MONTICELLO, Ark. - Blossoms Volleyball (4-17, 0-11) will hit the road for one match this week against the Lady Bisons of Harding University (8-11, 4-5) on Thursday at 3 p.m. inside the Rhodes-Reaves Field House in Searcy, Arkansas.
"I'm looking forward to playing the Arkansas teams again," said Head Coach
Arlicia Ortiz. "We showed real promise the first round. We've been working on getting better individually & trying out some new stuff as a team to see what's gonna work best."
Below you will find important information regarding live coverage, tickets, game match-ups, and social media links to keep up with the game.
LIVE COVERAGE
Match 22: Harding University
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LAST MEETING
The Lady Bisons were the victors of the last meeting held in Monticello 3-1 (16-25, 11-25, 25-20, 13-25) on Oct. 5, 2024. UAM was led by outsider hitter
Holiday Ellis with 16 kills,
Mia Smalls led in assists with 32, and junior
Licia Echevarria led with 18 digs. Harding held the Blossoms to a .089 hitting percentage on 45 kills, 40 assists, 84 digs, and 4 blocks. The Blossoms played four sets against the Lady Bisons for the first time in 15 matches, the last game to go to four sets was in November of 2016.
All-TIME SERIES
Through 41 matches played, the Lady Bisons lead 40-1 in the all-time series record, dating back to the first match on September 27, 2005. At home in Monticello, the Blossoms are 1-19 inside Steelman Fieldhouse, while on the road in Searcy, they are 0-20. The lone victory for the Green and White against Harding came on November 12, 2015, in a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-23) sweep of the Lady Bisons.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Blossoms went 0-2 last week, starting with a 3-0 (12-25, 18-25, 15-25) loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State University on Thursday, Oct. 24, followed by a 3-0 (9-25, 7-25, 21-25) loss to East Central University on Friday, Oct. 25.
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BLOSSOMS BY THE NUMBERS
- Arkansas-Monticello is averaging a .129 hitting percentage on 16.42 digs, 10.72 kills, 10.06 assists, 1.65 blocks, and 1.32 service aces in 79 sets played this season.
- Senior Abrielle Jordan ranks second on total blocks with 1.03% on 27 blocks saved, and 48 assisted on 75 total attempts.
- Setter Mia Smalls ranks ninth in total assists with 448 through 77 sets played (5.82%).
MATCH RECAPS
After the conclusion of each game, Blossoms Volleyball will have a release posted to uamsports.com, which will give a recap of the match. They can be found on the schedule page as a clickable link after the end of each game, or on UAM Sports social media accounts.
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