Trojans Head to Tulsa for ORU Classic

Matches 4-6 at ORU Classic
Match 4: Illinois State	Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 | 10 a.m. CT | Tulsa, Okla. | Cooper Aerobics Center
	Live Video | Live Stats
Match 5: Air Force	Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 | 5 p.m. CT | Tulsa, Okla. | Cooper Aerobics Center
	Live Video | Live Stats
Match 6: Oral Roberts	Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 | 11 a.m. CT | Tulsa, Okla. | Cooper Aerobics Center
	Live Video | Live Stats
Full Game Notes	Little Rock (PDF) | Air Force (PDF)
Series History
	Air Force: First Meeting
	Illinois State: First Meeting
	Oral Roberts: ORU leads, 19-8 | Last game: ORU won, 3-2, on 8/31/2012 in Springfield, Mo. | Streak: Lost 1
Social Media	@LittleRockVB | #LittleRocksTeam | Facebook | @LittleRockVB | YouTube

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For a young team, the ability to learn on the fly and correct their mistakes is pivotal. This weekend will be a test of that growth ability when Little Rock Volleyball travels to Tulsa for the ORU Classic.
 
The Trojans will face Air Force (0-3), Illinois State (2-1) and host Oral Roberts (2-1) in the two-day event at the Cooper Aerobics Center on the ORU campus. Live video and live stats will be available for all three matches.
 
Series History

• Air Force: This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
• Illinois State: This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
• Oral Roberts: ORU leads the all-time series, 19-8. The Golden Eagles edged Little Rock in their last meeting, 3-2, on Aug. 31, 2012.

 
Three Things to Know

1. Tough to Scout
   All three matches will be tough to scout for every team competing in the tournament. Not only is it early in the season but Little Rock has never faced two of the programs competing in the tournament (Air Force, Illinois State) and the last time the Trojans faced host ORU was in 2012 so there are no recent meetings to scout from.
2. All Eyes on the Freshmen
   Early season growth by younger players is always important and probably none so important as between the first and second weeks of play. With seven freshmen and nine newcomers on the Little Rock squad list, the ability of the newcomers to correct their mistakes from last weekend will be important.
3. Approaching 500 Digs
   Senior Diana Giordani – a team captain and leader on the 2019 Trojan squad – is quickly approaching 500 career digs in her time in a Little Rock uniform. She enters the weekend with 488 digs and a chance to hit the 500 mark in Little Rock's opening game of the weekend against Illinois State.

 
For the latest information on Little Rock Volleyball, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockVB on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
 
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