Vanderbilt (7-0, 0-0 SEC) at Belmont (3-6, 0-0 MVC)
Thursday, Sept. 17 • 6 p.m. CT • ESPN+
Curb Event Center • Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (7-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Lipscomb (5-2, 0-0 ASUN)
Friday, Sept. 18 • 7 p.m. CT • SEC Network+
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
WEEKEND PREVIEW
- Vanderbilt volleyball is back in Nashville to face Belmont on the road Thursday, followed by Lipscomb at Memorial Gymnasium Friday
- The Commodores are blazing a trail this week after defeating No. 18 North Carolina
- The Nashville tilts mark the final two nonconference matches of the 2026 season before hosting No. 4 Kentucky on Sept. 23 in the program’s SEC opener
LAST TIME OUT
- The Commodores earned their first ranked program win against North Carolina at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Sunday. The 3-1 win (25-16, 24-26, 25-19, 27-25) pushed the Dores to their 7-0 record
- Vanderbilt recorded 65 kills and hit .314 as a team against the Tar Heels while holding North Carolina to a .187 hitting percentage
- Samantha Wunsch posted 18 kills and hit .441 against North Carolina
- Reese Animashaun notched a career-high 20 kills paired with 10 digs to earn a double-double
IN THE NCAA
- Kayla Dunlap ranks third nationally with a .500 hitting percentage
- Avery Scoggins ranks third in in the country with 11.52 assists per set, while the team ranks eighth with 13.6
- The Commodores own the nation's second-highest hitting percentage of .333 and sit ninth with 2.39 aces per set
- For the first time in program history, the Commodores received 20 votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll
THE BRUIN FILE
- Fritz Rosenberg is in his second season at Belmont
- The Bruins host the Dores after falling to NC State in three sets
- Pin hitter Brenna Kauffeld leads Belmont with 106 kills on the year
- Thursday marks the second meeting between Belmont and Vanderbilt, with the Commodores claiming the only previous match, 3-1, on Wyatt Lawn in 2025
THE BISON FILE
- Sarah Baldwin enters her first season as a head coach for Lipscomb and her fourth within the program
- The Bisons head into Friday’s match after a five-set reverse sweep against Washington State
- Senior outside hitter Ella Durham leads the Bisons with 101 kills, while the offense is directed by Kelsey Schenck with 276 assists
- This match marks the second meeting between Lipscomb and Vanderbilt, with Vandy earning the 3-1 victory in last season's battle