Friday, October 16
Hampton, Va.
6:00 PM
Hampton University
2-15,0-7CAA
0
vs
3
Campbell
7-11,3-4CAA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Hampton | 19 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
Photo by: Katie Gilmore
Campbell Tops Hampton In CAA Volleyball Opener
10.16.26 | Volleyball
HAMPTON, Va. (Oct. 16, 2026) … In a match that saw 18 ties with 10 in the opening set, the visiting Campbell Camels defeated homestanding Hampton University 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 in the opener of a CAA weekend on Friday night inside the HU Convocation Center.
The opening set saw both teams go back and forth with extended rallies. Campbell (7-11, 3-4) opened up scoring four of the first five points highlighted by a Victoria Tupy kill to make it 4-1. Hampton (2-15, 0-7) worked back in and took a 7-5 lead after a pair of Olivia Bryant kills. The Camels answered with a pair of points to level the match at seven.
From that point, no team had larger than a one-point lead through 14-all as a Bryant kill tied the match again at 14. From that point, Campbell scored four of the next five points as Marlena Lee smashed a kill to make the score 18-15. The guests then closed the set on a 7-4 burst with a Leah Freesemann kill ending set one 25-19.
In the second set there was one tie up till the media timeout at 15 points as Hampton scored four of the first six points as Nikola Jaroszewicz blasted a kill to lead 4-2 early. That margin grew to 15-10 following a bad Campbell set heading into the media timeout.
Following that break, the Camels got back in the match behind an Ella Duong kill and an attack error from Hampton to tie the contest at 15.
Hampton steadied the ship and pushed the lead to 21-17 following a kill by Aliyah Milner, but from there the Camels scored the last eight points of the set ending on a service ace from Marlena Lee to take set two 25-21.
In set three, Hampton held a 4-2 lead early after a Dila Derendeli service ace. Campbell ripped off nine of the next 11 points to take command of the set at 11-5 following a Freesemann kill.
After the lead for Campbell grew to 17-8 after a Breanna McMillan kill, Hampton made one last burst going on an 8-1 run to trim the deficit to 18-16 after a Jarosewicz kill. Campbell ended the match with a 7-2 run as a pair of attack errors for Hampton gave Campbell the 25-18 set.
Jarosewicz had 10 kills to lead Hampton, while Anna Luiza Matos had 17 assists. Derendeli added a team high 11 digs. Tupy paced Campbell with 13 kills.
Hampton and Campbell will close out the weekend series at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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The opening set saw both teams go back and forth with extended rallies. Campbell (7-11, 3-4) opened up scoring four of the first five points highlighted by a Victoria Tupy kill to make it 4-1. Hampton (2-15, 0-7) worked back in and took a 7-5 lead after a pair of Olivia Bryant kills. The Camels answered with a pair of points to level the match at seven.
From that point, no team had larger than a one-point lead through 14-all as a Bryant kill tied the match again at 14. From that point, Campbell scored four of the next five points as Marlena Lee smashed a kill to make the score 18-15. The guests then closed the set on a 7-4 burst with a Leah Freesemann kill ending set one 25-19.
In the second set there was one tie up till the media timeout at 15 points as Hampton scored four of the first six points as Nikola Jaroszewicz blasted a kill to lead 4-2 early. That margin grew to 15-10 following a bad Campbell set heading into the media timeout.
Following that break, the Camels got back in the match behind an Ella Duong kill and an attack error from Hampton to tie the contest at 15.
Hampton steadied the ship and pushed the lead to 21-17 following a kill by Aliyah Milner, but from there the Camels scored the last eight points of the set ending on a service ace from Marlena Lee to take set two 25-21.
In set three, Hampton held a 4-2 lead early after a Dila Derendeli service ace. Campbell ripped off nine of the next 11 points to take command of the set at 11-5 following a Freesemann kill.
After the lead for Campbell grew to 17-8 after a Breanna McMillan kill, Hampton made one last burst going on an 8-1 run to trim the deficit to 18-16 after a Jarosewicz kill. Campbell ended the match with a 7-2 run as a pair of attack errors for Hampton gave Campbell the 25-18 set.
Jarosewicz had 10 kills to lead Hampton, while Anna Luiza Matos had 17 assists. Derendeli added a team high 11 digs. Tupy paced Campbell with 13 kills.
Hampton and Campbell will close out the weekend series at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Campb
Hamp
Kills
51
32
Errors
14
16
Attempts
119
119
Hitting %
.311
.134
Points
59.0
40.0
Assists
50
28
Aces
4
4
Blocks
4
4
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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