJ Engstrom's time at the helm. 
• The first meeting was in 2009 with the most recent being in 2018.

 
ABOUT VCU

• The Rams opened their 2022 campaign by hosting a tournament that led to one win and two losses.
• VCU defeated Liberty in four sets and fell in three sets to High Point and four sets to Elon.
• Jasmine leads the team with 3.36 kills per set; Qairo Bentley follows with 2.36 while adding four service aces, a team-high.
• On defense, Kialah Jefferson leads with 3.43 digs per set and Knight owns a team-high 11.0 total blocks.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE RAMS

• UAlbany and VCU have met four times since 2003 with the series being tied
• The Great Danes won the first two meetings, under the direction of Kelly Sheffield.
• Most recently, under Engstrom, UAlbany fell in 2010 and 2012.

 
ABOUT NAVY

• The Midshipmen opened the 2022 campaign at Maryland in College Park, Md.
• Seeing FGCU, Maryland, and Rhode Island, the Mids earned their sole win over Rhode Island in four sets.
• Jamie Llewellyn leads the team with 3.55 kills per set and five service aces; Jordan Llewellyn follows with 3.36 kills per set.
• Both Llewellyn sisters lead on defense - Jamie with 1.82 digs per set and Jordan with 1.73.
• Maggie Bodman owns a team-high 14.0 total blocks.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE MIDSHIPMEN

• UAlbany and Navy have met just once before, in 2002.
• Under the direction of Kelly Sheffield, the Great Danes earned a three-set sweep over the host school.

 
UP NEXT

• After competing at the Kristen Dickman Invitational, the Great Danes will continue on the road at the Cornell Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y.

 
For more information on the University at Albany volleyball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyvb
Instagram - @ualbanyvb
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyVB