Match Information
Navy (5-8 / 1-3) at Lehigh (7-6 / 1-3)
Friday, Oct. 3 • 7 p.m. / Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall • Bethlehem, Pa.
Series - Navy leads, 41-31 / Patriot League Series - Navy leads, 33-25
Last Match - Lehigh, 3-0 (Nov. 2, 2024 / Bethlehem, Pa.)
Live Video - ESPN+

Navy (5-8 / 1-3) at Lafayette (3-11 / 1-3)
Saturday, Oct. 4 • 6 p.m. / Kirby Sports Center • Easton, Pa.
Series - Navy leads, 52-13 / Patriot League Series - Navy leads, 47-11
Last Match - Navy, 3-2 (Oct. 19, 2024 / Annapolis, Md.)
Live Video - YouTube
Lafayette will play host to Loyola Friday before playing the Mids Saturdays

This Week
•    The second weekend of back-to-back road trips is the ahead of the Navy volleyball team as it will travel to Pennsylvania to play Friday at Lehigh (7 p.m.) and Saturday at Lafayette (6 p.m.).
•    ESPN+ will stream Friday's Lehigh match with YouTube streaming Saturday's Lafayette match.  Live statistics from the matches can be found at NavySports.com.

Last Week
•    Navy dropped a pair of road matches last week, losing to local teams American and Loyola on back-to-back days.
•    The Mids first suffered a three-set loss to the Eagles (25-19, 25-20, 25-15).
•    Navy then fell in five sets to the Greyhounds (25-21, 25-27, 21-25, 26-24, 18-16). 

Navy vs. Lehigh
•    Lehigh compiled an overall record of 16-13 last year and tied for sixth place in the Patriot League with an 8-8 record.   The sixth-seeded Mountain Hawks defeated third-seeded American in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament, then lost to top-seeded Colgate in the semifinal round.
•    Lehigh finished in fourth place in the 2025 Patriot League Preseason Poll.
•    Lehigh has posted a 7-6 record this season.  This includes a 1-3 record in Patriot League play.
•    The Mountain Hawks ended a four-match losing streak with a five-set victory at Holy Cross on Saturday.
•    The Mountain Hawks have posted a 7-8 record in sets decided by two points –– 3-3 in "overtime" sets –– and an 14-13 record in sets decided by no more than five points.
•    Navy and Lehigh split the 2024 matches played between the teams.  The Mids posted a four-set win (22-25, 25-16, 25-23, 31-29) in Annapolis and the Mountain Hawks won in three sets (25-16, 25-18, 28-26) in Bethlehem.
•    The last five meetings between the teams have included 21 sets.  Of those, seven were determined by two points –– including four "overtime" sets –– 10 were decided by no more than three points and 11 were decided by five or fewer points.
•    The current Mids have totaled 66 career kills against Lehigh, with Farrah Eike's 25 leading the team.  
•    Lehigh players have amassed 154 career kills against the Mids.  This includes Madison McCartney with 65, Natalie Luscomb with 41 and Alyssa Fingall with 29.

Navy vs. Lehigh History    
All - 41-31 (H - 23-11, R - 13-17, N - 5-3)
Div. 1 - 36-31 (H - 23-11, R - 12-17, N - 1-3)
PL - 33-25 (H - 21-9, R - 12-16, N - 0-0)
PLT - 3-4 (H - 2-0, R - 0-1, N - 1-3)

Navy vs. Lafayette
•    Lafayette posted an overall record of 7-18 last year and placed eighth in the Patriot League with an 2-14 record.   
•    The Leopards finished in eighth place in the 2025 Patriot League Preseason Poll.
•    Lafayette enters a Friday home match against Loyola with a 3-11 record this season. This includes a 1-3 record in league matches.
•    After opening league play with a sweep of Lehigh, the Leopards have lost their last three matches.
•    Lafayette has tallied a 4-4 record in sets decided by two points –– 2-3 in "overtime" sets –– and a 12-14 record in sets decided by no more than five points.
•    Navy won both 2024 matches against Lafayette, winning in four sets (25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 31-29) in Annapolis and, seven days later, in five sets (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 15-9) in Easton.
•    Seven of the nine sets were decided by five or fewer points.
•    The teams have played eight matches and 33 sets against one another since the start of the 2021 season.  Ten of those sets were decided by two points –– including five "overtime" sets –– and 21 sets were determined by no more than five points.
•    Current Navy players have totaled 90 career kills against the Leopards.  Farrah Eike leads the team with 29 of those kills.  She posted 27 of her kills in the five-set match played between the teams last season.
•    Lafayette as a team has registered 120 career kills against the Mids.  Of those 120 kills, 40 have been from Carol Ulichney and 22 have come from both Paige Chmura and Ally Feczko.

Navy vs. Lafayette History
All - 52-13 (H - 23-7, R - 23-5, N - 6-1)
Div. 1 - 50-13 (H - 23-7, R - 23-5, N - 4-1)
PL - 47-11 (H - 23-6, R - 23-5, N - 1-0)
PLT - 2-2 (H - 0-1, R - 0-0, N - 2-1)

Up Next
•    Navy returns home for a Friday match against Colgate and a Saturday match against Bucknell.  Both matches will start at 6 p.m.

First Set Key
•    Navy has compiled a much better match record when it wins the first set than it does when losing the first frame.
•    The Mids have posted a 50-7 record when winning the first set since the start of the 2018 season, and a 9-53 record when losing the first set during this span.

Defense Wins
•    The team winning the digs statistics has had great success in Navy's matches over the last five seasons.
•    Navy has compiled a 42-14 record when it snares more digs than its opponent since the start of the 2018 season, as well as a 14-42 record when losing the digs statistic.

Five-Set Matches
•    Navy played 20 five-set matches during the 2022 (8), 2023 (7) and 2024 (5) seasons.  This includes 16 such matches against Patriot League foes during the regular season.
•    Navy also played 20 five-set matches during the rally scoring era (since 2001) over the 2005-07 and 2017-19 seasons.
•    The Mids have played 41 five-set matches under Paco Labrador (since 2018), including three this season.

More Close Sets
•    Navy has already played 10 sets this season (6-4 record) in which the final score has been above the 25-point mark in sets one through four and / or 15 points in set five.
•    The Mids played 12 such "overtime" sets all of last season.
•    Navy also has already played 17 sets decided by two points this year (11-6 record) after it played 23 during the 2024 campaign.
    
Starting Lineups
•    Navy has used 10 different starting lineups (including the libero) in its 13 matches this season.