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MSU Volleyball to Tune Up for the Season with Two Exhibition Matches the Weekend

8/20/2026 6:00:00 PM

By: Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations
Morehead, Ky.-- The Morehead State volleyball team swings into action with two exhibition matches this weekend as the Eagles prepare for the opening weekend of the season next week in Knoxville, Tennessee.
 
Morehead State will host Northern Kentucky Friday in the Axillary Gym in the Academic-Athletic Center. The start time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET. The Eagles will trek to Richmond on Saturday to face off with Eastern Kentucky in Baptist Health Arena for their final preseason tune-up. Saturday's start is set for 2:00 p.m. ET.
 
2025 RECORDS

Morehead State        (23-9, 15-3 OVC)
Northern Kentucky    (22-9, 17-1 HORIZON)
Eastern Kentucky      (22-9, 12-4 ASUN)
              
 
SERIES HISTORY

Record vs. NKU                          14-22-1
Streak                                           L8
Last Meeting                               L, 1-3 (25-14, 20-25, 20-25, 21-25) 9/14/24, in Lexington, Ky.
First Meeting                               W, 2-0 (15-9, 15-3) 10/14/75 in Morehead
Record in Morehead                   6-9
Record in Highland Heights      4-5
Neutral Sites                                5-7-1
 
Record vs. EKU                           71-51
Streak                                            L1
Last Meeting                                L, 1-3 (19-25, 13-25, 25-20, 19-25) 9/6/24 in Richmond
First Meeting                                L, 2-0 (3-15, 4-15) 11/17/72 in Murray, Ky.
Record in Morehead                    30-18
Record in Richmond                    32-23
Neutral Sites                                  9-10

 
NOTABLES
  • Morehead State is heading into its 55th season of competition in 2026. The Eagles have an all-time record of 1099-706-7. MSU has finished above .500 in 44 of those campaigns. The Eagles have notched 20+ wins in 34 seasons.
  • The record for most wins in a season was set in 1977, when Morehead State posted a record of 39-11 under Laradean Brown. In the modern era, the 2013 team posted a record of 27-8 under the tutelage of Dr. Jamie Gordon. (Gordon is the winningest coach in any sport at MSU) Gordon is now the CEO of the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
  • In Ohio Valley Conference play, Morehead State is 448-228. They have finished above .500 in conference play in 31 of 42 seasons.
  • Morehead State head coach Kyrsten Becker-McBride is in her fourth season as head coach and her 16th season with the program. She has a record of 59-37 overall and a 38-16 conference record. She has guided her team to the OVC tournament finals twice and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2024.
  • Morehead State led the Ohio Valley Conference averaging 13.77 kills per set last season. OVC Player of the Year M.E. Hargan led the way with 493 terminations, averaging 4.61 per set.
  • The Eagles also topped the OVC with 193 service aces averaging 1.80 aces per set. Amelia Nott smacked 44 aces, averaging 0.41 aces per set. She ranked third in the OVC last fall, and that tally is tied for second-most in the program history in the modern era.
  • MSU paced the OVC allowing a league-low 1.36 opponent aces per set.
  • Morehead State's .250 hitting percentage also led the OVC last fall. Nott led the Eagles with a .350 attack percentage, which was the second highest in the OVC and the seventh-highest efficiency in program history. Nott was selected to the All-OVC Second Team.
  • Nott's name dots the MSU record book in several categories for the modern era: her 115 career aces are tied for second with Lindsey Roth (2010-13), her 256 block assists and 288 total blocks both rank eighth. Her .289 career hitting percentage is second only Irene Wogenstahl, who posted a career .291 hitting percentage from 2020-24.
  • Senior setter Sydney Sennett was an All-OVC First Team selection last season after posting 1,089 assists in the 2025 campaign. Her 10.18 assists per set rate ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference.
  • Sennett has 2,022 career assists, which ranks eighth in program history for the modern, 25-point rally scoring era.
  • Senior outside hitter Hollan Everett was an All-OVC Second Team selection in 2025. She was second on the team last season with 335 kills, averaging 3.13 kills per set, which ranked 10th in the OVC last season.
  • Everett also ranked 10th in the OVC averaging 3.52 points per set.
  • Everett has slammed 835 career kills, 33 shy of 10th in the MSU record book for the modern era.
  • Everett tallied 62 total blocks last season. Her 21 block solos led MSU and tied for 10th-most in the modern era. She has 39 career block solos, sixth-most in the modern era in program history.
  • Senior Courtney Fitzgerald led the Eagles last season with 456 digs. Her 989 career digs rank eighth in program history in the modern era.
 
 
SCOUTING THE NORSE
 
  • Northern Kentucky posted a 22-9 record last season and nearly ran the table in the Horizon League, posting a 17-1 conference record and claimed the Horizon League regular season championship. NKU's only league loss was a five-set match at Youngstown State. The Norse were upended by Wright State in the conference tournament final in a sweep.
  • Junior Allison Risley was named to the Horizon League's All-League First Team after posting 373 kills last season, averaging 3.22 kills per set. She also piled up 47 service aces last season, leading the conference.
  • Senior Sydney Bray was also selected to the All-League First Team; she tallied 355 kills, averaging 3.11 kills per set and was third on the club with 94 total blocks.
  • Sophomore setter Abby Pickard was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year last season, piling up 1,180 assists, which ranked third in the Horizon at 10.44 assists per set.
 
SCOUTING THE COLONELS
 
  • Eastern Kentucky posted a 22-9 record in 2025 and a 12-4 mark in ASUN play finishing in a three-way tie for second place in the conference standings.
  • Senior setter Emilee Hill was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and was the ASUN Player of the Year in 2025. She averaged 5.89 assists per set and was second on the club with 307 kills, averaging 2.62 kills per set.
  • Sophomore Addison Burke was named the 2025 ASUN Freshman of the Year and was a Second Team All-ASUN selection. She led the Colonels with 367 kills averaging 3.19 kills per set. She also led the Colonels with 44 aces, ranking second in the ASUN averaging 0.38 aces per set.
  • Sophomore Cassidy Trahan was named the ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year after posting 4.19 digs per set (486 digs total). She was an ASUN First-Team and All-Freshman Team selection.
 
 
EAGLE MILESTONE WATCH
  • Courtney Fitzgerald needs just 11 digs for 1,000 in her career.
  • Amelia Nott needs 12 total blocks for 300. She is 44 block assists shy of 300.
  • Hollan Everett needs 65 kills for 900 in her career.
  • Everett is 425 attacks shy of 3,000 for her career.
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