BALTIMORE – The Notre Dame of Maryland fall sports see one regular season end, and two programs begin their postseason this journey as they compete in conference postseason competitions.
VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday, October 28th vs. Penn State Brandywine at 7 p.m. inside the MBK Sports Complex
Saturday, October 31st vs. Gallaudet at 1 p.m. inside the MBK Sports Complex
The Gators volleyball team enters the final week of the regular season on a high after claiming wins last Saturday over Keystone and York.
The Gators enter the week with a 9-14 overall record and a 2-6 record in conference play; they sit in ninth place, just two games off the eighth and final playoff spot.
The Gators overturned a 2-1 deficit against Keystone to keep their conference tournament hopes alive before dominating York in straight sets. The Gators' second win of the day saw Celiana Carabello record a dozen aces, the single-match high in the conference this season and fourth-most in Division III this season.
Kaliyah Brown and Bryanna Carter enter the week with 225 and 224 kills this season, respectively, as both rank in the top ten in the conference in kills.
Izzy Stewart is seventh in the United East in digs and eighth in aces, while Carabello jumps up to seventh in the league in aces following last weekend.
Oliviya Rodriguez is third in the conference with 7.06 assists per set.
Saturday's match will also see the Gators honor their three seniors – Brown, Myla Palmer, and Elena Aungst – before their final home match inside the MBK Sports Complex.
Penn State Brandywine enters the last week of the season with a 10-10 overall record and a 4-4 record in conference play. They occupy the eighth and final spot for the United East Tournament.
The Nittany Lions have lost their past four matches, with three coming against three of the conference's top four teams.
Brandywine are second in the conference in blocks and are led at the net by the duo of Nia Moore (0.77 blocks per set) and Morgan Rizer (0.69 b/s).
The Gators are 3-0 all-time against Brandywine, with all three wins coming in straight sets.
The Gators close the regular season against two-time defending conference champions Gallaudet, who are 15-9 on the season and 6-2 in conference play.
The Bison offense is powered by All-American Brielle Worley, who enters the week leading Division III with 5.31 kills per set. The reigning conference player of the year is hitting .334 this season as Gallaudet ride a five-match winning streak.
The Gators are winless in seven all-time matchups against the Bison.
MEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, October 31st at 7 p.m. at Penn State Harrisburg – United East Quarterfinals
The Gators' men's soccer program wrapped up their regular season last week with an emphatic 2-0 win over Penn College last Saturday as they clinched the seventh seed in the United East Conference Tournament with an overall record of 5-6-2 and a conference record of 4-4.
Athanasios Ziliaskopolous and Kim O'Sullivan got on the scoresheet against the Wildcats as the win broke a three-match losing streak and saw the Gators record their fifth clean sheet of the season, their most in a single season in program history.
The Gators have a Saturday night matchup against defending champions Penn State Harrisburg, who are 7-7-2 overall and 6-1-1- in conference play, having won their past three games by a combined 18-3 scoreline.
The Gators and the Nittany Lions met to open conference play on September 26
th, with Harrisburg claiming a 4-1 win; that matchup was the first one ever between the two teams.
CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, October 31st at the United East Championship at 11 a.m. in Lebanon, Pa.
The Gators Cross Country team is running in the United East Conference Championship this Saturday, which is being hosted by Penn State Berks in Lebanon, Pa.
The Gators last competed two weeks ago at the Audrey Shenk Invitational, where Rebecca Coleman paced the Gators for the second time this season.
