Randolph Enters 2026 Volleyball Season With Senior Core, Proven Production

Overview

• Randolph's roster includes seven seniors, giving the 2026 group an older core around several players with prior varsity production.
• Senior outside hitter Addyson Shawley returns after a 2025-26 season with 208 kills, 124 digs, 37 aces and 30 blocks.
• Aliza Hind gives Randolph an experienced setter option after totaling 1,140 assists across her freshman and sophomore seasons.
• The schedule opens Sept. 1 at Falconer and brings a steady run of September home matches against Falconer, Ellicottville, Salamanca, Southwestern, Catt-Little Valley and West Valley/Franklinville.

Randolph enters the 2026 girls volleyball season with seven seniors on the roster and returning production under head coach Bayley Johnson. Randolph finished 6-12 in 2025-26.

Senior outside hitter Addyson Shawley put together a strong junior season in 2025-26. Shawley finished that year with 208 kills, 124 digs, 37 aces and 30 blocks, giving Randolph a proven point-scoring option and a front-row presence to build around.

Senior setter Aliza Hind also brings a substantial varsity record into the season. Hind totaled 617 assists as a freshman in 2023-24 and 523 more as a sophomore in 2024-25, along with 246 digs and 102 aces across those two seasons.

The senior class also includes middle hitters Lilly Beaver and Elianna Peterson, outside hitter Hailey Farmer, defensive specialist Kendra Ling and right side hitter Lucy Conley. Farmer recorded 17 kills in 2025-26, while Beaver's earlier varsity line includes 19 digs and 18 aces in 2024-25.

Randolph's younger group includes junior outside hitter Reese Woodfield, sophomore libero Sophia McCue, sophomore middle hitter Maria Stone and freshman setter Tessa Brown. That mix gives the program multiple underclassmen listed at ball-control and setting positions around its older hitters.

The schedule begins Sept. 1 at Falconer before road matches at West Valley/Franklinville and Allegany-Limestone. September home dates include Falconer on Sept. 14, Ellicottville on Sept. 15, Salamanca on Sept. 17, Southwestern on Sept. 21, Catt-Little Valley on Sept. 24 and West Valley/Franklinville on Sept. 29.

The October schedule brings return meetings with Southwestern, Allegany-Limestone, Ellicottville, Salamanca, Gowanda and Catt-Little Valley, giving Randolph a full slate to develop its rotations around a senior-heavy roster.