Volleyball Heads to East Lansing to Compete in Kathy DeBoer Invitational

DAYTON – The Wright State volleyball program will head up to East Lansing, Michigan, to compete in the Kathy DeBoer Invitational. Wright State will take on Drake Friday afternoon and the host Spartans on Saturday evening.

MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, September 18 – vs. Drake – 1 p.m. - WATCH (B1G+) | FOLLOW LIVE STATS
Saturday, September 19 – at Michigan State – 6 p.m. - WATCH (B1G+) | FOLLOW LIVE STATS

KNOW THE FOES
Drake
The Bulldogs enter the weekend at 5-5 on the season and are currently riding a two-game losing streak after dropping matches to Omaha and Iowa during the midweek. Friday will be the second all-time meeting between Wright State and Drake; the Raiders came up short against the Bulldogs 2-3 when the two squads met in 2022.

Michigan State
The Spartans enter the Kathy DeBoer Invitational at a perfect 9-0 on the 2026 season, with just three sets lost on the year. Saturday will mark the fifth all-time meeting between Wright State and Michigan State; the series is currently tied with two wins apiece. The Raiders came out on top 3-2 when the two squads last met in East Lansing in 2021.

DEFENDING THE HORIZON
Wright State was picked first in the Horizon League's preseason poll, tallying 117 points. The Raiders have been selected at the top of the preseason poll in six of the last seven seasons dating back to the COVID-altered Spring 2021 campaign.

ALL-LEAGUE RETURNEES
The reigning Horizon League champions return four All-League award winners from a season ago, led by a pair of first-teamers in Lauren Yacobucci and Reilly Zegunis. Returning alongside Yacobucci and Zegunis are a pair of All-League Second Team selections in Mya Ayro and Katie Sowko. This marked the second-straight first-team honors for Yacobucci and Zegunis, while Sowko adds the second-team recognition to her All-Freshman nod from a season ago.

IN CASE YOU FORGOT…
Wright State finished 2025 with a 21-11 overall record en route to its fifth NCAA tournament appearance in the last seven seasons. The Raiders have five Horizon League regular season titles in that span, adding HL tournament titles to their resumes in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025 for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, along with their 2019 at-large selection. The five NCAA appearances in the last seven seasons are the only tourney appearances in program history.

SIZING UP THE 2026 SQUAD
Wright State welcomes four newcomers – including three freshmen – to this season's roster. The Raiders' 16-player roster includes three freshmen, five sophomores, three juniors, four seniors, and one graduate student.

UP NEXT
Following the Kathy DeBoer Invitational, the Raiders will return home to McLin Gymnasium next weekend to kick off Horizon League play against Northern Illinois. The Raiders and Huskies will face off at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 25, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 26.

Volleyball Heads to East Lansing to Compete in Kathy DeBoer Invitational

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Mya Ayro

Katie Sowko

Lauren Yacobucci

Reilly Zegunis

Footer