The William Smith College volleyball team will play its first home match in school history on Wednesday night against Nazareth College. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. in Bristol Gymnasium. Fans who cannot make it to Bristol Gymnasium can follow the action with HWS All-Access Video and Live Stats.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS:

• William Smith enters the week with a 6-3 record after collecting three wins over Hartwick, Alfred State and Morrisville last weekend.
• First-year Hope Von Dohlen was named to the Liberty League honor roll after recording 52 kills, 14 digs, nine blocks and three service aces on the weekend.
• First-year Malya Sayre leads the Herons with 92 kills on the season, averaging 3.72 kills per set, followed by sophomore Elizaveta Telepova with 80 kills averaging 2.76 kills per set.
• Sophomore setter Elaina Wamhoff sits at 252 assists on the year, averaging 8.69 assists per set. Wamhoff also brings a strong serving presence to the game as she has recorded 16 aces on the season.
• The defensive dynamic duo of Cydney Fernandez and Ariana Angus have combined for 146 digs on the season to help lead the Herons to an impressive start to the season.
• William Smith shows a strong presence at the net, recording 44 blocks. Leading the way for the Herons is senior Lauren DeVaney (21), first-year Jaylynn McCarthy (16), and Telepova (15).

ABOUT THE GOLDEN FLYERS:

• Nazareth brings a 3-7 record into Wednesday's match. The Golden Flyers went 1-2 last weekend after losing 3-0 to SUNY Geneseo, 3-0 to Penn State Behrend and taking a 3-2 win over Lasell at the RIT Invitational.
• Senior Kaylee Kelly leads the Golden Flyers with 92 kills, followed by sophomore Tessa Grover with 60 kills.
• Grover leads the team in assists with 193 on the year, recording 5.22 assists per set.
• Nazareth currently sits at 45 blocks on the season with sophomore Ruth Jackson (25) leading the way, followed by Grover with 24.