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Trojans Wrap Up Road Schedule at UTA, Texas State

Match 26: Little Rock at UT Arlington
Date Friday, Nov. 3, 2017
Time 6:30 p.m.
Location Arlington, Texas
Arena College Park Center
Stats StatBroadcast
Video Mavericks All-Access ($)
Notes Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – Fresh off a two-match winning streak at home, Little Rock volleyball (9-16, 5-8 Sun Belt) will look to extend the streak this weekend at it travels to Texas to face UT Arlington (11-13, 5-6 and Texas State (18-8, 9-2 Sun Belt). The Trojans will face the Mavericks at 6:30 p.m., on Friday in Arlington before going up against the Bobcats at noon on Sunday in San Marcos.
 
To this point, the all-time series between Little Rock and UT Arlington has been a close one as the Trojans trail by just one match at 12-13. When playing in Arlington, the Trojans are
Match 27: Little Rock at Texas State
Date Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017
Time 12 p.m.
Location San Marcos, Texas
Arena Strahan Coliseum
Stats StatBroadcast
Video Bobcats All-Access ($)
Notes Little Rock
7-9 against the Mavs, and UTA has won the past three meetings at College Park Center. Little Rock took the first match in this season's series with a five-set win at the Jack Stephens Center on Oct. 7.
 
Little Rock and Texas State are tied at 5-5 in the all-time series. The Bobcats evened the series with a three-set win over the Trojans in the first game of this season's series at the Jack on Oct. 6. Little Rock owns a 3-2 lead against Texas State when playing in San Marcos, but it's currently on a two-matching losing streak since winning the conference tournament title against the Bobcats in 2014.
 
After wrapping up business in Texas, Little Rock will come to home to play its final home match of the season against rival Arkansas State on Nov. 10.
 
  • Mya Robinson was named Little Rock's first-ever Sun Belt Freshman of the Week on Monday.
  • Robinson's six double-doubles for the season are the most by a freshman since Edina Begic in 2011.
  • Marina Avram has tallied 11 double-doubles this season and 20 for her career.
  • Avram has earned a double-double in six of the last eight matches.
  • UT Arlington has a 13-12 advantage in the all-time series against Little Rock.
  • A win by Little Rock would be the Trojans' first in Arlington since 2014, and it would give Little Rock the season series for the first time since 2014.
  • Little Rock hasn't won at Texas State since winning the conference tournament against the Bobcats in 2014.
  • The Trojans are 3-2 all-time when playing in San Marcos.
  • At 943 career digs, Sydnee Martin is 46 away from passing Ivana Vracar (2001-04) for the eighth-most in program history.
  • At 445 digs for the season, Martin is three away from passing Megan Naborowski (2005) for the seventh-most digs in a single season. Martin is also 24 away from passing Sheila Williams (1991) for the sixth-most digs in a single season.
  • Little Rock has had at least one player record a double-double in 12 of its last 13 matches.
  • Martin has recorded double-digit digs in all but two matches this season and has recorded nine 20-plus dig matches.
  • Little Rock has had no trouble with putting up the block this season as the team ranks first in the Sun Belt with 235 total blocks — 30th-most nationally.
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Players Mentioned

Marina Avram

#15 Marina Avram

OH/RS
5' 10"
Senior
Sydnee Martin

#13 Sydnee Martin

DS/L
5' 4"
Junior
Mya Robinson

#5 Mya Robinson

OH
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marina Avram

#15 Marina Avram

5' 10"
Senior
OH/RS
Sydnee Martin

#13 Sydnee Martin

5' 4"
Junior
DS/L
Mya Robinson

#5 Mya Robinson

5' 8"
Freshman
OH