LITTLE ROCK – With its final road trip of the regular season this weekend, Little Rock volleyball (9-15, 5-6 Sun Belt) will look to get back on the winning path at Georgia State (9-12, 5-5) and Georgia Southern (12-12, 4-4) beginning on Friday.
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The Trojans will take on the Panthers in Atlanta on Friday at 5 p.m. (CT) before traveling to Statesboro to battle the Eagles on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (CT).
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Since Georgia State and Georgia Southern joined the Sun Belt in 2013 and 2014, Little Rock is a combined 9-0 against the
Little Rock at Georgia Southern |
Date |
Saturday, October 29 |
Time |
5:30 p.m. (CT) |
Location |
Statesboro, Ga. |
Arena |
Hanner Fieldhouse |
Stats |
StatBroadcast |
Video |
GS All-Access |
Full Notes |
Little Rock | Georgia Southern |
two. The Trojans are 4-0 all-time against the Eagles and 5-1 all-time against the Panthers. Little Rock's only loss to Georgia State occurred in 2011 at the Memphis Invitational.
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A couple of wins this weekend would put Little Rock back over the .500 mark in Sun Belt play.
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- Carolee Dillard is one block assist shy of breaking the program record of 443.
- Dillard is 14 total blocks away from breaking the program record.
- With 551 total blocks for her career, Dillard ranks third among active Division I players.
- Among active Division I players, Edina Selimovic ranks ninth and 10th for career blocks per set.
- Little Rock has the third-most blocks (269.5) and fifth-most blocks per set (3.03) nationally.
- The Trojans have tallied 122 aces this season — ranking 65th nationally.
- Marina Avram's 0.35 aces per set ranks 100th nationally and is third-best in the Sun Belt.
- Avram's 31 aces for the season lead the Sun Belt and rank 54th natonally.
- Selimovic's 28 aces rank fourth in the Sun Belt and 99th nationally.
- Dillard's 122 total blocks for the season rank 12th in Division I and lead the Sun Belt.
- Selimovic's 110 total blocks rank 21st in the nation and second behind Dillard.
- With 232 combined total blocks, Dillard and Selimovic are the fourth-best blocking duo in the country.
- Little Rock's 269.5 blocks are the 10th-most in a season in program history.
- Saturday will mark the earliest Little Rock has ever finished its road schedule during the regular-season.