Fredonia builds 2026-27 volleyball outlook around veteran production

Overview

• Fredonia's 2026-27 roster lists six seniors, three juniors and one sophomore under head coach Amanda Krakowiak.
• Londyn Wilmot brings the highest 2025-26 kill total among current returners after totaling 117 kills, 57 digs, 25 aces and 23 blocks in 2025-26.
• Alyse Bugaj had 179 assists, 51 digs and 19 kills in 2025-26, giving Fredonia an experienced setter option on the roster.
• Madelyn Krakowiak and Elizabeth Saunders each had 44 kills in 2025-26, while Sophia Pagan added 42 digs and Sidalee Lewis had 40 digs and 20 aces.
• Fredonia's schedule opens Sept. 1 at Frontier and includes home dates with Southwestern on Sept. 3, Portville on Sept. 8 and Chautauqua Lake on Oct. 2.

Fredonia Girls Volleyball 2026-27 Preseason Preview

After an 8-10 season in 2025-26, Fredonia enters 2026-27 with a roster that includes six seniors, three juniors and one sophomore, giving head coach Amanda Krakowiak a group with several players who have already logged varsity production.

Senior middle Londyn Wilmot led current returners in kills last season. In 2025-26, Wilmot totaled 117 kills, 57 digs, 25 aces and 23 blocks. She also had 118 kills, 77 digs, 41 aces and 26 blocks as a sophomore in 2024-25, giving Fredonia a front-row player with multiple productive seasons on record.

Junior setter Alyse Bugaj returns and had 179 assists, 51 digs and 19 kills in 2025-26. Junior outside hitter Madelyn Krakowiak also returns after posting 44 kills and 16 digs in 2025-26.

Fredonia's senior class includes outside hitter Elizabeth Saunders, defensive specialists Sophia Burrows, Isabella Buckley and Sidalee Lewis, defensive specialist/libero Sophia Pagan and Wilmot. Saunders had 44 kills, 56 digs and 20 aces in 2025-26. Pagan had 42 digs, Lewis added 40 digs and 20 aces, and Buckley had 23 digs and 11 aces.

The rest of the roster includes junior right-side hitter Brianna Dougherty, who had 12 kills and 14 digs in 2025-26, and sophomore middle Jordan Morris, who had 19 kills and eight blocks as a freshman.

Fredonia's schedule starts Sept. 1 at Frontier before early home matches against Southwestern on Sept. 3 and Portville on Sept. 8. The September slate also includes a trip to Jamestown on Sept. 10, a home match with Falconer on Sept. 17, a road date at Olean on Sept. 22 and a Sept. 24 home match against Saint Mary's of Lancaster.

The final stretch of the regular-season schedule includes matches with Dunkirk, Southwestern, Portville, Chautauqua Lake, Jamestown, Falconer and Olean before Fredonia closes Oct. 20 at home against Dunkirk.