No. 23 New College of Florida volleyball travels to Miami Gardens on Saturday to face Florida Memorial in Sun Conference play at 2 p.m.
NCF enters the match at 14-5 overall and 6-3 in conference play following Wednesday's three-set loss to No. 15 Southeastern. The Mighty Banyans remain third in The Sun Conference standings.
Saturday will be the second meeting between the teams this season. New College swept Florida Memorial on Sept. 12 and holds a 5-0 advantage in the all-time series.
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LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SEASON SWEEP
New College defeated Florida Memorial 3-0 at home on Sept. 12 in the first meeting between the teams this season.
The Mighty Banyans will look to complete their second regular-season series sweep in as many Saturdays after defeating Ave Maria in five sets last weekend.
NCF has won all five meetings with the Lions.
HOLDING THIRD IN THE SUN
New College sits third in The Sun Conference with a 6-3 league record, behind St. Thomas at 9-0 and Southeastern at 8-1.
The Mighty Banyans hold a one-match advantage over fourth-place Keiser, which enters the weekend at 5-4. Webber International and Ave Maria are tied at 3-6.
Saturday gives NCF an opportunity to earn its seventh conference victory before hosting first-place St. Thomas next weekend.
MAKING AN IMPACT FROM THE SERVICE LINE
New College leads The Sun Conference in service aces and aces per set. Through 19 matches, the Mighty Banyans have recorded 212 aces and average 2.86 per set.
Soraya Nacero ranks fourth nationally with 57 service aces, while Wiktoria Telecka follows in fifth with 56.
The service line presents an opportunity Saturday against a Florida Memorial team allowing 3.11 opponent aces per set in the supplied conference statistics.
TELECKA AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS
Telecka is listed second on the supplied NAIA points-per-set leaderboard at 5.4.
She also leads The Sun Conference in kills per set at 4.30 and points per set at 5.36 in the conference's individual statistics.
Nacero ranks fourth in the conference in both kills per set at 3.05 and points per set at 4.06, giving New College two of the league's top four players in both categories.
SETTING THE PACE
Addison Phillippe ranks third in The Sun Conference with 9.54 assists per set, while Khalia Horta ranks fourth with 4.32 digs per set in the conference's individual statistics.
New College is hitting .207 through 19 matches and has totaled 896 kills, 845 assists, 1,086 digs and 128 blocks.
The Mighty Banyans also lead the conference in total points with 1,236.
FINDING SUCCESS AWAY FROM HOME
New College will look to earn its third true road victory of the season Saturday after winning two of its last three road matches.
The Mighty Banyans defeated Webber International in five sets on Sept. 30 and rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win at Ave Maria last Saturday.
NCF enters the trip to Miami Gardens at 2-4 in true road matches and 5-0 at neutral sites.
KNOW THE OPPONENT: FLORIDA MEMORIAL
2026 Record: 0-15, 0-9
Record vs. NCF All-Time: NCF leads, 5-0
Key Player: Dianeyra Zapata Jimenez (79 digs in 22 sets, averaging 3.59 digs per set in her individual match log; recorded 19 digs in the first meeting with NCF)
UP NEXT: NCF returns home Saturday, Oct. 24, to host No. 10 St. Thomas at 4 p.m.
