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Women's Volleyball

ODAC Women's Volleyball Report: Week 8

ODAC programs competed in 19 matches including 16 in ODAC play. Lynchburg (19-4, 8-2) and Washington and Lee (18-3, 10-1) – both of which are receiving votes towards the AVCA's top-25 with Bridgewater (19-2, 9-0) – went 3-0 in league action. No. 23 Batten (20-4, 9-2) and BC both went 2-0 with the Marlins becoming the first ODAC team to reach 20 wins this year. Randolph-Macon (13-9, 7-4) went 2-1 over its three conference outings.

Congratulations to Washington and Lee libero Vivi Vasquez as she became just the second player in ODAC history and first in Generals' program history to eclipse 2,000 career digs. She enters the week with 2,034 career digs, just 61 shy of the 2,095 digs collected by former Randolph-Macon standout Samantha Sallade from 2014-17.

NCAA POWER INDEX RANKINGS
thru games of 10/25/26
Below are the NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings. At the end of the conference postseason, these rankings will be used to both select teams to NCAA brackets at-large and help each sport's championship committee determine hosting privileges for each round of a Division III championship tournament.

  • Averett: 349th (prev. 364th)
  • Batten: 31st (prev. 31st)
  • Bridgewater: 16th (prev. 17th)
  • EMU: 332nd (prev. 333rd)
  • Guilford: 342nd (prev. 332nd)
  • Hollins: 372nd (prev. 367th)
  • Lynchburg: 52nd (prev. 62nd)
  • Randolph: 275th (prev. 250th)
  • Randolph-Macon: 137th (prev. 131st)
  • Roanoke: 195th (prev. 186th)
  • Shenandoah: 220th (prev. 202nd)
  • Sweet Briar: 404th (prev. 405th)
  • Washington and Lee: 23rd (prev. 26th)
  • EMERSON MOATS | EMU | LIBERO
    Moats, a junior from Clear Spring, Md., put together a season-best performance as part of EMU's 1-1 week against ODAC competition. On Friday, Moats posted five digs to go with five assists and five aces in a 3-0 victory over Sweet Briar College. Then on Saturday in a 3-1 setback to Lynchburg, Moats registered the most digs in a four-set match in the ODAC this season as she patrolled the back line for 33 pick ups. That is the fourth-most digs overall by a conference player this year. She added our assists and three aces offensively to her line. For the season, Moats is third in the ODAC in overall digs (346) and aces (51) and fourth in digs per set (4.55) and aces per set (0.67).

  • ALLISON LACH | RANDOLPH-MACON | OUTSIDE
    Lach, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., was not only prolific and efficient on traditional attacks, but she proved a lucrative weapon from the service line in helping Randolph-Macon to a 2-1 week against ODAC competition. Over her 10 sets of play, Lach notched 55 points from offensive activity with 36 kills on a .349 attack percentage and 19 aces to help her to 5.95 points per set (5.5 solely offensively). On Wednesday in a 3-1 loss at Lynchburg, Lach hit. .268 on the way to 15 kills with one ace plus 12 digs and five block assists on defense. On Friday in a 3-0 win over Hollins, Lach smacked 10 kills at a .333 clip with eight aces. She tacked on eight digs and one block assist to her line. On Saturday, Lach collected 11 kills against just one error towards a .556 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Roanoke. She further upped her service game, matching the ODAC single-match high for 2026 with 10 aces. She chipped in one assist, one dig, and three block assists. For the season, Lach leads the ODAC in total aces (62) and aces per set (0.86). She is fifth in points per set (3.79), eighth in total points (273.0), and 11th in total kills (193) and kills per set (2.68).

  • SYDNEY MOUNCE
    Averett University, Senior, Outside hitter
    Mounce led Averett with 33 kills, 42 digs, two block assists, one service ace, and 35 points across three matches. She erupted for a career-high 22 kills on .320 hitting with 16 digs and 23 points in a four-set victory over Randolph before adding 19 digs against Washington and Lee.

    TAHANI VILLINES
    Averett University, Senior, Outside hitter
    Villines totaled 50 digs, 21 kills, seven service aces, four block assists, and 30 points across three matches, averaging 5.00 digs per set. She recorded 21 digs, 13 kills, and four aces in a four-set victory over Randolph before adding 15 digs against Washington and Lee and 14 against Bridgewater.

    RAYMOND BRENNA
    Batten University, First-year, Libero
    Brenna helped Batten to a 2-0 week with 30 digs, six service aces, and four assists across six sets, averaging 5.00 digs per set. She collected 20 digs and two aces in a sweep of Roanoke before adding four aces, 10 digs, and two assists in a three-set victory over Hollins.

    ANNA MOODY
    Batten University, First-year, Outside hitter
    Moody powered Batten to two conference sweeps with 23 kills on an outstanding .432 hitting percentage, seven digs, and 23 points across six sets, averaging 3.83 kills per set. She hit .643 with 10 kills against Hollins and followed with 13 kills on .304 hitting against Roanoke.

    AGNES ALFORD
    Bridgewater College, Junior, Middle hitter
    Alford led Bridgewater to two road sweeps with 21 kills on a stellar .439 hitting percentage, six total blocks, including two solo stops, and 25 points across six sets. She hit .471 with 10 kills against Guilford and .417 with 11 kills and four blocks against Averett, helping the Eagles improve to 9-0 in ODAC play and 19-2 overall while receiving votes in the national rankings.

    LEAH DINARDO
    University of Lynchburg, Junior, Middle
    DiNardo helped Lynchburg to a 3-0 week with 32 kills on an exceptional .435 hitting percentage, four total blocks, including two solo stops, and 35 points across 11 sets. She hit .524 with 12 kills, four blocks, and 15 points against Randolph-Macon before adding 11 kills on .455 hitting against Shenandoah and nine kills on .316 hitting against Eastern Mennonite.

    AVA MEINHARDT
    University of Lynchburg, Senior, Middle
    Meinhardt anchored Lynchburg's defense with 10 total blocks, including five solo stops, while adding 30 kills on .343 hitting and 37.5 points across three conference victories. She recorded three solo blocks and 10 kills on .429 hitting against Shenandoah, nine kills on .471 hitting with four blocks against Randolph-Macon, and 11 kills with two blocks against Eastern Mennonite.

    ELLA COURTNEY
    Randolph-Macon College, Junior, Middle blocker
    Courtney led Randolph-Macon with 12 total blocks, including one solo stop, while contributing 19 kills on .295 hitting and 25.5 points across three matches. She registered five blocks against Lynchburg, then hit .364 with five kills and four blocks against Hollins before closing the week with seven kills on .417 hitting and three blocks against Roanoke.

Emerson Moats
Allison Lach