***Onset Preview*** Lady Bulldogs to Travel to Indiana for Onset Invitational
Fisk to play four games in two days for the second consecutive weekend.
FT. WAYNE, Indiana (August 22, 2024) – The Fisk Lady Bulldogs (1-3), continue their tough preseason this weekend as they travel to Ft. Wayne, Indiana to compete in the Onset Tournament. Fisk is coming off a tough loss to NCAA D1 team Tennessee State University.
The Lady Bulldogs won the first set 25-21 but gave up six straight points at the end of the set to gain momentum. After that TSU dominated the rest of the way.
"Volleyball is about momentum, and they got it rolling at the end of the first set," said Fisk head coach Jessica Enderle. "It was a great experience for us to play them, especially at Gentry Center. We really appreciated being exposed to that atmosphere. Now we will have to focus on the rest of our season."
On Friday, Fisk will take on Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) University (3-0) at 3:30pm CST. At 7:30pm, they will play the University of St. Francis (IN) University (2-2). Saturday's games will feature. You can catch all of the action on Watch the ONSET Invitational (2024) Livestream | BallerTV and live stats
The WMG Sports Pick2Click for the weekend is Trinity Britt. Britt took over at Setter for the injured Nebthet Re and won the HBCU Athletic Conference's Setter of the Week.
Game 4: Fisk University (1-3) vs. Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) University (3-0)
Date/Time: Friday, August 23 | 2:30 p.m. (CST)
Live stats: Schedule — Onset (onsetvolleyball.com)
Location: Ft. Wayne Allen County Coliseum
Game 5: Fisk University (1-3) vs. St. Francis (IN) University (2-2)
Live stats: Fisk (TN) at Saint Francis (Ind.) | PrimeTime | Fri, Aug. 23, 2024 7:00 PM EDT (fiskathletics.com)
Date/Time: Friday, August 23 | 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: Ft. Wayne Allen County Coliseum
Game 6: Fisk University (1-3) vs. Indiana University-Kokomo (3-1)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 24 | 10:00 a.m. (CST)
Live stats: Schedule — Onset (onsetvolleyball.com)
Location: Ft. Wayne Allen County Coliseum
Game 7: Fisk University (1-3) vs. WVU Tech University (0-0)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 24 | 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Live stats: at Fisk (TN) vs. WVU Tech (WV) | PrimeTime | Sat, Aug. 24, 2024 3:30 PM EDT (prestosports.com)
Location: Ft. Wayne Allen County Coliseum
Enderle Of the Road
Head coach Jessica Enderle and assistant coach Laikin Ramirez were on the road perfecting the team's roster. This year's team has added three former NCAA players in Aaliyah Bethea (Virginia State University), Laila Esters (Miles College) and Sydney Willis (Belmont University). Reagan Jones was added from Berry College and Anayah Duncan comes to Fisk from conference foe Dillard University. Sahnee Dillahunt-Nedd redshirted last season. She played at Tennessee State University.
Lady Bulldogs Sweep HBCU Athletic Conference Players of the Week
Fisk swept the very first player of the week voting for the HBCU Athletic Confernce. Reagan Jones was named Attacker of the Week, Trinity Britt won the Setter of the Week honor, and junior Nailah Gupton took home the Defender of the Week trophy.
Re of Light
Sophomore Nebthet Re will look to cash in on an outstanding freshman year. She is the reigning Setter and Freshman of the Year in the conference. She also was named to the First Team. Re had a banner first campaign, finishing with 388 assists, which gave her 7.76 assists per set in conference play. The versatile Marietta, Georgia native also had 100 points on 67 kills, 27 aces and 11 blocks. Defensively, she had 130 digs, which gave her 2.60 digs per set in conference play.
Ramirez In the Bush
Assistant Coach Laikin Ramirez has been a steady contributor to Fisk Volleyball and the Athletic Department. Ramirez won the conference's Assistant Coach of the Year. Her knowledge of volleyball and organization skills have been a welcomed sight at Fisk.
Capping Off a Great Career
Seniors Aja Coffey and Trinity Crawford have both been great ambassadors for Fisk Volleyball. On the court, their leadership can be seen and heard. As freshmen, they were part of a team that won 12 games. The past two seasons, the team has enjoyed 20-win seasons, with last year's team being the first to compete in the GCAC Championship game. This year, they were both named captains of the team.
Next Up: The Lady Bulldogs will travel to McKenzie, Tennessee to take on Bethel University.