MONTICELLO, Ark – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team will get set for a pair of Great American Conference matchups Friday and Saturday at Steelman Field House. On Friday night, it will be Senior Night for the Blossoms as they will welcome Southern Nazarene University at 6 p.m. UAM will then return Saturday morning for a match against Oklahoma Baptist University at 11 a.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE LINKS | PREVIEW VIDEO WITH MARKAYLA DICKIE, JESSICA MAHAN AND JOCELYN GARCIA
UAM VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE – 10/18 – 6 P.M. – LIVE STATS, LIVE VIDEO
UAM VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST – 10/19 – 11 A.M. – LIVE STATS, LIVE VIDEO
 
PARKING NOTE FOR SATURDAY
Due to the UAM Homecoming Football game, Lakeshore Dr. will still be shutdown by 10 a.m. There will be no parking available in front of Steelman Field House at that time.
 
UAM INFORMATION
Overall Record: 7-13
GAC Record: 2-5
GAC Standings: Ninth Place
Streak: Won two
 
UAM NOTES
Prior to Friday's game, UAM will honor the careers of seniors Jessica Mahan, Leslie Polanco, Zealia Kleitz, Elizabeth Harshaw and MarKayla Dickie.
 
On Monday, UAM earned their seventh win on the season, eclipsing their total of six from a year ago.
 
The Blossoms are led by Polanco and Dickie on offense who have each totaled over 200 kills this season with Polanco at 230 and Dickie at 212.
 
Halli Lambert and Zealia Kleitz have over 100 kills thus far in 2019 with Lambert registering 133 and Kleitz adding 128.
 
Katie Pearson has been the team's main distributor tallying 562 assists this year. She also has 18 service aces.
 
Jessica Mahan leads the team in service aces with 29 while Polanco adds 18 of her own.
On defense, Mahan is first on the roster in total digs at 292, while Polanco has 271. Katelyn Richbourg adds 195 digs of her own shortly behind.
 
Kleitz and Taylor Calhoun are tied for the team-lead in total blocks at 58.0, while Dickie has posted 53.0 blocks herself.
 
MATCH ONE
Opponent: Southern Nazarene University
Overall Record: 14-7
GAC Record: 4-3
GAC Standings: Tied for Sixth
Streak: Lost one
 
SOUTHERN NAZARENE NOTES
Bailee Turang is the team's top attacker with 270 kills averaging 3.65 kills per set. Kayla Thomas is behind her with 216 kills and 3.09 kills per set.
 
One of the top distributors in the league currently is Kylie Smith as she has 875 assists, which carries an average of 11.22 assists per set.
 
Logan Matthews is a key defender for the Crimson Storm totaling 314 digs.
 
Bailey Grimes is the team's best at the net with 64.0 blocks.
 
MATCH TWO
Opponent: Oklahoma Baptist University
Overall Record: 17-4
GAC Record: 6-1
GAC Standings: Tied for first
Streak: Won one
 
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST NOTES
Malia Leatherland is the team's best attacker at 3.53 kills per set she has a total of 261 kills this season. She also is first on the roster in service aces at 23.
 
Rylen Moore and Kaylee Buell have been the distributors on OKBU with 548 and 270 assists, respectively.
 
On defense, Diana Carranza has a team-best 384 digs, which is good for a 5.05 digs per set average.
 
Oklahoma Baptist has four players on its roster with at least 26.0 blocks in Taneyah Brown (43.0), Audre Poupard (41.0), Julia Brinton (38.0) and Brecken Roquemore (26.0)
 
UP NEXT
UAM will hit the road again when it travels to Ada, Oklahoma to play East Central University on Friday, October 25 at 5 p.m.