Volleyball Wins NCAA R1, 11-16-23

2024 Volleyball Season Preview

By Will DeBoer
Salisbury Volleyball, 11-11-23

2023 REWIND: THE BEST NEST

Volleyball Wins C2C Tournament, 11-11-23

The 2023 Salisbury volleyball team brought a conference title back to the Maggs Physical Activities Center for the first time in 11 years, hosting and winning the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament by outlasting rival Mary Washington in the championship game. The C2C crown was one of several highlights for the Sea Gulls, who secured back-to-back 21-win seasons (21-8) and appeared in their second straight NCAA Tournament. Facing match point in a first-round matchup with Williams, SU rallied to win in five sets and advance to the Round of 32 before bowing to eventual national semifinalist Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

THE 2024 SEA GULLS

Salisbury returns the eight players who saw the court most in 2023, including seven who played in over 100 sets. Honorable mention All-American Gwen Eustace will look to stand tall in the middle of the net, while former C2C Defensive Player of the Year and two-time All-C2C First-Teamer Grace Rail will lead the way from the back. Head coach Nikki Binetti has brought in a recruiting class of nine, including eight freshmen and one junior transfer, five of whom stand 5-10 or taller.

KEY RETURNERS

Julie Altieri, 11-16-23
S Julie Altieri | So. | Hillsborough, N.C.
Gwen Eustace, 11-16-23
MB Gwen Eustace | Jr. | Olney, Md.
Grace Rail, 11-16-23
DS/L Grace Rail | 5th | Seaford, N.Y.
Emma Quandt, 11-11-23
MB/RS Emma Quandt | Sr. | Annapolis, Md.
Jackie Mitchell, 11-11-23
OH Jackie Mitchell | Sr. | Rockville, Md.
Kiley McTaggart, 11-11-23
RS Kiley McTaggart | So. | North Wales, Pa.

MB Gwen Eustace | Jr. | Olney, Md.

  • 2023: 237 kills (2.26 K/S), .344 hitting percentage, 20 aces, 108 blocks (1.03 B/S)
  • C2C rankings: Second in B/S, third in HIT%, ninth in K/S, 10th in kills

RS Kiley McTaggart | So. | North Wales, Pa.

  • 2023: 236 kills (2.17 K/S), .217 hitting percentage, 69 blocks (0.63 B/S)
  • C2C rankings: 11th in kills, 11th in K/S, 12th in HIT%, 13th in B/S
  • C2C rankings: Seventh in SA/S, ninth in B/S, ninth in blocks, t-10th in aces

OH Jackie Mitchell | Sr. | Rockville, Md.

  • 2023: 248 kills (2.36 K/S), .144 hitting percentage, 22 service aces, 326 digs (3.10 D/S)
  • C2C rankings: Seventh in K/S, ninth in kills, 10th in digs, 10th in D/S

MB Emma Quandt | Sr. | Annapolis, Md.

  • 2023: 176 kills (1.60 K/S), .257 hitting percentage, 94 blocks (0.85 B/S)
  • C2C rankings: Sixth in B/S, ninth in HIT%

OH/DS Natalie Uibel | Sr. | New Cumberland, Pa.

  • 2023: 168 kills (1.66 K/S), 34 aces, 328 digs (3.25 D/S)
  • C2C rankings: Eighth in D/S, ninth in digs

S Julie Altieri | So. | Hillsborough, N.C.

  • 2023: 694 assists (6.55 A/S), 225 digs (2.12 D/S), 87 kills (0.82 K/S)
  • C2C rankings: Second in assists, second in A/S

S Megan Currie | Jr. | Toms River, N.J.

  • 2023 (Susquehanna): 82 assists (3.42 A/S), 14 digs, 24 sets

DS/L Grace Rail | 5th | Seaford, N.Y.

  • 2023: 524 digs (5.09 D/S), 96 assists (0.93 A/S), 46 aces (0.45 SA/S)
  • C2C rankings: First in D/S, second in digs, 11th in SA/S

DS/L Kayla Pedersen | Sr. | Hummelstown, Pa.

  • 2023: 171 digs (2.22 D/S), 35 assists (0.45 A/S), 29 aces (0.38 SA/S)
  • C2C rankings: 16th in SA/S
2024 Salisbury Volleyball Roster
Nikki Binetti, 9-2-23
We're returning a really big class and a lot of starters, so that's always a positive, and then adding nine newbies. So it's really exciting, having half-and-half, getting everyone on board, and getting ready for that opening weekend and beyond.
Nikki Binetti, Head Coach (Third Season)

2024 SCHEDULE

Volleyball Schedule 2024 insta graphic 1
L-R: Grace Rail, Jackie Mitchell
Volleyball Schedule 2024 insta graphic 2
L-R: Julie Altieri, Gwen Eustace
2024 Salisbury Volleyball Schedule
Team Huddle, 11-10-23

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