Women's Volleyball

Florida A&M Rattlers Dominant Season Concludes in NCAA Tournament

Box Score

LINCOLN, Neb.- Florida A&M volleyball continued to reach new heights in 2024 – recording the fourth-most wins in the school's regular season history, winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, and returning to the NCAA Tournament. 
 
Florida A&M took on the No. 2 seed, Nebraska, in the first round of the NCAAs, and fell 3-0 (25-3, 25-9, 25-17). 
 
Match Notes

  • FAMU finished the season 27-7, 16-0 in the SWAC; the win tally ties for the fourth-most in the school's single-season history.
  • Head coach Gokhan Yilmaz has guided the Rattlers to three NCAA appearances in four seasons. 
  • Jada Rhodes recorded a team-high seven kills.
  • Brooke Lynn Watts finished with a team-high six digs and six kills.
  • Florida A&M attackers were helped by a team-high eight assists from Makenzie Taylor. 

How it Happened

Set One | Nebraska jumped out to an early 11-1 lead and padded it from there. Rhodes was credited with both of FAMU's kills. 
 
Set Two | The Cornhuskers led from the first point. 
 
Set Three | Watts recorded the first kill of the set to help the Rattlers to a 1-0 advantage and then added two more to make the score, 5-4. The visitors lost their advantage on a 4-0 Cornhusker run. 

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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