A tough road trip starts Wednesday evening when Little Rock takes its show on the road to face Southeast Missouri for an OVC volleyball contest in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Trojans (7-8 overall, 2-0 OVC) aim to stay unbeaten in conference play when they meet a SEMO (4-9, 0-2) squad making its home debut. The match is scheduled for 6 pm and can be seen on ESPN+ with live stats available at LRTrojans.com.
Little Rock – Last Time Out
The Trojans opened conference play with a sweep of two matches against UT Martin in Little Rock. It's the first time the program has started 2-0 in league play since 2015. Following a win in straight sets Friday, the Trojans dispatched UT Martin on Saturday in four sets. Three players established new single-game career high's during Saturday's match, including
Kaila Harris (16 kills),
Dariana Valencia (22 digs), and
Andrea Roman (15 assists).
Little Rock – By the Numbers
The Trojans lead the OVC in four statistical categories, including total assists (668), total digs (950), total kills (709) and total attacks (2,079). Little Rock ranks sixth nationally in total digs, 14
th in total attacks, and 17
th in digs per set (17.27). Individually, Roman ranks sixth nationally in total digs (266) and
Jeila Fullerton is 30
th in total attacks (563).
Team Leaders:
Kills – Jeila Fullerton (191), Bella Cherry (136), Kaila Harris (130)
Attack % – A'lana Margaritha (.343), Vivian Lucumi (.286), Jeila Fullerton (.215)
Assists – Dariana Valencia (303), Kaylee Smith (261)
Service Aces – A'lana Margaritha (16), Andrea Roman (14), Kaylee Smith (14)
Digs – Andrea Roman (266), Jeila Fullerton (173), Dariana Valencia (141)
Blocks – A'lanae Margaritha (50), Jaycee Kennedy (29), Bella Cherry (26)
Points – Jeila Fullerton (217), Bella Cherry (152.5), Kaila Harris (150)
SEMO – Quick Look
The Redhawks are hosting their first match of the season after 13 straight on the road. Lucy Arndt (150 kills) and Abby Johnson (146 kills) spearhead the SEMO attack with Megan Holder (272 assists) and Jenny Shook (145) setting the hitters. Abbey Richman leads the team with 190 digs and Alaina Lester has a team-high 58 blocks. SEMO holds a 7-6 lead in the all-time series, including a 3-1 record against Little Rock at Houck Field House. SEMO won both meetings last season, sweeping the Trojans in each contest.
What's Ahead?
Little Rock will head from Missouri to Kentucky, where the Trojans will take on Morehead State for a series on Friday and Saturday at Johnson Arena.
