Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators women’s volleyball, men’s soccer and cross country programs are scheduled for United East Conference competition from October 26-31, 2026. Women’s volleyball will complete its regular season with two home matches, while men’s soccer will begin conference tournament play and cross country will compete in the United East Championship.
Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators Women’s Volleyball Chases Playoff Spot
Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators women’s volleyball enters the final week with a 9-14 overall record and a 2-6 conference record. The Gators sit in ninth place, two games behind the eighth and final United East Tournament spot, and will host Penn State Brandywine at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, inside the MBK Sports Complex.
Penn State Brandywine enters the week with a 10-10 overall record and a 4-4 conference record, occupying the final tournament spot. Notre Dame of Maryland University has a 3-0 all-time record against Penn State Brandywine, with all three victories coming in straight sets.
Penn State Brandywine ranks second in the conference in blocks. Nia Moore averages 0.77 blocks per set, while Morgan Rizer averages 0.69 blocks per set.
The Gators will close the regular season against Gallaudet at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 31, inside the MBK Sports Complex. Gallaudet enters the week with a 15-9 overall record and a 6-2 conference record as the two-time defending conference champion, while Notre Dame of Maryland University is winless in seven all-time matchups against Gallaudet.
Gallaudet’s offense features Brielle Worley, an All-American and the reigning conference player of the year. Worley leads Division III with 5.31 kills per set and is hitting .334 this season.
Gators Bring Individual Production Into Final Week
Notre Dame of Maryland University recently defeated Keystone and York. Celiana Carabello recorded 12 aces against Keystone, the United East’s single-match high of the season and the fourth-most in Division III this season.
Kaliyah Brown and Bryanna Carter enter the week with 225 and 224 kills, respectively, and both rank among the United East’s top 10 in kills. Izzy Stewart ranks seventh in the conference in digs and eighth in aces, while Carabello ranks seventh in aces.
Oliviya Rodriguez ranks third in the conference with 7.06 assists per set. Notre Dame of Maryland University will honor Brown, Myla Palmer and Elena Aungst before the October 31 home match.
Notre Dame of Maryland University Men’s Soccer Opens Tournament
Notre Dame of Maryland University men’s soccer will visit Penn State Harrisburg for a United East quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 31. The Gators clinched the seventh seed after finishing the regular season with a 5-6-2 overall record and a 4-4 conference record.
Notre Dame of Maryland University closed the regular season with a 2-0 victory over Penn College. Athanasios Ziliaskopolous and Kim O’Sullivan scored in the victory, which ended a three-match losing streak and gave the Gators their fifth clean sheet of the season, a program single-season high.
Penn State Harrisburg enters the quarterfinal with a 7-7-2 overall record and a 6-1-1 conference record. The team has won its past three games by a combined 18-3 score, including a 4-1 victory over Notre Dame of Maryland University on September 26 in the first meeting between the programs.
Cross Country Set for United East Championship
Notre Dame of Maryland University cross country is scheduled to compete in the United East Championship at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, in Lebanon, Pa. Penn State Berks will host the championship.
The Gators last competed at the Audrey Shenk Invitational, where Rebecca Coleman paced Notre Dame of Maryland University for the second time this season.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Notre Dame of Maryland University enters the week with postseason stakes across two programs and a championship meet ahead for cross country. Women’s volleyball will face the team holding the final United East Tournament spot before closing the regular season against two-time defending champion Gallaudet.
Men’s soccer begins tournament play against Penn State Harrisburg after the teams’ September 26 meeting ended in a 4-1 victory for Harrisburg. The four listed events are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday, October 28-31.
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