ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Little Rock heads to Missouri to close out the regular season with control of its postseason destiny as the Trojans face Lindenwood on Tuesday and Wednesday at Hyland Arena.
Little Rock enters the final two-match set of the regular season in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference but holds head-to-head tiebreakers over the other two teams in the mix. The Trojans can clinch the No. 4 seed in next week's OVC Championships with a win over the Lions—or by finishing with the same number of losses as SEMO and Tennessee Tech.
Both matches are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.
GAME INFO
Who: Little Rock (15-13, 10-6 OVC) vs. Lindenwood (10-14, 6-10)
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday & 6 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo.
Video: ESPN+
Stats: LRTrojans.com
SERIES HISTORY
- Lindenwood leads the all-time series, 5–1.
- The Trojans are 1–1 all-time at Hyland Arena.
- Little Rock dropped both home matches to the Lions last season but won the most recent meeting in St. Charles on Oct. 28, 2023.
COACH SPEAK
"We're in a good position where we can determine our own fate. We need to take care of our business, come out with high energy, and the rest will fall into place."
— head coach
Van Compton
TROJAN REPORT
- Little Rock ranks among the OVC's top teams in multiple categories, including opponent hitting percentage, team digs, kills, assists, and blocks.
- Roman's 35 digs at Western Illinois moved her into second all-time in program history for career digs. She is now just 176 digs shy of the all-time program record. Roman ranks 4th nationally in digs per set and 5th in total digs, and she surpassed the 1,500-dig milestone last weekend.
- Margaritha is on pace for one of the most efficient hitting seasons in program history. Her current .329 attack percentage ranks 6th-best for a single season at Little Rock. She already holds the program's career hitting percentage record at .322.
- Little Rock's 3–0 sweep at Western Illinois marked the 600th career win for head coach Van Compton at Little Rock. She now has 674 career victories across her 45-year coaching career.
- The Trojans opened OVC play 6–0—their best conference start since 2014, when they finished 20–0 in Sun Belt play.
