Match 21: Arkansas-Monticello (3-17, 0-7 GAC) vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State University (8-13, 6-3 GAC)
Thursday, October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Monticello, Arkansas (Steelman Fieldhouse)
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Match 22: Arkansas-Monticello vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State University (3-17, 1-6 GAC)
Friday, October 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Monticello, Arkansas (Steelman Fieldhouse)
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2025 Arkansas-Monticello Blossoms Roster | GAC Volleyball

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MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team (3-17, 0-7 GAC) is set to welcome its final out-of-state foes from Oklahoma this Thursday and Friday to Steelman Fieldhouse for Great American Conference Action. The Blossoms open play on Thursday, October 23, with the Bulldogs (8-13, 6-3 GAC) of Southwestern Oklahoma State University at 6:00 p.m., followed by a Friday, October 24, match with the Rangers (3-17, 1-6 GAC) of Northwestern Oklahoma State University at 4:00 p.m. The ladies in green and white are looking for their first wins over SWOSU and NWOSU since 2016.

*Due to current renovations to Steelman Fieldhouse there are changes in place for the 2025 season, those changes can be found below.*
 

All-TIME SERIES
Southwestern Oklahoma State University - This will be the 18th meeting between the Blossoms and the Bulldogs. SWOSU holds a 13-4 lead over UAM. This record dates back to their first meeting with each other on August 31, 2007, a 3-1 win for the Blossoms. Arkansas-Monticello holds a 2-4 record at home, with a 1-7 record on the road, and is 3-11 overall in conference play. The Blossoms are searching for their first win over the Bulldogs since 2019, when they beat them 3-1 at home in Steelman.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University - Friday's match will be the 13th time these two teams have faced each other on the court. The Blossoms trail the Rangers 3-9 overall, with their last win coming in 2016, a 3-0 decision for the Blossoms. UAM holds a 2-3 record inside Steelman Fieldhouse, with a 1-6 record in Alva, and a 3-9 record in conference play. Both teams are entering this match with near-identical 2025 records.

LAST MEETING
Southwestern Oklahoma State University - The Bulldogs took the last meeting over the Blossoms 3-0 (18-25, 8-25, 11-25) in October in Weatherford. Arkansas-Monticello fell behind in the scoreboard, 3-4, to Southwestern early. The Bulldogs pulled away thanks to attack errors from the Monticello defense, 8-4. The Blossoms cut the deficit to just two points, 7-9, although it wasn't enough as SWOSU quickly saw another commanding lead, 13-19. Over the next 11 serves, the Bulldogs offense gave up just four points to the Blossoms, outscoring the green and white, 7-4. SWOSU took the first set, 25-18. The Bulldogs led the set from the beginning, 5-0. Back-to-back kills from Abrielle Jordan and Jasmine Welton, and an attack error from SWOSU stopped the bleeding momentarily, 3-5. Southwestern added another seven points to Arkansas-Monticello's three to bring the set to 6-12. The Bulldogs sealed the set, winning 25-8, after receiving seven unanswered points, 6-20, to pull the game within reach for the Blossoms. UAM took the first lead of the match in set three, when they led the Bulldogs, 7-6. The Bulldogs took the lead and did not look back after the Blossoms' defense allowed SWOSU to score five straight, 8-13, and nine straight, 23-10, unchallenged points off them. Arkansas-Monticello killed one last serve, 11-23, before the Bulldogs took the third and final set, 25-11. Jasmine Welton led the Blossoms with eight kills, Jordan Wehr assisted on 11 attacks and Licia Echevarria recorded 13 digs.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University - The Blossoms fell in five sets in the last outing with the Rangers in Alva in October of last year (25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 16-25, 18-20), as they fell to a upsetting reverse sweep from NWOSU. The Rangers were the first on the board, taking an early 6-3 lead. The Blossoms quickly responded to take the lead for the first time in the set, 8-7. After scoring four unanswered points, NWOSU would take the lead from the UAM, 11-8. UAM scored four unanswered points of their own to make the set, 15-13. With the score even, 20-20, the Blossoms allowed the Rangers only one more point before taking the set 25-21. NWOSU was once again on the board first, 1-0; however, the Blossoms quickly took the lead, 2-1. Unlike the first set, both sides of the net kept the score within one point, until it was tied 12-12. A service error from the Rangers helped the Blossoms dominate, with a match-high seven unanswered points, 19-12. UAM only allowed five more points for NWOSU, 17-24, with a final kill from Abrielle Jordan ending the set 25-17. Looking to win set three and sweep for the first time, the Blossoms took a 4-3 lead early. The Rangers would not go out quietly, taking full control of the set 7-12, in part to three errors from UAM. Arkansas-Monticello cut the score to 13-15, but the Rangers would again pull away, 16-19. NWOSU outscored the Blossoms, 6-4, to win, 25-20. Northwestern Oklahoma proved they would want a winner-take-all, all-set five when they led the scoreboard 7-1 early. Down 8-18, the Blossoms would start a rally off a kill by Evalyn Dang, scoring six straight to cut the lead to just four, 14-18. The rally would stop there as the Rangers would only allow two points to their seven, as they took set four 25-16. In a winner-take-all set five, the Rangers led early 5-3, before the Blossoms tied it 6-6. The Blossoms found themselves down by two, 8-10, but scored four points on five serves to take the lead 12-11. The Blossoms saw the Rangers lead 12-13, but managed to tie it up, 14-14, pushing the set past the needed 15. The remainder of the match proved to be a fighting defense vs offense, as the set was tied four times, before tied 18-18. The chance for the Blossoms' first GAC win came to a devastating close, with a kill and a service ace from the Rangers, ending the set 18-20. The Blossoms were held to a .169 hitting percentage on 65 kills, alongside 5 aces, 11 blocks, and 81 digs.  

BLOSSOMS BY THE NUMBERS

• Arkansas-Monticello has played 54 sets this season, averaging a .071 hitting percentage. The team averages 16.09 digs, 8.70 kills, 8.04 assists, 0.94 blocks, and 1.39 service aces per set.
• Brooklynn Meredith ranks sixth in the conference in serving aces, averaging 0.43 aces in 30 sets played.
• Jordan Wehr ranks seventh in the conference in digs, averaging 4.28 digs in 46 sets played.

 

BLOSSOM SEASON LEADERS
The Blossoms are led on the court by; kills, Sophia Grubbs (103), aces, Brooklynn Meredith (13), digs, Jordan Wehr (218), blocks, Jalen Scroggins (24), and assists, Mia Smalls (234). Leading UAM in double-doubles is Mia Smalls with 10, with one being a triple-double. The Lone Star native earned the feat against Christian Brothers (9/20/25) with 10 kills, 13 assists, and 11 digs.
 

LAST TIME OUT THIS SEASON
The Blossoms went 0-3 the last time out. Falling in three set to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. On Tuesday, October 14, the Blossoms fell to the Lions 3-0 (20-25, 17-25, 11-25). They followed this with a 3-0 loss to the Crimson Storm on Thursday, October 16 (14-25, 13-25, 22-25), and a 3-0 loss to the Bison on Friday, October 17 (16-25, 16-25, 23-25).


ENTRANCE, RESTROOMS AND CONCESSIONS CHANGES

• Due to current renovations to Steelman Fieldhouse, the following have been changed:
  • The entrance for the 2025 season will be on the west side of Steelman next to the football field. Home fans will have to wait between serves to cross to the home bleachers once the match commences.
  • Portable bathrooms for all fans are on the opposite side of the Steelman next to the baseball field.
  • There will be no concessions available for home matches, and outside food and drinks will not be allowed into the gym.

UAM CLEAR BAG POLICY
As a reminder, UAM has a clear bag policy for all on-campus athletic events. Please refer to the graphic below for clarification.

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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