LYNCHBURG, Va. – For the first time since the 2019 season, the Randolph College women's volleyball team is headed to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament. The eighth-seeded WildCats will travel to top-seeded Bridgewater College for a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.

HOW THEY GOT HERE – The WildCats secured the eighth seed after finishing 4-8 in conference play. Along the way, Randolph picked up a 3-2 road victory at Guilford, a 3-1 win at Eastern Mennonite, and a pair of home victories over Sweet Briar and Hollins. The WildCats also pushed tournament-bound Roanoke and Shenandoah to five sets, despite coming up short against both. The WildCats found plenty of success outside of conference play, collecting 11 victories while opening the season with five straight wins. The 5-0 start marked the program's first since 1977. The WildCats swept all three meetings with Johnson & Wales, won both matchups against Mary Baldwin and Regent, and added victories over Hood and Mount Aloysius while splitting a pair of contests with N.C. Wesleyan.

THE LAST TIME – The two teams last met on Oct. 17, when Bridgewater came away with a 3-0 sweep. Despite the final result, Randolph gave the Eagles a challenge throughout the matchup. Tuesday's contest will mark the first meeting between the two programs in the ODAC tournament. Bridgewater enters postseason play with a 22-3 overall record and an 11-1 mark in conference action. The Eagles earned the top seed for the first time in program history.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS – Randolph's offense has registered 1,066 kills on 3,794 attempts with 552 errors for a .135 hitting percentage this season. The WildCats are averaging 10.1 kills per set while dishing out 951 assists, averaging 9.0 per set. Randolph ranks eighth in the ODAC in kills and ninth in hitting percentage. The offense is led by Destanie Ambers, Kelsey Bowler, and Makayla Waiters, who have combined for 683 of the team's 1,066 kills (64%). Ambers leads the team with 280 kills on 901 attempts with 77 errors for a .225 hitting percentage, averaging 2.86 kills per set. She ranks seventh in the ODAC in kills per set and 21st in hitting percentage. Bowler follows with 248 kills, averaging 2.56 per set, which ranks 13th in the conference, while Waiters has added 155 kills and averages 1.46 per set. Ambers also leads the team in points with 342.5, ranking eighth in the ODAC at 3.49 points per set, and service aces with 48. Carly Schopp directs the WildCats' offense with 532 assists, averaging 5.22 per set, which ranks seventh in the conference, while Ava Berger has added 161 assists.

On the defensive side of the ball, the 'Cats limited opponents to a .152 hitting percentage, ranking seventh in the ODAC. The WildCats rank third in the conference in digs with 1,646, averaging 15.5 per set, and sixth in blocks with 157.5, averaging 1.5 per set. Ambers leads the team with 367 digs, averaging 3.74 per set, which ranks seventh in the ODAC.  McKayla Padgett follows with 274 digs at 2.95 per set, ranking 14th in the conference, while Schopp has added 242 digs and Cameron Cox has contributed 137. Ambers also ranks 10th in the ODAC in service aces per set at 0.49. At the net, Makayla Waiters leads Randolph with 72 total blocks, including 15 solo stops and 57 assisted blocks. Her 0.68 blocks per set ranks 14th in the conference. Nadia Warrior follows with 62 blocks and ranks 16th at 0.60 per set, while Alyssa Thompson has recorded 33 blocks.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

QUARTERFINALS // Tuesday, Nov. 10 // Higher Seed Hosting

Match 1	#8 Randolph	#1 Bridgewater	7 p.m.
Match 2	#5 Randolph-Macon	#4 Lynchburg	7 p.m.
Match 3	#6 Shenandoah	#3 Batten	7 p.m.
Match 4	#7 Roanoke	#2 Washington and Lee	7 p.m.

SEMIFINALS // Thursday, Nov. 12 // Higher Seed Hosting

Match 5	Winner Match 1	Winner Match 2	TBD
Match 6	Winner Match 3	Winner Match 4	TBD

FINALS // Saturday, Nov. 14 // Higher Seed Hosting

Match 7

Winner Match 5

Winner Match 6

TBD