Overview
- Cassadaga Valley went 9-11 in 2025-26 and returns to the 2026 schedule with Melissa Kelly as head coach.
- Melanie Myles directed the offense in 2025-26 with 296 assists, 77 digs and 49 aces over 20 matches.
- Alexis Pattyson led current returners with 161 kills in 2025-26, while also recording 40 digs, 24 aces and 7 blocks.
- Kailee Lacki added 91 digs, 39 aces and 31 kills as a freshman in 2025-26.
- Cassadaga Valley's schedule opens Sept. 2 at Brocton and includes home dates with North Collins, Westfield, Forestville, Maple Grove, Pine Valley, Clymer and Sherman.
Cassadaga Valley Carries Back Several Productive Pieces
Cassadaga Valley enters the 2026 girls volleyball season with a roster built mostly from upperclassmen and several players coming off productive varsity seasons.
Cassadaga Valley went 9-11 in 2025-26, matching its 2024-25 mark, and returns to the schedule with Melissa Kelly as head coach. This year's roster includes four seniors, five juniors and two sophomores.
Senior setter Melanie Myles gives Cassadaga Valley an experienced offensive piece after a 2025-26 season in which she recorded 296 assists, 77 digs, 49 aces and 30 kills across 20 matches.
Junior Alexis Pattyson led current returners with 161 kills in 2025-26. Pattyson also had 40 digs, 24 aces and 7 blocks as a sophomore, one year after posting 139 assists, 48 digs and 40 aces as a freshman.
Sophomore pin hitter Kailee Lacki also brings a full season of production forward. Lacki finished her freshman season with 91 digs, 39 aces, 31 kills and 9 assists over 20 matches.
Cassadaga Valley also has senior pin hitter Mia Fanara, who had 56 digs and 13 kills in 2025-26, and senior middle hitter Anna Burlingame, who had 24 kills last season.
Schedule Starts On The Road
Cassadaga Valley's 2026 schedule begins Sept. 2 at Brocton before road matches at Maple Grove on Sept. 8 and Silver Creek on Sept. 10.
Cassadaga Valley's first home date is Sept. 14 against North Collins. The team also hosts Westfield on Sept. 18, Forestville on Sept. 21, Maple Grove on Oct. 2, Pine Valley on Oct. 5, Clymer on Oct. 13 and Sherman on Oct. 19.
The late-season road stretch includes Forestville on Oct. 8 and Falconer on Oct. 22.
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