BROCKPORT, NY — This upcoming weekend, the SUNY Brockport women's volleyball team will host the Brockport Invitational for its first set of home matches in 2026. The Golden Eagles will welcome Hilbert College, Grove City College, and St. Lawrence University to the Jim & John Vlogianitis Gymnasium for two days of non-conference action.  

Weekend Schedule
The Brockport Invitational gets started on Friday at 4:00 p.m. when the Golden Eagles host Hilbert for their home opener on the main court at The Vlog. Followed by that, St. Lawrence will battle Grove City at 6:00 p.m. on the main court.  On Saturday, day two will feature two courts with games going simultaneously. In the noon slot on Court 2, St. Lawrence will take on Hilbert, while Brockport plays host to Grove City on the main court.  With an estimated 3:00 p.m. start time for the second round of games on Saturday, Brockport will remain on its main court to battle St. Lawrence. The second court finishes up the day with Hilbert playing Grove City.  

Follow Along
Live video and live stats will be available for each match in the Jim & John Vlogianitis Gymnasium this weekend at the Brockport Invitational. Check the volleyball schedule page for the appropriate links for each match: https://gobrockport.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

Logan Named E8 Co-Player of the Week
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Brockport volleyball standout Elsie Logan was named the Empire 8 Women's Volleyball Co-Player of the Week. Logan posted an elite defensive week, anchoring Brockport's back row with a team-leading 64 digs at a remarkable 6.40 digs per set average across 10 sets played, to go along with 7 assists. Her steady passing and high volume of digs kept key rallies alive and gave the Golden Eagles their most consistent match-to-match production over the four-game stretch.  She opened the week with 7 digs in a set during Brockport's 3-0 sweep over SUNY Cobleskill. Later that day, Logan stepped up with 18 digs and two assists in a 3-0 victory against St. Lawrence. On Saturday, she kept up her defensive command with 17 digs and two assists against Middlebury, before capping off her impressive week with a team-high 22 digs and a service ace against Clarkson.  

Weekend Recap
The Golden Eagles opened the season last weekend with a trip to Canton and Potsdam, NY, kicking off the 2026 campaign in dominant fashion with a pair of 3-0 sweeps over SUNY Cobleskill and St. Lawrence University at the North Country Classic. In match one, Brockport hit .302 as a team behind Kaitlyn Jewett's 17 assists and eight aces, along with Anna Kurtzhalts' team-high eight kills. Game two saw Maddy Howell put down a game-high 10 kills while Logan led a 69-dig effort on defense in the sweep over the Saints.  On Saturday at the Potsdam tri-match, Brockport dropped a pair of hard-fought decisions to Middlebury College (0-3) and host Clarkson University (0-3). Kurtzhalts again led the offense against Middlebury with eight kills while Luba Butcher added six kills on a .333 hitting percentage. Against Clarkson, Ellie Cusmano and Howell tallied five kills each while Logan picked up 22 digs on the backline. The Green and Gold now sit even at 2-2 overall going into the home opener.  

Team Leaders
Through the first four matches, the Golden Eagles' attack is led by outside hitter Anna Kurtzhalts, who averages a team-best 3.17 kills per set with 19 total kills. Ellie Cusmano leads the squad in total kills with 20 (2.22 K/S), while Maddy Howell (18 kills, 2.25 K/S), Madisen Jones (16 kills, 2.29 K/S), and Kaylee Dickerson-Holly (16 kills, 1.78 K/S) give Brockport a deep rotation at the net.  Setter Kaitlyn Jewett orchestrates the offense with a team-high 63 assists (5.25 A/S) and leads the Green and Gold from the service line with 12 aces. Ava Baty has dished out 33 assists (3.00 A/S) to keep the 6-2 system balanced. Defensively, Logan leads the back row with 64 digs (6.40 D/S), followed by Jewett with 36 digs (3.00 D/S). At the net, middle blocker Maddy Howell leads the blocking unit with 5.0 total blocks, while Lauren Emke and Luba Butcher have posted 4.0 blocks apiece. 

Up Next: Following this weekend's home invitational, the Golden Eagles will stay at home at the Jim & John Vlogianitis Gymnasium to host RIT for Homecoming Weekend on Friday, September 18th at 6:00 p.m.