Trojans head back to Tennessee looking to extend OVC win streak

Little Rock is traveling into Tennessee for a second week in a row, this time to take on Tennessee Tech for a pair of OVC matches Friday at 6 pm and Saturday at 7 pm in Cookeville, Tenn. The Trojans (12-10 overall, 7-2 OVC) currently sit in third place, 1.5 games in front of the Golden Eagles (18-4, 5-3). Both matches can be streamed live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on LRTrojans.com.
 
Little Rock – Last Time Out
The Trojans upped their win streak to four with a sweep of Tennessee State last weekend in Nashville. Little Rock trailed 2-1 in the first match and completed a reverse sweep in the second, winning both 3-2. The last time Little Rock won five straight conference games during the 2014 season, when the Trojans were a perfect 20-0 in Sun Belt play.
 
Little Rock – By the Numbers
The Trojans lead the OVC in four statistical categories, including total assists (1,003), total digs (1,502), total kills (1,068) and total attacks (3,233). Little Rock ranks second nationally in total digs, third in total attacks, and 15th in total kills. The Trojans also rank 13^th nationally in total assists and attacks per set. Individually, Andrea Roman ranks fifth nationally in total digs (414) and Jeila Fullerton is 20th in total attacks (844).
 
Team Leaders:
Kills – Jeila Fullerton (271), Bella Cherry (207), Kaila Harris (206)
Attack % – A'lanae Margaritha (.281), Jaycee Kennedy (.224), Vivian Lucumi (.195)
Assists – Dariana Valencia (449), Kaylee Smith (389)
Service Aces – A'lanae Margaritha (27), Andrea Roman (22), Dariana Valencia (20)
Digs – Andrea Roman (414), Jeila Fullerton (273), Dariana Valencia (227)
Blocks – A'lanae Margaritha (76), Jaycee Kennedy (58), Jeila Fullerton (46)
Points – Jeila Fullerton (313), Kaila Harris (236), Bella Cherry (231)
 
Tennessee Tech – Quick Look
Tennessee Tech soared to an 11-1 non-conference record, but did so against one of the weakest schedules in the NCAA. The Eagles are 6-0 at home. Madolyn Isringhausen leads the OVC with 5.03 kills per set and 5.43 points per set. Tennessee Tech ranks first in the OVC in opponent hitting percentage, second in kills per set and third in assists. The Eagles lead the all-time series between the two teams, 3-2, and are 2-0 against Little Rock in Cookeville. Last season, the schools split the season series in Little Rock.

What's Ahead?
Little Rock returns home next week for a Tuesday evening contest against SEMO, then a weekend series against Western Illinois on Nov. 1-2.