Little Rock set to host Southern Indiana for pivotal OVC series

Little Rock faces a pivotal conference series Friday and Saturday when the Trojans host Southern Indiana at the Jack Stephens Center with both teams tied for fourth in the OVC standings, just a game out of second place. Both matches (6 pm Friday, 2 pm Saturday) can be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available on LRTrojans.com.
 
Little Rock – Last Time Out
The Trojans are coming off a three-game road trip resulting in a loss at SEMO and a split of two matches at Morehead State. Little Rock (8-10 overall, 3-2 OVC) pulled off a reverse sweep in the opener at Morehead, then lost in straight sets in the finale by scores of 26-24, 25-20, and 29-27.
 
Little Rock – By the Numbers
The Trojans lead the OVC in four statistical categories, including total assists (791), total digs (1,160), total kills (844) and total attacks (2,529). Little Rock ranks third nationally in total digs, third in total attacks, and 11th in total kills. The Trojans also rank 14^th nationally in total assists and 18^th in attacks per set. Individually, Andrea Roman ranks fifth nationally in total digs (321) and Jeila Fullerton is 20th in total attacks (672).
 
Team Leaders:
Kills – Jeila Fullerton (214), Bella Cherry (169), Kaila Harris (163)
Attack % – A'lanae Margaritha (.295), Jaycee Kennedy (.222), Vivian Lucumi (.221)
Assists – Dariana Valencia (361), Kaylee Smith (306)
Service Aces – A'lanae Margaritha (19), Andrea Roman (16), Kaylee Smith (14)
Digs – Andrea Roman (321), Jeila Fullerton (204), Dariana Valencia (174)
Blocks – A'lanae Margaritha (61), Jaycee Kennedy (39), Bella Cherry (32)
Points – Jeila Fullerton (244.5), Bella Cherry (188.5), Kaila Harris (187)
 
Southern Indiana – Quick Look
The Screaming Eagles (8-9, 3-2) are coming to town riding the momentum of a series road sweep against defending OVC regular season champion Eastern Illinois. USI has also split with SEMO and lost a home match against UT Martin. Ashby Willis (178 kills) and Bianca Anderson (170 kills) lead the USI attack and Carly Sobieralski leads the OVC with 637 assists. Paris Downing has a team-high 55 blocks. The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 2-2, with the home team winning every match. Last season, USI swept a pair from the Trojans in Evansville, Ind.

What's Ahead?
Little Rock goes back on the road for a series at Tennessee State on Oct. 18-19, and another series at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25-26. The Trojans return home Oct. 29 for a Tuesday night contest against SEMO before hosting Western Illinois on Nov. 1-2.