DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program went to the conference's easternmost campus in search of a 1-0 start to SWACtion but came away emptyhanded as the BCU Wildcats prevailed in three.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score
  • Bethune-Cookman – 3
  • Mississippi Valley – 0
    • (20-25, 8-25, 22-25)

 

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (3-6, 0-1 SWAC)
  • Bethune-Cookman (4-9, 1-0 SWAC)

 

• Location
  • Daytona Beach, Florida – Moore Gymnasium

 

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 9-0 (0%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W9) | Devilettes' Last Win: N/A

 
Devilettes' Top Performers: 
 

• Alaya Rhodes had one of her best showings in her 2025 SWAC debut, leading the visitors with nine digs (season-high) and two service aces (season-high) while also going for a 2025-best pair of assists, all in addition to four kills.

 

• Carrington Archer and Leticia Franco each put double-figure assist totals into the stat sheet at 12 (4.00 p/s) and 10 (3.50 p/s) respectively, the former tacking on seven digs (2.33 p/s) and the latter serving up a pair of aces.

 

• Dashaun Pinesette was on fire all night long, hitting an eye-popping 0.438 with a Devilettes-most eight kills (2.67 p/s) compared to just a single error.

 

• Lyric Edwards was the other player with more than a half-dozen kills at exactly six (2.00 p/s) whereas Brooklyn Brunt notched just her second career defensive dig, the first of the campaign for the Sophomore.

 
Next:

• The Green and Red will now cross the Sunshine State to Tallahassee for a match with the defending league champion Florida A&M at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday.

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