SAN ANGELO, Texas – No. 14 Angelo State volleyball takes its perfect 4-0 start to the 2026 season on the road Tuesday, Sept. 1, when the Belles travel to Alamosa, Colorado, to face Adams State.

LAST TIME OUT
Angelo State opened the 2026 campaign by hosting the 16th annual Kathleen Brasfield Invitational inside the Junell Center-Stephens Arena. The Belles swept East Central, Fort Lewis and Colorado State-Pueblo while earning a four-set victory over Minnesota State-Moorhead to finish the opening weekend 4-0.

SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES
Adams State opened its season at the BritKare Lady Buff Classic, hosted by West Texas A&M. The Grizzlies went 1-3 during the tournament, dropping close matches to Parkside, Oklahoma Baptist and West Texas A&M before closing the weekend with a sweep of Tuskegee. Carolisa Folau leads the Adams State offense with 63 kills while hitting .281, followed by Lizzie Macintosh with 45 kills. Isabella DeLaRosa has served as the Grizzlies' primary setter, recording 161 assists, an average of nearly 9.5 per set. Defensively, Adams State is holding opponents to a .208 hitting percentage and has recorded 27 total blocks.

BELLES NAMED LSC PRESEASON FAVES
Angelo State was selected to repeat as Lone Star Conference champions in the league's preseason poll, receiving 951 points and 41 of the 54 available first-place votes. The Belles were picked ahead of West Texas A&M, Lubbock Christian, UT Tyler and St. Mary's, with Oklahoma Christian, Texas A&M-Kingsville, DBU and Midwestern State rounding out the top 10. It marks the second consecutive season Angelo State has been selected as the LSC preseason favorite.

PARRISH NAMED LSC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Senior outside hitter Madi Parrish was selected as the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Parrish, an AVCA First Team All-American in 2025, returns following a standout junior campaign in which she led the conference with 435 kills. She became the first Belle to earn consecutive LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honors.

BELLES IN THE RANKINGS
Angelo State enters the 2026 season ranked No. 21 in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Belles have appeared in 14 consecutive AVCA polls dating back to Sept. 17, 2024. Four of Angelo State's 28 regular-season matches are scheduled against teams ranked in the preseason top 25, with the Belles potentially facing two additional ranked opponents during the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 4-5.

RETURNING STATS
The Belles return a significant portion of their production from last season, including 66.1 percent of their kills, 89.8 percent of their blocks and 65.9 percent of their digs. Angelo State returns 12 letterwinners from the 2025 squad, including All-American Madi Parrish and former All-LSC selections Sydney Thornton and Julia Hopkins.

BELLES' 51ST SEASON
The 2026 campaign marks the 51st season of Angelo State volleyball. Through its first 50 seasons, the program has compiled a 1,118-638-3 record for a .634 winning percentage, including a 406-189 mark in LSC play. The Belles have captured 12 LSC Tournament championships and advanced to 17 NCAA Tournaments, including two regional championships.

HOME COURT DOMINANCE
Under head coach Chuck Waddington, Angelo State has compiled a 220-34 record inside the Junell Center-Stephens Arena, good for an .864 winning percentage. The Belles are 41-2 at home over the past three seasons, with both losses coming against ranked opponents that went on to win their respective regions later that season. Angelo State fell to No. 5 West Texas A&M in 2023 and No. 23 Central Oklahoma in 2024.

ATTENDANCE
Angelo State volleyball continues to rank among Division II's top draws. At the 2024 Kathleen Brasfield Invitational, 3,315 fans packed the Junell Center-Stephens Arena to watch the Belles sweep New Mexico Highlands, setting program and LSC attendance records. During Waddington's tenure, Angelo State has welcomed more than 1,000 fans to 40 matches, posting a 35-5 record in those contests. During the 2024 South Central Regional, 4,237 fans watched the Belles win three matches inside the Junell Center-Stephens Arena to claim the regional championship and advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The 2024 regional attendance surpassed the previous program record of 2,936 fans, set during the 2023 Kathleen Brasfield Invitational when the Belles swept Southwest.