Trojans to Make Home Debut Against App State, Coastal

Match 13: Little Rock vs. Appalachian State
Date	Friday, Sept. 22, 2017
Time	6:30 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Arena	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Full Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The beginning of Sun Belt Conference action begins this weekend as Little Rock volleyball (4-8) welcomes Appalachian State (5-9) and Coastal Carolina (3-6) to the Jack Stephens Center for its first home matches of 2017. The Trojans will face the Mountaineers on Friday at 6:30 p.m., before taking on the Chanticleers on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
 
Friday night will be Beach Volleyball Night at the Jack Stephens Center. The first 100 students will receive a free Maroon Mob tank top. After the match, the Trojans will sign autographs on the mezzanine.

Little Rock is 5-1 all-time against Appalachian State and

Match 14: Little Rock vs. Coastal Carolina
Date	Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017
Time	6:30 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Arena	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Full Notes	Little Rock

has won two consecutive matches against the Mountaineers, including a three-set sweep last season. Little Rock is undefeated at home against App State with a 2-0 record. The Trojans and Mountaineers last faced each other in the Jack Stephens Center in 2015 as Little Rock came out on top in four sets. Friday's match will be the sixth meeting between the Mountaineers and Trojans since App State joined the Sun Belt in 2014.
 
Coastal Carolina is Little Rock's least familiar Sun Belt opponent as the two squads' only matchup occurred last year in Conway, South Carolina. The eventual Sun Belt Tournament champions knocked off the Trojans in three sets.
 

• Coach Van Compton's next victory will be her 450th in Division I.
• Little Rock is the top blocking team in the Sun Belt with 2.56 per set and ranks 42nd nationally.
• The Trojans' block's per set total is currently tied for the sixth-highest in the rally-scoring at Little Rock since 2001.
• Little Rock's 115 total blocks rank second in the conference and 46th nationally.
• Veronica Marin's 65 total blocks are the most in the Sun Belt and rank 18th nationally.
• Marin's .383 hitting percentage is second best in the league and ranks 53rd in the nation.
• Taylor Lindberg's 413 assists rank third in the Sun Belt.
• Sydnee Martin is scooping up the fourth-most digs per set in the Sun Belt with 4.27.
• The Trojans are 9-3 in Sun Belt home openers at the Jack Stephens Center since 2005.
• Little Rock has an all-time record of 22-4 in Sun Belt home openers since 1991.
• The Trojans are 20-6 in home openers since joining Division I in 1991.
• Little Rock's .215 hitting percentage ranks third in the Sun Belt and is currently the ninth-highest in the rally-scoring era (since 2001) at Little Rock.
• Friday will be the first time Little Rock has played its Sun Belt opener at home since 2014.