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Volleyball Visits ULM for Fourth Conference Series of the Season
10/14/2026 11:26:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss (12-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) travels to Monroe, La., for a two-match conference series against ULM (7-13, 1-5 Sun Belt). The series opener is slated for 6 p.m. CT Thursday, Oct. 15, with match two scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Friday, Oct. 16, at b1Bank Fant Coliseum.
Match Details
Thursday, Oct. 15 – 6 p.m. CT & Friday, Oct. 16 – 6 p.m. CT
Monroe, Louisiana. – b1Bank Fant Coliseum
Stream on ESPN+ – smttt.info/espnVB
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast – smttt.info/ULMstats
Last Time Out
Southern Miss is coming off a series spilt with Georgia State last week, rebounding from a four-set loss Thursday with a four-set win Friday, marking the first series split at home since Oct. 25-26, 2024, when Old Dominion visited and took one of two matches in Hattiesburg. The Golden Eagles took the rematch with GSU behind a strong offensive showing, finishing with 68 kills to the Panther's 44 and hitting .209 as a team.
Diana Wells and Sadie McAda each recorded 19 kills in Friday's win. Wells set a new season high in her first career start, while Elly Stewart added 12 kills and hit .417. McAda posted her 12th double-double of the season, and setter Allie Hazelwood added her fifth with a career-best 61 assists and 11 digs. Hazelwood's assist total set a new Sun Belt season high, surpassing the mark she had previously set at 57.
Hazelwood was named Sun Belt Setter of the Week for the third time this season after leading the league with 105 assists and 13.13 assists per set across the series. She helped the Golden Eagles average 15.00 kills per set for the week. Sunni Sheppard anchored the defense, recording 27 digs Thursday and 25 Friday; her 6.50 digs per set led the Sun Belt for the week. Southern Miss also set a season high with 85 digs in Friday's win.
Opponent Scout
ULM enters the series at 7-13 overall and 1-5 in Sun Belt play after dropping two matches at Troy. The Warhawks opened the series with a four-set loss, then fell in straight sets Saturday, including a close 26-24 second set. ULM averages 11.64 kills, 10.86 assists, 14.97 digs and 2.22 blocks per set this season, while hitting .172 as a team.
Aniya Hall leads ULM with 203 kills and averages 3.22 kills per set, Abby Cunningham is next with 181 kills (2.74 per set). Eden Pietrzak leads the Warhawks defense with her 3.42 digs, and Tatum Clay leads in blocks per set with 1.10.
The two programs have faced off against one another 13 times in program history with Southern Miss boasting a perfect 13-0 all-time record against ULM, sweeping the Warhawks in all but one of their meetings. The last two meetings came on Sept. 25-26, 2025, in Hattiesburg.
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