MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team will play a pair of Great American Conference games in Oklahoma Friday and Saturday. The Blossoms will travel to Ada, Oklahoma on Friday to play East Central University, and then head to Durant, Oklahoma for a matchup at Southeastern Oklahoma University on Saturday.
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EAST CENTRAL – 10/25 – 5 P.M. –
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SOUTHEASTERN – 10/26 – 10:30 A.M. –
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UAM INFORMATION
Overall Record: 7-15
GAC Record: 2-7
GAC Standings: Ninth Place
Streak: Lost two
UAM NOTES
UAM has two attackers that rank in the top 10 in kills in the conference in
Leslie Polanco and
MarKayla Dickie. Polanco is fifth in the league in kills per set at 3.23 while Dickie is 10th at 2.99.
Halli Lambert and
Zealia Kleitz are fourth and fifth on the UAM roster in kills with Lambert posting 152 and Kleitz adding 137.
The majority of the Blossoms assists have been by
Katie Pearson who is fifth in the league in assists per set at 8.86. She has totaled 638 assists on the season.
Defensive specialist
Jessica Mahan has been helpful to begin sets ranking third in the league in service aces with 29.
Pearson and Polanco have both also recorded at least 20 service aces with Pearson registering 21 and Polanco posting 20 even.
Mahan has also led the way for UAM in terms of digs as she ranks fifth in the conference in that category with 335.
Behind Mahan in digs is Polanco and
Katelyn Richbourg. Polanco has managed 286 digs while Richbourg adds 223.
Kleitz and
Taylor Calhoun have been helpful at the net with Calhoun recording 64.0 total blocks and Calhound posting 62.0.
MATCH ONE
Opponent: East Central University
Overall Record: 2-22
GAC Record: 1-8
GAC Standings: 10th place
Streak: Lost seven
EAST CENTRAL NOTES
East Central has three attackers over 100 kills this season in Kaitlyn Coffey, Shainell Taylor and Zaniya Norvell. Coffey has totaled 151, Taylor 124 and Norvell 116.
Sydney Dungen has been their main distributor totaling 582 assists this season with an average of 7.46 assists per set.
Kasey Beeler is the team's best defender with 342 total digs which is good for an average of 4.28 digs per set.
Kellie Smith has been helpful at the net recording 49.0 total blocks.
MATCH TWO
Opponent: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Overall Record: 1-19
GAC Record: 0-9
GAC Standings: Tied for 11th
Streak: Lost 15
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE NOTES
Aleksandra Rodic and Malaysia Burns are the team's two best attackers with 175 and 170 kills, respectively.
Jodi Dixon and Arabella Bouchard have been helpful with distribution with Dixon totaling 306 assists and Bouchard recording 293.
Caitlin Cosby has handled most of the duties off the attack with 384 total digs averaging 5.19 per set.
Burns and Caroline Giffith have been helpful at the net with Burns recording 38.0 total blocks and Griffith tallying 31.0
UP NEXT
UAM will continue its three-game stretch on the road when it heads to Arkansas Tech on November 1st for a 6 p.m. matchup.
