Women's Volleyball AMCC First-Round Preview:
No. 5 La Roche (4-4 AMCC) at Hilbert (5-3 AMCC)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Hafner Recreation Center | Hamburg, NY
7:00 pm |
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Hilbert College Hawks
- After a 5-3 regular season finish, the Hawks earned the conference's fourth seed, matching the highest finish in program history.
- Wednesday's First Round game will be the first home playoff game since the 2013 season when the Hawks finished the season at 6-3.
- After struggling through an early-season six-game losing streak, the Hawks manufactured a program record-setting nine-game unbeaten streak from September 12th through September 27th.
- The 2025 team shattered multiple program Single Season records while several individuals have established new Single Season marks.
- TEAM – most wins (19) | fewest losses (10) | 283 service aces | 152 block assists
- Close: Team is 40 kills shy | 76 assists shy | 24 digs shy | 7 blocks shy | and 23.5 points shy of new single season records
- TEAM – 10.69 kills/set | 9.76 assists/set | 2.57 ace/set | 17.36 digs/set | 14.52 points/set
- Individuals – Jade Schiller – 513 digs | Schiller – 4.62 digs/set | Michaela Rice – 36 Block Assists
TOP 10 RANKINGS THROUGH 8 AMCC GAMES - Hilbert
- Sr. Molly McKinnon is ranked 7th in kills, 11th in kills/set, 3rd in attacks, 7th in points, 5th in digs, 9th in digs/set,
- Sr. Michaela Rice is ranked 9th in attack percent, 8th in block solo, 6th in block assists, 3rd in total blocks
- Sr. Jessee Jonathan is ranked 4th in assists, 6th in assists/set, 1st in service aces
- So. Jade Schiller is ranked 1st in digs, 3rd in digs/set
- Fr. Lindsay Madigan is ranked 8th in attack percent, 9th in assists, 6th in service aces
In his sixth year at Hilbert, Head Coach
Cal Crosby is taking the team to its second consecutive appearance in the AMCC postseason playoffs
La Roche University Redhawks
- The Redhawks finished 7-15 overall, with a 4-4 conference record to earn the AMCC's fifth seed.
- La Roche is making it's fourth consecutive appearance in the AMCC postseason tournament
- The team struggled through a seven-game losing streak which started in late September and stretched into early October.
- Two of those loses were 5-set matches against Hilbert.
TOP 10 RANKINGS THROUGH 8 AMCC GAMES – La Roche
- Kallie Graine is ranked 4th in kills, 5th in kills/set, 9th in total attacks, 7th in hitting percentage, 5th in block solo, 2nd in block assist, 2nd in total blocks, 2nd in blocks/set, 4th in points, and 5th in points/set
- Estelle Winck is ranked 7th in assists, 8th in assists/set
- Ava Fox is ranked 3rd in block assists, 3rdin total block, 4th in blocks/set
- Kaci DePalma is ranked 1st in digs, 2nd in digs/set
- Aislyn Williams is ranked 4th in block assists, 6th in total blocks
- Megan Bologna is ranked 2nd in service aces, 2nd in aces/set
Nicole Bajuszik is in her 14th season at La Roche is taking the Redhawks to the program's 10th postseason tournament under her guidance.
Series History
- The Hawks and Redhawks have faced off 19 times with Wednesday's meeting marking the first time they will meet in the postseason.
- Hilbert has beaten La Roche in extended play their last three meetings, twice this year and one last October.
- Hilbert opened their AMCC league meetings against La Roche in 2010 with four consecutive match wins (2010-2013) before the Redhawks rebounded with their own 12-game win streak over the Hawks over a ten-year period (2013-2023).
Stat Comparisons – Conference only games:
Kills/Set Hilbert 10.3 | La Roche 9.44
Attack % La Roche .145 | Hilbert .117
Assists/Set Hilbert 9.47 | La Roche 8.50
Points/Set Hilbert 13.8 | La Roche 13.2
Digs/Set Hilbert 18.41 | La Roche 16.34
Blocks/Set La Roche 1.75 | Hilbert 1.24
Aces/Set Hilbert – 2.15 | La Roche 2.00
