TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M. Of course it's an important match when the Wildcats meet the Rattlers Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Al Lawson Center.
The Wildcats (10-12 overall, 7-0 conference) can claim their second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Division championship in three with a win over the Rattlers (9-11,6-1). B-CU won the first meeting in three sets back on October 6.
A victory would also mark the second season for the Wildcats in the past three years. Florida A&M swept last year's meetings.
B-CU would also earn the Division's #1 seed for the MEAC tournament November 17-19 at Maryland-Eastern-Shore.
B-CU UPDATE: The Wildcats dropped a 3-0 loss to FIU in their final non-conference game Tuesday … B-CU leads the MEAC team-wise in assists, blocks and digs …
Rakaya Neely leads the MEAC in hitting percentage (.369) and blocks (1.06 per set) …
Phalen Clark tops assists (10.32 per set) …
Faith Landreneaux (seventh with .265) and
Alondra Bautista (10th with .243) are in the top ten hitting-wise, as is
Jordan Jefferson in kills (sixth, 3.15 per set), Landreneaux in blocks (fourth at .095 per set) and Rechez Lindsey (second in digs at 3.96 per set) … The Wildcats are 8-2 in November in the
Brittany Williams era, with both loses at the MEAC tournament.
FAMU UPDATE: The Rattlers swept last weekend's MEAC swing of South Carolina State and Savannah State … Sophomore Nicole Abreu is third in kills while junior Vallentina Carrasco leads the league in digs.
SUNDAY COVERAGE: Follow our official twitter feeds -- @BCUathletics @BCUvolleyball -- for updates.