LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock volleyball (6-13, 2-5 Sun Belt) returns to the Jack Stephens Center this weekend as it hosts division-leader Louisiana (13-7, 6-0 Sun Belt) and ULM (4-19, 0-6 Sun Belt) on Friday and Saturday.
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The Trojans will hold their annual Dig Pink match against the Ragin' Cajuns on Friday night. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. A raffle will take place for a team-signed volleyball benefiting the Side-Out Foundation.
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Little Rock is 37-10 all-time against Louisiana and sports an
18-4 record at home. The Trojans have won two of the last three matches at the Jack against the Cajuns. Last season, Louisiana stole a five-set match against the Trojans after trailing 2-1 for the match and 14-11 in the fifth set.
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The Trojans won their 30th consecutive match against the Warhawks on Sept. 29 — a streak that began in 1992. Little Rock is 14-1 all-time at home against ULM and has won 14 straight against the Warhawks. Of the Trojans' 14 home wins against the Warhawks, all but one match has been a three-set sweep. ULM's only win in Little Rock occurred in 1992.
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After this weekend, Little Rock will go back on the road to face South Alabama on Oct. 20 before finishing up its trip in Alabama at Troy on Oct. 21. The Trojans' match at Troy will air live on ESPN3.
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- A win for Little Rock would be Louisiana's first Sun Belt loss of the season and would split the season series for the second consecutive year.
- A victory against ULM would be Little Rock's 31st consecutive win against the Warhawks.
- Little Rock is 14-1 all-time against ULM at home and has won 14 consecutive in Little Rock.
- All but one of Little Rock's 14 wins at home against ULM has occurred in straight sets.
- With two victories this weekend, Little Rock will have tallied 70 wins in the Jack Stephens Center.
- Taylor Lindberg is two assists shy of 1,900 for her career and is 72 away from passing Sanda Dzile (2004-06) for the seventh-most in program history.
- At 823 digs, Sydnee Martin is 64 digs away from passing Daniele Souza Moura for the eighth-most digs in the rally-scoring era at Little Rock.
- At least one Trojan has recorded a double-double in seven of the last nine matches.
- Martin became the first Trojan since Priscila Almeida in 2015 to chalk up back-to-back matches with 20-plus digs on Monday.
- Martin's 133 total digs are the most in Sun Belt play this season.
- Lindberg's 252 assists are the most in conference action this season.
- Veronica Marin's 87 total blocks rank 38th nationally.
- Little Rock is averaging the third-best home attendance in the Sun Belt this season.
