FLORENCE, Ala. (November 10, 2026) – The University of North Alabama volleyball team defeated the West Georgia Wolves 3-1 on Tuesday in Florence to earn its third straight win heading into Saturday's regular season finale.
North Alabama (21-7, 11-4 UAC) is now second in the United Athletic Conference standings, with the one and two seeds getting a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Entering the match, the Lions were tied with Abilene Christian — now one match behind the Lions.
Offensively, North Alabama was powered by junior Dylann Garner, who recorded 15 kills on a season-high .483 hitting percentage. Freshman Anna Hoffmayer and senior Olivia Fenoff each added 11 kills, while junior Reese Ricketts added 10. Ricketts also earned her 11th double-double of the season, adding 19 digs.
Junior Kinslee McGowan and sophomore Landri Ross combined for 47 assists, with McGowan recording 25 and Ross recording 22. McGowan also earned her 15th double-double of the season with 10 digs.
Defensively, senior Ava Martindale led with 22 digs. Freshman Kaylee Maikranz added 12 digs.
The Lions combined for 58 kills, 53 assists, 77 digs and six total team blocks.
SET ONE: UWG 25, UNA 20
The opening set was close the entire time, with neither team reaching a lead larger than three before the final two points. The first two-point lead went to UNA at 7-5 following an attack error from UWG. A kill from Fenoff extended the lead to 8-5. The Wolves fought back to tie it up at 9-9 and again at 13-13. UWG then gained the lead at 17-15 following a kill and a UNA attack error. The Wolves held the lead for the rest of the set, ending with a five-point UNA deficit.
SET TWO: UNA 25, UWG 22
The Lions held the lead the entire second set, only allowing one tied score. UNA opened the set with a quick 2-0 lead and eventually extended it to 9-4. The Wolves answered, getting back within two at 10-8. Two straight service errors by the Wolves gave UNA a 14-10 lead. A kill from Garner extended the lead to 17-12. UWG went on a 4-0 run to tie it up at 19-19, but UNA answered with a 3-0 run to pull away. The Wolves had a late push, but a kill from Ricketts ended the set, 25-22.
SET THREE: UNA 25, UWG 15
UNA came out firing in the third set, jumping to a 6-0 lead. The Lions continued to maintain ground, but the Wolves got back within two again at 10-8. Following this, UNA went on a 5-0 run to gain a 16-9 lead with help from a kill from Ricketts and back-to-back service aces from Hoffmayer. The Lions held the Wolves off for the rest of the set, closing it with a 10-point lead.
SET FOUR: UNA 25, UWG 19
The fourth set was another tight one, including 12 tie scores and six lead changes. Scoring opened back-and-forth, with the first two-point lead going to UWG at 7-5 after an ace and UNA attack error. The Lions then tied it up at 9-9 and earned a lead of 11-9 with kills from Ricketts and freshman Kendall Buckley. Scoring continued back-and-forth before the Lions pulled away at 20-16 following a 4-0 run. The Lions maintained their four-point lead to close the set 25-19 and win the match 3-1.
UP NEXT
North Alabama has its last regular season match Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. against Little Rock. This will be the Lions' senior day and will honor four seniors.
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