CHADRON, Neb. – After splitting two matches during the RMAC Power Pod last week, the Chadron State College volleyball team will play three times in five days as the RMAC regular season winds down.

The Eagles (9-12, 2-8 RMAC) have four conference matches remaining between now and CSC's end of the regular season on Friday, November 6. 

Chadron State first travels to Regis (3-20, 1-9 RMAC) for a road match in Denver on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Then, Chadron State hosts Colorado Mesa (19-3, 8-2 RMAC) in the Chicoine Center on Friday, October 30 before a Halloween match against Westminster (3-19, 2-8 RMAC) on Saturday at 6 p.m.

The Eagles' remaining schedule features two of the top three teams in the RMAC standings and two of the bottom three teams in the RMAC standings.

Both home matches are part of Chadron State's homecoming weekend, while Saturday's match will also feature a postgame Senior Night.

Numbers to Know

• 17.02: Digs per set by Chadron State, which leads the RMAC
• 10: CSC players averaging 1.0 digs/set or more
• 8: CSC seniors being honored postgame on Saturday night
• 7: Sarah Meservey's rank in Division II in blocks/set (1.35) and total blocks (115)

Promotional Notes
Friday night's match will feature a later start time of 7 p.m. to accommodate Trunk or Treat by the clock tower on the Chadron State campus from 5-7 p.m. All participating trick-or-treaters are encouraged to attend, where CSC athletes and coaches will be among the many on-campus groups handing out candy.

To help promote Trunk or Treat, anyone wearing a Halloween costume during Friday's game will receive free admission.

It is also homecoming week. Chadron State's homecoming court – which will be officially announced and coronated at a Tuesday night ceremony – will be honored between sets 2 and 3 of the Friday night match.

Despite Saturday's match falling on October 31, it will take on a different promotional theme as Chadron State volleyball's Senior Night. The Eagles will have eight seniors honored at the ceremony – Kiera Alfred, Katie Bell, Gibson Beckler, Cydnie Eskew, Kally Kirkwood, Avery Lacy, Josie Loosvelt and Naomi Starr – which will take place after the conclusion of the match.

Finally, in partnership with Bean Broker, Chadron State will be selling alcohol inside the Chicoine Center during this weekend's matches. To purchase and consume alcohol, fans will need to provide a valid government-issued ID and must be 21 years of age or older. There will be a two-drink limit per purchase that will be enforced by the third-party vendor.

How to Go
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at the door or ahead of time at chadroneagles.com/tickets. Season tickets are available at the same link.

As a reminder: any fans with a Court Sport season ticket not only get admission to all Chadron State volleyball matches, but also gain access to all home basketball and wrestling matches hosted by CSC.

How to Tune In
For the second straight year, the RMAC Network is under a pay-per-view model, with single-game, monthly and annual subscription options to watch all of Chadron State's home games and away conference games. 

PURCHASE: RMAC NETWORK

Fans can purchase monthly subscriptions to the RMAC Network for $25 or annual passes for $130. Those prices are both unchanged from the 2025-26 season.

All remaining Chadron State regular season volleyball games, both home and away, will be on the network.

Fans can also follow along via live stats and on social media (@cscvolleyball on X/Twitter, csc.volleyball on Instagram).

Looking Back
In its final nonconference games of the season during the RMAC Power Pod, Chadron State started on a high with a four-set road win over Black Hills State before a straight-sets loss to Western Colorado.

RECAPS: Thursday (BHSU) | Friday (WCU)

The win over the Yellow Jackets made Chadron State 3-0 against their rivals during the 2026 season. Western Colorado avenged an RMAC loss to the Eagles with their straight-sets win.

Head Coach Jennifer Stadler missed the road trip due to a family matter. Coaching assistant Cort Rummel served as acting head coach for last week's two matches, picking up a maiden win against BHSU, while volleyball alum and current CSC Graduate Assistant for Athletic Administration Bella Adams stepped in on the bench as a temporary assistant coach. 

Stadler is scheduled to be back with the team for this week's matches.

Top and Bottom
During last week's matches, Chadron State managed to have both its statistical best and statistical worst offensive games of the 2026 season.

First, the good – against Black Hills State, the Eagles set new season-highs with a .290 hitting percentage as a team and 65 kills. 

While CSC's 16.25 team kills/set against BHSU was by far a season high, the 65 kills were a total season high as well despite Thursday's match only going four sets and the Eagles having played six five-set matches this year. Chadron State's previous high was 59, tied between Western Colorado on September 19 and New Mexico Highlands on October 3, both five-set matches.

Unfortunately, the offense took a big step back on Friday against the Mountaineers. The Eagles hit only .085 across three sets and had just 30 kills, their second-fewest in a match behind an August 28 match against Jamestown where the Eagles hit .088.

Like last week, the offense throughout the season has been a mixed bag. The Eagles rank 11^th in the RMAC in kills/set (10.69) and hitting percentage (.181).

D-Fense
Chadron State has stood out on defense this season, both in thwarting opponent attacks at the net and keeping up the ones that do get through.

The Eagles average 17.02 digs per set, the most in the RMAC. Chadron State is over half a dig per set better than second-place Fort Lewis (16.36/set), nearly a full dig per set better than third-place South Dakota Mines (16.05) and the Eagles rank 41^st in NCAA Division II.

Chadron State also averages 2.27 blocks per set. That ranks fourth in the RMAC but is higher on the national lists, ranking 23^rd in Division II.

Individually, it has been a team effort on Chadron State's league-leading dig total. Avery Lacy ranks sixth in the RMAC with 4.53 digs/set, but no other Eagle ranks in the conference's top 15. CSC has 10 players averaging over a dig per set – beyond Lacy, Jillian Donovan (2.17/set), Gibson Beckler (2.05), Kali Reiners (1.88), Josie Loosvelt (1.88), Shelby Harding (1.66), Brandi Helzer (1.45), Mataya Ward (1.26), Kiera Alfred (1.20) and Cydnie Eskew (1.19) are all above that marker, with nine of the 10 having played 40 sets or more.

Sarah Meservey is Chadron State's blocking headliner. The junior from Spanish Fork, Utah, averages 1.35 blocks/set on her own, and she has contributed to 115 of Chadron State's 193 total team blocks (59.6 percent). 

Meservey ranks seventh in Division II in both total blocks and blocks per set. She leads the conference in total blocks and is marginally behind Colorado School of Mines's Jenna McLaughlin (1.49) in the per-set statistic.

Stat Standouts

• Sarah Meservey leads the RMAC in total blocks (115) but ranks second in blocks/set (1.35). She is within the top 10 in Division II in both categories, ranking seventh in the nation in total blocks and in blocks/set.
• Avery Lacy ranks sixth in the league in digs/set (4.53) and is third in the RMAC in total digs (385).
• Jillian Donovan ranks seventh in the conference in assists per set (6.37) and total assists (516).
• Mataya Ward ranks fifth in the league in kills/set (3.27) and points/set (3.74).
• The Eagles have heavily featured Mataya Ward and Gibson Beckler in their attack. Ward ranks third in the RMAC in attack attempts/set (9.48) while Beckler is eighth with 8.83 attack attempts/set.

Here for a While
No RMAC team has played more sets in conference matches than Chadron State's 42.

South Dakota Mines and Colorado Christian are tied for the second-most RMAC sets played during conference matches with 39 each. Two other schools are at 38 while six other programs are at 37. Only three of Chadron State's 10 RMAC matches have gone the minimum three sets.

Chadron State had exactly four five-set matches in each of the entire 2024 and 2025 seasons – the Eagles are currently at six in 2026 with four matches left to play.

1,000 Club
Two Eagle student-athletes have reached important career milestones this season, with Jillian Donovan moving past 1,000 career assists and Avery Lacy moving past 1,000 career digs.

Donovan is at 1,237 career assists and counting and is only a sophomore. The Lincoln native has exceeded 30 assists in a match six times so far this season after doing so 11 times as a true freshman.

On the week she surpassed 1,000, Lacy tied a career-high with 32 digs in the five-setter against Adams State, then followed it up with 28 digs against Highlands. Lacy is at 1,115 career digs and counting.

NPI Check-In
For the first time this season, the field for the NCAA Tournament in each sport for Division II and Division III is being determined by the NCAA Power Index (NPI).

NPI is a mathematical formula instituted to remove the human subjectivity around the previous system of regional rankings committees. To learn more about the NPI system and how it is calculated, click here.

As of the October 25 data, Chadron State is ranked No. 24 out of 33 teams in the South Central region. Eight teams from the South Central region will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. 

There are four RMAC teams in the top eight of the latest rankings update – Colorado School of Mines as the No. 2 seed, Colorado Mesa at No. 4, MSU Denver at No. 5 and South Dakota Mines at No. 7. UCCS is the first team out right now at No. 9. Lone Star Conference teams Angelo State (No. 1), Dallas Baptist (No. 3), UT Tyler (No. 6) and St. Edward's (No. 8) make up the other spots.

Because NPI values strength of schedule and weights home and away results differently, the formula rankings can certainly change between now and the end of the regular season.

RMAC Update
Colorado School of Mines is the RMAC's lone ranked team in the AVCA National Coaches Poll at No. 22 overall while Colorado Mesa and MSU Denver are receiving votes.

There are four teams within a game of the title race while three teams are also within a game of Fort Lewis, which holds the No. 8 seed and final RMAC Tournament spot. Chadron State is three games out of an RMAC Tournament spot with four matches to play – mathematically alive, but needing to leap four teams in the standings.

Chadron State has games remaining against Colorado Mesa and Colorado School of Mines, two of the teams in the hunt for the RMAC title and NCAA tournament berths. The Eagles also face Westminster and Regis, two of the three teams below the Eagles in the RMAC standings.

Here is a look at the current RMAC standings:

Team	RMAC Record	Overall Record
#RV MSU Denver	9-1	16-6
#22 Colo. Sch. Of Mines	8-2	19-3
#RV Colorado Mesa	8-2	17-5
UCCS	8-2	13-9
South Dakota Mines	7-3	17-5
Adams State	6-4	12-12
Colorado Christian	6-4	11-9
Fort Lewis	5-5	12-10
Western Colorado	4-6	10-12
CSU Pueblo	4-6	10-13
Black Hills State	4-6	9-13
Chadron State	2-8	9-13
Westminster	2-8	3-19
New Mexico Highlands	1-9	3-20
Regis	1-9	3-20

Scouting the Rangers
The Regis Rangers have a storied volleyball history. Since 1997, they have won five RMAC titles, seven RMAC Tournament titles and made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by runs to the Final Four in 1998 and 2019.

Unfortunately, the program has fallen on hard times, finishing 4-22 last season and sitting at 3-20 so far this year. The Rangers are coming off a Power Pod win over New Mexico Highlands in five sets last Friday, and won their season-opening matchup in five sets over Eastern New Mexico. In between, Regis lost 20 of 21 matches, with their only win being another five-set win over NMHU that is the Rangers' only RMAC win.

Kailyn Polzin leads the Rangers with 176 kills (2.35/set), with Sabrina Landman (144, 2.32/set) and Alayna Pruitt (128, 1.80/set) following. Kendal Allaire has 122 kills and a team-high 48 blocks (0.6/set).
The Rangers get strong libero play from freshman Cady Knight, who ranks fourth in the RMAC in digs/set (4.60) and fifth in total digs (368). Knight also has a team-high 20 aces.

Head coach Joel List has been around for much of Regis volleyball's golden era, as 2026-27 marks his 21^styear with the program, the last nine of which have been as head coach. List has five NCAA tournament appearances and one Final Four run as a head coach and was named the RMAC Coach of the Year and Region Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019, with another regional honor in 2023.

Scouting the Mavericks
Picked second in the RMAC Preseason Poll, Colorado Mesa is once again near the top of the RMAC, holding a 17-5 overall record with an 8-2 mark in RMAC play. The Mavericks are in a three-way tie for second in the RMAC standings, a game out of first place, are No. 4 in the South Central region's latest NPI rankings.

Colorado Mesa has some signature wins, including over then-No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney to open the season and defending national champs MSU Denver, and had an 11-match win streak going before losing back-to-back matches to Colorado School of Mines. CMU rebounded with a four-set win over Westminster last Friday.

The Mavericks have three players ranked in the top nine of the RMAC in hitting percentage – Addie Ritterbush (.374, second), Jaycee Windorski (.363, fourth) and Henley Madsen (.306, ninth). All have over 100 kills. Ashlee Macias leads CMU with 218 kills (2.95/set) and ranks fourth in the league with 0.39 aces/set (29 total).

Windorski also ranks ninth in the RMAC in blocks/set (1.06). In team statistics, the Mavericks lead the RMAC in aces, rank second in hitting percentage and rank fourth in kills and assists, but rank last in the conference in digs.

Head coach Austin Albers is in his second season with CMU, but is no stranger to the RMAC after six previous seasons at CSU Pueblo. Albers went 93-61 at Pueblo and went 17-11 in his first season with the Mavericks. He has three career NCAA Tournament appearances, two with Pueblo and one last year with CMU.

Scouting the Griffins
After going 17-10 with an RMAC Tournament berth last season, and a No. 9 preseason projection ahead of this year, Westminster volleyball has slid to a 3-15 record with a 2-8 mark in RMAC play entering this week's action. 

The Griffins have lost six straight since defeating Western Colorado in five sets on October 3. Their other wins are over New Mexico Highlands and Stanislaus State. One factor in Westminster's regression has been its performance on the road, as the Griffins went 9-3 away from home last season but are 0-9 so far on the road in 2026.

Westminster's offensive leaders are Elsa Gilmore (179 kills, 2.32/set) and Claire Cook (126 kills, 2.47/set). Cook tallied double-digit kills in six straight matches to open the year, then missed nearly a month and hasn't had more than seven kills in a match since her return.

Westminster is fifth in the RMAC in aces/set (1.59) and has four players with 20 or more – Ava Livolsi (27), Apiline White (22), Nora Elliot (21) and Tiia Heikkinen (20). Livolsi is another strong libero, ranking fifth in the RMAC in digs/set (4.55) and sixth in total digs (355). 

The Griffins do have a new coach after previous head coach Sue Dulaney retired after a 40-plus season career that culminated with four seasons at Westminster. The new coach is Lindsey Calvin, who spent one season as an assistant at Westminster and two seasons as an assistant at Seattle Pacific (DII, GNAC). She is a former beach volleyball professional player and coached beach on staff at Saint Mary's (Calif., DI), her alma mater.

5-for-5
Under a new eligibility ruling passed by the NCAA this summer, all NCAA student-athletes will have five years of eligibility upon entry to college while developmental redshirts and medical waivers that previously could grant another year of eligibility have been eliminated – with exceptions for military service, religious missions and pregnancy.

To accommodate this new system, Chadron State is changing how student-athletes are labeled on its sport rosters – using the term "freshman" for a player in their first year of college, "sophomore" for a player in their second, "junior," "senior," and "fifth-year," regardless of whether the player has previously received a redshirt year.

For example, a player now being referred to as a "junior" has been with Chadron State or another college volleyball program for two seasons (regardless of if they played or not during those seasons) and has three years of eligibility remaining, including 2026.

Coach's Corner
Head Coach Jennifer Stadler will begin her eight season in charge of the Chadron State volleyball program in 2025, accumulating a 56-115 record in her first seven seasons. 

Prior to CSC, Stadler coached for eight seasons at Sheridan College in Wyoming, racking up three straight 20-win seasons from 2012-2014. She was a player, assistant coach and interim head coach at current RMAC foe Black Hills State, back when the Yellow Jackets competed in the Dakota Athletic Conference. 

In her first year at CSC in 2019, Stadler immediately led the Eagles to a winning record of 14-12 and coached the RMAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in Ashton Burditt. The Eagles had a banner year in 2023, finishing 15-12 for the program's highest win total since 2003. Chadron also had an 8-6 conference mark in 2023, finishing sixth in the league and qualifying for the RMAC Tournament for the first time in 20 years.