Pirates Host Seahawks For Final Two Matches - Hampton University Athletics

HAMPTON, Va. (Nov. 11, 2026) … The Hampton University volleyball team is set to host UNCW in their final two matches of the 2026 season Thursday and Friday with Thursday night's game being senior night.

ABOUT HAMPTON(2-22/0-14):

Hampton holds wins over Bethune-Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore on the season.
Racquel Frazier continues her strong sophomore season, recording a team high, 241 kills. She holds a 2.94 kills per set rate in 2026 to go along with 163 digs which also ranks first on the team. She currently ranks eighth in the CAA in kills.
Ana Luiza Caminha Matos leads the Pirates in assists on the season with 485, ranking seventh in the CAA. Her 485 assists are the most in a season since 2019 when Lena Reed-Petracek recorded 607. Belen Ferrufino has also crossed the century mark, assisting on 179 points this season.
Lillian Campbell has set a new career high with 60.0 blocks after recording 50.0 as a freshman. Nikola Jaroszewicz (39.0) and Aliyah Millner (35.0) have also added 35 or more on the season.
Three Pirates have recorded 100 digs or more on the season in Frazier (163), Caminha Matos (148) and Dila Derendeli (124).

ABOUT UNCW (12-15/6-8):

The Seahawks enter the weekend having lost three straight matches. UNCW is one game out of sixth place, as they try to make the CAA Tournament entering the final weekend of the regular season.
Sam Vanda (240), Elaina Murphy (236) and Nadia Wasilewski (224) have each logged 200 or more kills in 2026.
Gaby Zovko leads the CAA in assists with 821 on the season.
Defensively, Courtney Graham has 99.0 blocks, while Annie Harney leads the team with 276 digs.

HEAD TO HEAD
UNCW holds the all-time record over Hampton 11-0. The two sides did not play in 2025.

CAREER HIGH PIRATES
Racquel Frazier's 241 kills and 163 digs are both career bests after recording 232 and 107 as a freshman. Senior, Dila Derendeli has recorded 124 digs in her final season after just 66 the previous two years. Lillian Cambell set the tone defensively at the net, recording a career best 60.0 blocks after having registered 50.0 in 2025.

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.

UP NEXT
The two matches with the Seahawks close the 2026 season for the Hampton Pirates volleyball team.

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Players Mentioned

Ana Luiza Caminha Matos

Lillian Campbell

Dila Derendeli

Belen Ferrufino

Racquel Frazier

Nikola Jaroszewicz

Aliyah Millner

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