LITTLE ROCK – Coming off two victories on the road, Little Rock volleyball (11-15, 7-6 Sun Belt) will be pushing for a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament this weekend at the Jack Stephens Center. Little Rock will take on Texas State (19-8, 11-1) on Friday at 6:30 p.m., before concluding the weekend against UT Arlington (13-14, 7-5) on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
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The Trojans will host International Night on Friday against Texas State. Anyone who brings a passport or international identification to the match will receive free admission. On
Sunday, the Trojans will host Fan Appreciation and Family Day. All kids 12 and under will receive $1 admission and can enjoy games and coloring on the concourse.
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Carolee Dillard will be looking to make history this weekend as the redshirt senior is just two blocks shy of breaking the program record of 564 total blocks set by Ivanka Davidova (2004-07). Dillard is also four blocks away from breaking the Sun Belt's rally-scoring record of 566 career blocks set by Middle Tennessee's Ashley Ashberry (2005-09).
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Coach
Van Compton will be looking to break another milestone as the 29-year head coach is just two victories away from her 500th career win. Compton would be the 37th active Division I coach to notch a 500th victory.
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- The series with Texas State is currently tied at 4-4 and is tied at 1-1 when playing in Little Rock.
- Little Rock's last encounter with Texas State at the Jack Stephens Center occurred in 2014 with the Trojans winning in four sets.
- Little Rock and UT Arlington are tied at 11-11 while the Trojans have a 2-1 lead in Little Rock.
- Little Rock has won the past two meetings with UT Arlington at the Jack Stephens Center.
- Little Rock's next block will be the 300th of the season — a feat that has only been done six times in program history.
- Little Rock has the third-most blocks in Division I with 299.5 and has the fourth-most blocks per set with 3.09.
- Little Rock is outblocking opponents 299.5-159.5 this season.
- Carolee Dillard and Edina Selimovic rank No. 1 and 2 for total blocks and blocks per set in the Sun Belt.
- Veronica Marin, Edina Selimovic and Marina Avram are tied for the team's most kills with 217.
- A win would guarantee the Trojans finish no worse than .500 in Sun Belt play for the fifth consecutive season.
- Little Rock can clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with two wins, a win and a Louisiana loss or two losses from Louisiana.