Volleyball Hosts Northeastern in Weekend Slate - Hampton University Athletics

HAMPTON, Va. (Oct. 29, 2026) … The Hampton University volleyball team is set to host Northeastern for two matches inside the Convocation Center starting Friday night.

ABOUT HAMPTON:

Hampton holds wins over Bethune-Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore on the season.
Racquel Frazier continues her strong sophomore season, recording a team high 192 kills. Nikola Jaroszewicz (141) and Katerina Pappa (127) are the other two Pirates who have hit the century mark in 2026.
Ana Luiza Caminha Matos leads the Pirates in assists on the season with 417, ranking seventh in the CAA. She is on pace to register the most assists in a season since 2019 when Lena Reed-Petracek recorded 607.
Lillian Campbell has 41.0 blocks on the season, leading Hampton, while Nikola Jaroszewicz (32.0) and Aliyah Milner (29.0) add 25 or more.
Three Pirates have recorded 100 digs or more on the season in Frazier (126), Caminha Matos (117) and Dila Derendeli (100).

ABOUT NORTHEASTERN:

The Huskies enter the weekend with two CAA wins over North Carolina A&T.
Emma Rowell leads the team with 247 kills on the season, ranking fifth in the CAA. The trio of Cayenne Ceman (178),Valentina Meirelles (141) and Beatrice Gennari (126) have all recorded more than 100 kills.
Arina Sosinovica ranks sixth in the conference in assists with 456 on the year.

HEAD TO HEAD
Northeastern holds the all-time record over Hampton 2-0, winning both matches a season ago in Boston, Mass. This marks the first time the Huskies will play at Hampton.

EXPERIENCED LEADERS
Interim head coach Gabby Tlelima and assistant coach Ari Edwards each bring Division I playing experience to the table. Tlelima played four seasons at Hampton while Edwards played at
Denver before transferring to Omaha following her junior season. Edwards bolsters 455 kills in her career, while Tlelima recorded 709 in her career at Hampton.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW ROOKIE
Freshman, Olivia Bryant, has been a bright spot for the Pirates the last month. She has recorded five or more kills in six of the last eight matches. She registered a career-best nine kills in the Pirates last match against Towson.

BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL:
Raquel Frazier leads the team in kills with 192 while also holding a team best 126 digs. She is currently on pace to set new career highs in both as she holds a 2.87 kills per set (k/s) and 1.88 digs per set (d/s) while last season she posted a 2.67 k/s and 1.23 d/s.

UP NEXT
The Pirates return to action Friday, Nov. 6 when they travel to local rival William & Mary to take on the Tribe in two matches. The first match is set for 6:00 p.m. with match two on Saturday starting at 12:00 p.m

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Bryant

Ana Luiza Caminha Matos

Lillian Campbell

Dila Derendeli

Racquel Frazier

Nikola Jaroszewicz

Katerina Pappa

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