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Volleyball Kicks off 2025 Season in Binghamton
8/28/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
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STORRS, Conn.- UConn volleyball begins their 2025 season this weekend, traveling to Binghamton University to take on Lehigh, the host Bearcats, and Fordham. The tournament will start on Friday afternoon with the Huskies taking the court at 3pm.
UConn comes into 2025 on the heels of a breakout 2024 campaign that saw the Huskies win a single-season program record 26 wins, finishing undefeated in nonconference play. UConn was picked to finish 3rd in the preseason BIG EAST conference poll behind defending champion Creighton and Marquette.
The Huskies retain a majority of their 2024 roster, highlighted by all-BIG EAST selections Doga Kutlu (Ankara, Turkey) , Emma Werkmeister (Victor, N.Y.), and McKenna Brand (Lucas, T.X.). All three were named to the 2024 All BIG-EAST Team, with Kutlu receiving unanimous recognition and Brand named Freshman of the Year.
Scouting the Opposition
UConn will take on Lehigh in their season opener on Friday at 3pm. The Mountain Hawks come into 2025 with new head coach Shaun McLaughlin. Lehigh finished 16-13 last season, 8-8 in Patriot League play. Lehigh was predicted to finish 5th in the Patriot League preseason poll. Senior right side hitter Natalie Luscomb was named to the Preseason All-League team after leading the Mountain Hawks with 265 kills last season. UConn and Lehigh have met four times previously, with the Huskies leading the all-time series 3-1, taking the last matchup in Storrs on September 2nd, 2023.
The Huskies will play two matches on Saturday, first squaring off against host Binghamton at 1pm. The Bearcats were picked 5th in the America East preseason poll, with right sider hitter Viktoria Dimitrova selected to the all-conference preseason team after 225 kills and 62 blocks last season. Binghamton won the 2024 America East Regular Season Championship, finishing 19-11 and 8-2 in conference play. UConn and Binghamton have matched up twice previously, with the Huskies winning the last matchup in Storrs on September 16th, 2023.
UConn will conclude the weekend against Fordham on Saturday at 4pm. The Rams are looking to bounce back in 2025 after a 7-20 campaign in 2024. Outside hitter Audrey Brown returns to pace the offense after chipping in 221 kills last season.
How to Watch: The matches against Lehigh and Fordham will be streamed on americaeast.com. The match against Binghamton will be on ESPN+. Follow UConn volleyball on Instagram and X @uconnvball and by searching "UConn Volleyball" on Facebook.
