FOREST, Va. --- ODAC women's volleyball embarks on its first-ever spring season over the next two months as teams return to league courts for the first time since November 2019. Twelve conference schools will compete for a chance to lift the ODAC trophy in May.

In the sections below, we recap the last time we saw ODAC volleyball compete in 2019 and take a look at what to expect entering the new season. Be sure to check out the capsules at the bottom of this page for a more targeted view at each squad entering the spring campaign.

2019 ODAC TOURNAMENT | BRACKET

• Virginia Wesleyan, the second seed in the 2019 tournament, appeared in just its second ODAC volleyball championship match in program history and earned its first title with a 3-1 over host and #1 seed Randolph-Macon
• The Marlins defeated #7 Roanoke, 3-0, in the quarterfinals and #3 Guilford, 3-0, in the semifinals punch their tickets to the finals, joining their conference title match appearance in 2015
• The Yellow Jackets took down #8 Randolph College, 3-0, in the quarterfinals and #5 Washington and Lee University, 3-1, in the semifinals to continue its run at a seventh ODAC crown; this marked R-MC's 11th overall and fifth consecutive berth to the ODAC title match; that run includes titles in 2015, 2016, and 2017
• in the championship match, VWU erased an early lead in the first set powered an an 11-2 run to post a 25-17 win
• Randolph-Macon returned the favor in the second, enjoying a 13-5 early lead on the way to a 25-15 win
• The first two sets went to the team on the right side of the court, and that trend continued in third with Virginia Wesleyan collecting a second 25-17 set victory
• the final frame featured several ties at all stages of the set and went to extra points; former outside Elizabeth Britton registered the deciding point with a kill for a 29-27 fourth-set win and a 3-1 match triumph for VWU
• The match victory improved VWU to 28-7, setting a new program-record for wins in a season

2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT | NCAA BRACKET

• Virginia Wesleyan, the ODAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, was joined by Randolph-Macon as an at-large selection to the 64-team field
• Both ODAC squads went traveled to Christopher Newport University for regional round play
• Randolph-Macon squared off with Marymount University (Va.) in the first round and came up on the wrong end of a 3-1 result; R-MC finished the season at 25-9, 12th straight campaign with at least 20 wins dating back to 2008
• Virginia Wesleyan went the distance with two-time national champion (2004, 06) Juniata College in the first round; The Marlins won the first and third sets for a 2-1 lead, but the Eagles took the final two frames for a 3-2 win
• Johns Hopkins University defeated Emory University, 3-0, for the national title

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
The athletes listed below represent the top-three returning statistical leaders for each category from the 2019 fall season.
Kills/Set, Digs/Set, Blocks/Set, and Points/Set Minimums: 50% of team games played
Attack Pct. Minimums: 50% of team games played and 3.0 attacks/set

• Kills | 464 - Brynne Gould, W&L; 443 - Linsey Bailey, RC; 321 - Grace Parker, R-MC
• Kills/Set | 4.26 - Linsey Bailey, RC; 3.77 - Brynne Gould, W&L; 3.36 - Hannah Johnson, EMU
• Attacks | 1,342 - Linsey Bailey, RC; 1,331 - Brynne Gould, W&L; 1,042 - Mackenzie Ambrose, RAND
• Attack Pct. | .380 - Sydney Koch, R-MC; .372 - Katy Blain, W&L; .343 - Courtney Berry, W&L
• Assists | 961 - Grace Hayes, BC; 675 - Haley Sutton, VWU; 518 - Megan Hillyard, SU
• Assists/Set | 9.71 - Grace Hayes, BC; 5.76 - Tori Wigley, EMU; 5.40 - Haley Sutton, VWU
• Service Aces | 59 - Logan Pasley, RC; 49 - Grace Parker, R-MC; 48 - Megan Hillyard, SU
• Digs | 600 - Caroline Gard, W&L; 480 - Kennedy Clemmer, RC; 409 - Madison Warlick, R-MC
• Digs/Set | 4.76 - Caroline Gard, W&L; 4.75 - Kennedy Clemmer, RC; 3.90 - Hannah Johnson, EMU
• Total Blocks | 123 - Courtney Berry, W&L; 121 - Sydney Collins, VWU; 100 - Sydney Koch, R-MC
• Blocks/Set | 1.12 - Sydney Collins, VWU; 1.06 - Audrey Antesberger, RAND; 1.04 - Courtney Berry, W&L
• Points Earned | 516.5 - Brynne Gould, W&L; 500.0 - Linsey Bailey, RC; 389.5 - Grace Parker, R-MC
• Points/Set | 4.8 - Linsey Bailey, RC; 4.2 - Brynne Gould, W&L; 3.9 - Hannah Johnson, EMU

RETURNING ALL-ODAC TALENT | 2019 ALL-ODAC VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
The 2021 season features 11-of-27 All-ODAC honorees from the 2019 campaign plus one major individual award winner. Below we take a look at those returning to league rosters.

   ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM

• Sydney Koch | MB | Randolph-Macon
• Linsey Bailey | OH | Roanoke
• Courtney Berry | MB | Washington and Lee
• Brynne Gould | OH | Washington and Lee

   ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM

• Grace Hayes | S | Bridgewater
• Grace Parker | OH | Randolph-Macon --- ODAC Rookie of the Year
• Greta Coss | OPP | Virginia Wesleyan

   ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM

• Khaira Bolden | MB | Guilford
• Madison Warlick | L | Randolph-Macon
• Kennedy Clemmer | DS | Roanoke
• Haley Sutton | S | Virginia Wesleyan

THE SCHEDULE AND TOURNAMENT

• The ODAC volleyball season will feature an 11-match round-robin schedule; teams will compete in a combination of single and multi-match setups; each team will have the opportunity to host one conference-based mutli-match (tri- or quad-match); Hollins University will not be competing this season
• As is consistent with other ODAC sports, non-conference opportunities can be scheduled at each school's discretion.
• The ODAC Volleyball Tournament will feature four teams with seeding determined by results from conference matches; both semifinal matches and the championship match will be hosted by the #1 seed on Saturday, May 1

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