NY · USAV Iroquois Empire Region
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LAKE EFFECT SMASH VBC is a volleyball club based in NY, ranked as high as #1635 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 11 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 11 team-seasons.
11 teams · Ages 12–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
LAKE EFFECT SMASH VBC is a club volleyball program based in NY, competing in the Iroquois Empire region. In 2025-26 it fielded 11 girls teams aged 12 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #1,635 nationally and #44 of 171 in NY for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,420. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 334 matches and won 149 of them, a 48% win rate. Its strongest team, LES 16-Storm, is #1,115 nationally and #121 in NY, at 1,691 Elo on a 36-17 record.
Teams averaged 30 matches each over the season. The club entered 22 events between 22 February and 23 May, a season of about 3 months. Of those, 3 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with seven of 22 outside NY. Destinations included PA, MA, CT and RI. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#1635 nationally · Club Score 1420
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for LAKE EFFECT SMASH VBC. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1635 | 1420 | 11 |
Every team LAKE EFFECT SMASH VBC fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LES 16-Storm | Girls | 16 | 1691 (Premier) | 36-17 | 68% |
| LES 17-Silver | Girls | 17 | 1500 (Competitive) | 25-10-1 | 69% |
| LES 15-Silver | Girls | 15 | 1465 (Developing) | 16-9-5 | 53% |
| LES 12-Storm | Girls | 12 | 1419 (Developing) | 7-8-1 | 44% |
| LES 15-Ice | Girls | 15 | 1400 (Developing) | 9-12-5 | 35% |
| LES 18-Storm | Girls | 18 | 1375 (Emerging) | 9-21 | 30% |
| LES 13-Silver | Girls | 13 | 1326 (Emerging) | 11-15-2 | 39% |
| LES 16-Silver | Girls | 16 | 1285 (Emerging) | 19-21-1 | 46% |
| LES 14-Silver | Girls | 14 | 1276 (Emerging) | 6-13-2 | 29% |
| LES 15-Blizzard | Girls | 15 | 1241 (Emerging) | 2-9-4 | 13% |
| LES 16-Ice | Girls | 16 | 1192 (Emerging) | 9-27-2 | 24% |
Where LAKE EFFECT SMASH VBC competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 East Coast Championships (Competitive) | Pittsburgh, PA | #187 of 3,214 | 8-21 | LES 16-Storm — 16 Select: 5-2; LES 17-Silver — 17 Select: 3-5; LES 16-Silver — 16 Select: 0-7; LES 16-Ice — 16 Select: 0-7 |
| 2026 NIKE North Atlantic Championships #2 (Regional) | Hartford, CT | #510 of 3,214 | 8-3 | LES 16-Storm — 16 USA: 3-2; LES 17-Silver — 17 Club: 5-1 |
| Excelsior Empire 2026 Jr Regional Championship 2 (Regional) | Syracuse, NY | #1031 of 3,214 | 27-29 | LES 15-Ice — 15 Girls: 2-5; LES 16-Storm — 16 Girls: 10-1; LES 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 1-6; LES 16-Ice — 16 Girls: 2-5; LES 15-Silver — 15 Girls: 6-3; LES 16-Silver — 16 Girls: 4-3; LES 15-Blizzard — 15 Girls: 2-6 |
| Excelsior Empire 2026 Jr Regional Champions 1 (Regional) | Syracuse, NY | #1770 of 3,214 | 6-6 | LES 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 4-4; LES 12-Storm — 12 Developmental: 2-2 |
| 2026 NIKE Rhode Island Rumble #2 (Regional) | Providence, RI | #784 of 3,214 | 3-2 | LES 18-Storm — 18 USA: 3-2 |
| 2026 NIKE Syracuse Smash #2 (Regional) | Syracuse, NY | #724 of 3,214 | 14-11 | LES 16-Storm — 16 USA: 4-1; LES 16-Ice — 16 Club: 3-2; LES 18-Storm — 18 Club: 1-4; LES 17-Silver — 17 Club: 3-2; LES 16-Silver — 16 Club: 3-2 |
| WEVA Dig Fest I (Regional) | Brockport, NY | #2184 of 3,214 | 1-3 | LES 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 1-3 |
| 2026 NIKE Syracuse Smash #1 (Regional) | Syracuse, NY | #1022 of 3,214 | 11-14 | LES 15-Silver — 15 Club: 3-2; LES 14-Silver — 14 Club: 3-2; LES 13-Silver — 13 Club: 1-4; LES 12-Storm — 12 Developmental: 2-3; LES 15-Ice — 15 Club: 2-3 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #3 (Competitive) | Boston, MA | #107 of 3,214 | 10-13 | LES 16-Silver — 16 Club: 4-4; LES 16-Storm — 16 American Red: 5-3; LES 16-Ice — 16 Club: 1-6 |
| March Madness (16u and 12u) (Regional) | Rochester, NY | #1687 of 3,214 | 9-4 | LES 16-Storm — 16 Girls: 5-1; LES 16-Ice — 16 Girls: 1-2; LES 16-Silver — 16 Girls: 3-1 |
| Battle on the Border Day 2 (Regional) | Canton, NY | #3028 of 3,214 | 7-7 | LES 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 2-3; LES 15-Silver — 15 Girls: 3-0; LES 15-Ice — 15 Girls: 2-1; LES 14-Silver — 15 Girls: 0-3 |
| Excelsior Empire 18's Jr Regional Championships 2026 (Regional) | Binghamton, NY | #2102 of 3,214 | 2-2 | LES 18-Storm — 18 Girls: 2-2 |
| Battle on the Border Day 1 (Regional) | Canton, NY | #3145 of 3,214 | 8-3 | LES 17-Silver — 17/18 Club: 5-0; LES 12-Storm — 12U CoEd: 3-3 |
| Synergy Slam 2 (Regional) | Canton, NY | #3049 of 3,214 | 7-4 | LES 15-Ice — 15 Girls: 2-0; LES 17-Silver — 17 Girls: 3-0; LES 15-Silver — 15 Girls: 2-1; LES 15-Blizzard — 15 Girls: 0-3 |
| Synergy Slam 1 (Regional) | Canton, NY | #2959 of 3,214 | 2-2 | LES 14-Silver — 14 Girls: 2-2 |
| Great Noreaster 2 2026 (Regional) | Burnt Hills, NY | #1127 of 3,214 | 7-9 | LES 16-Ice — 16 Girls: 2-5; LES 16-Silver — 16 Girls: 5-4 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 2 (15O, 16OUL, 17ULA) (Elite) | Philadelphia, PA | #23 of 3,214 | 1-6 | LES 16-Storm — 16 Liberty: 1-6 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 1 (18OULA, 17O,14C,15C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #42 of 3,214 | 3-6 | LES 18-Storm — 18 American: 3-6 |
| 2026 Block & Roll (Regional) | Halfmoon, NY | #1993 of 3,214 | 3-1 | LES 13-Silver — 13 Girls: 3-1 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #2 (Premier) | Boston, MA | #46 of 3,214 | 6-9 | LES 17-Silver — 17 Club: 6-2; LES 18-Storm — 18 American: 0-7 |
| Winter Challenge - Week II 15u-13u, 12u (1-Day) (Regional) | Rochester, NY | #1209 of 3,214 | 3-6 | LES 15-Silver — 15 Girls: 2-3; LES 15-Ice — 15 Girls: 1-3 |
| Excelsior Bid Challenge (EXCELSIOR TEAMS ONLY) (Regional) | Binghamton, NY | #956 of 3,214 | 3-1 | LES 16-Storm — 16 Club: 3-1 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Empire 2026 Jr Regional Champions 1 (Regional) | Syracuse, NY | #140 of 368 | 6-3 | LES 17-Silver — 17 Girls: 6-3 |