Little Rock volleyball aims to build on momentum from most recent outing

With the first conference victory under their belt, Little Rock will look to carry that momentum and turn it into a win streak when the Trojans hit the road to face Western Illinois this weekend on Friday and Saturday. Little Rock and the host Leathernecks face off Friday at 6 pm and again Saturday at 2 pm inside the Western Center in Macomb, Ill.
 
MATCH NOTES
 
Live stats are available and both matches can be seen on ESPN+
 
SERIES HISTORY — This is the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Western Illinois was a member of the Summit League until this season.
 
CURRENT STREAKS — Western Illinois has lost two straight and five of its last six matches. After splitting a conference series at Morehead State last weekend, the Leathernecks lost a non-conference matchup Tuesday against Chicago State … Western Illinois is 0-3 at home this season … Little Rock beat Tennessee Tech in straight sets on Saturday to snap a 6-game losing streak … The Trojans are 1-5 as the road team this season
 
LITTLE ROCK — Daedrianna Cail ranks second in the OVC in service aces (28), third in hitting percentage (.342) and fourth in kills per set (1.02) … Bella Cherry ranks sixth in service aces (23) … As a team, the Trojans rank second in service aces per set (1.93), fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.191), ninth in blocks per set (1.62) and ninth in digs per set (14.1)
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS — Keyana Cruse ranks fourth in the OVC in kills per set (3.55), Maggie Craker is sixth in assists (8.32) and Karli Wenzel is sixth in digs (4.41) … Julianna Schmidt is seventh in blocks (0.98) and Brittany Wulf is 10^th in kills (3.03) … As a team, the Leathernecks rank third in digs per set (16.88), fifth in blocks (1.91) and seventh in hitting percentage (.164)