MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team will play in the Lyon College Tri-Match Tournament in Batesville, Arkansas on Monday. The Blossoms will play Tougaloo College for a neutral site game at 5 p.m. and conclude the day at Lyon College at 7 p.m.
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UAM VS.
TOUGALOO – 10/14 – 5 P.M. –
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UAM AT
LYON – 10/14 – 7 P.M. –
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UAM INFORMATION
Overall Record: 5-13
GAC Record: 2-5
Streak: Lost two
UAM NOTES
UAM will be looking for its sixth win of the season on October 14th. The Blossoms did not earn its first win until October 19th last season.
Arkansas at Monticello has a pair of attackers over 200 kills on the season in
Leslie Polanco and
MarKayla Dickie. Polanco has 217 while Dickie has 201.
With 511 assists,
Katie Pearson leads the team in the category while Polanco adds 84 of her own.
Three Blossoms have at least 15 service aces this season with
Jessica Mahan posting 20, and Polanco and
Elizabeth Harshaw at 18 and 15, respectively.
On defense, Mahan and Polanco are at 4.73 digs per set and 3.88 digs per set. Mahan has totaled 265, while Polanco has tallied 256.
Taylor Calhoun has a team-lead 55.0 blocks while
Zealia Kleitz has 53.0. Dickie has also added 49.0 blocks of her own.
MATCHUP 1
Opponent: Tougaloo College
Overall Record: 5-16
Streak: Lost seven
TOUGALOO NOTES
Tougloo College is an NAIA school that competes in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
The team has combined for 649 kills and 507 assists.
Defensively, the Bulldogs have managed 978 digs, 50 solo blocks and 174 block assists.
MATCHUP 2
Opponent: Lyon College
Overall Record: 13-10
Streak: Lost one
LYON NOTES
Michayla Shanks leads the roster in total kills at 180, while Gracen Ratliff follows behind at 155.
Kaitlyn Jackson and Ellie Embry have distributed the ball well with 345 assists and 287, respectively.
Maggee Hobson is the team-leader in service aces at 30, while Shanks has added 26 of her own.
On defense, Destiny Nunes has 165 digs while Maria Elenibampiri has 47.0 total blocks.
UP NEXT
UAM will get set for Senior Night on Friday against Southern Nazarene and play a game Saturday against Oklahoma Baptist. Friday's game is set for 6 p.m. and Saturday's is scheduled for 11 a.m.
