LITTLE ROCK – After splitting last weekend's road trip, Little Rock volleyball (5-10, 1-1 Sun Belt) returns home to face Sun Belt West Division foes Louisiana (4-12, 1-1) and ULM (7-12, 2-0) at the Jack Stephens Center beginning on Friday. The Trojans will face the Ragin' Cajuns on Friday night at 6:30 p.m., before taking on the Warhawks on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m.
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The Trojans invite all Trojan Legion Club members to come out on Friday night for Trojan Legion Club Night. The first 100 fans will also receive free schedule fans.
On Saturday, the Trojans will host Beach Volleyball night. The first 100 students will receive a free Little Rock Trojans tank top, and there will be an autograph session after the match.
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Little Rock holds a 36-8 series lead over Louisiana and has an 18-3 lead when playing in Little Rock. Against ULM, Little Rock holds the series lead at 27-2 with 27 consecutive wins — a streak that extends all the way back to 1992.
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In Sun Belt home openers, Little Rock is an astounding 22-3 all-time and has won its past five.
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- Little Rock ranks sixth in the nation for blocks per set (3.18) and total blocks (168.5).
- Carolee Dillard ranks eighth in the nation for total blocks (80) while also leading the Sun Belt.
- Sydnee Martin continues to lead the Sun Belt in aces with 20.
- Little Rock has the third-best hitting percentage in Sun Belt play at .283.
- Marina Avram's 3.33 kills per set are the sixth-best in conference play.
- Little Rock hasn't lost to ULM in 24 years.
- With 509 career blocks, Dillard is 56 blocks away from breaking the program's all-time record.
- Overall, Little Rock has the fourth-most aces per set in the Sun Belt (1.45).
- Veronica Marin leads the Trojans offensively with 2.47 kills per set and 121 total kills.
- At a margin of 41-20, Little Rock has over two times as many solo blocks as opponents this season.
- A win against Louisiana and ULM would put Little Rock at 3-1 to start Sun Belt play for the first time since 2009.
