CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team is back in action on Tuesday night at the Prince Center taking on Little Rock for the first time as conference foes.

The Sugar Bears are 17-27 all-time against Little Rock but have seen more success recently boasting a record of 8-2 in the last 10 matches, including two wins in a row.

Central Arkansas (4-12, 4-2) come in as winners of their last two matches with a reverse sweep over Tarleton State and a home sweep of West Georgia. After falling behind two sets to none against the Texans, the Sugar Bears out-hit Tarleton State .487 to .229 in the final three sets to complete the comeback. Against West Georgia, the Sugar Bears were in control the whole way, cruising to the sweep and racking up 12 blocks as a team along the way.

On Monday afternoon, Annie Hopkins was honored as UAC Freshman of the Week. Hopkins hit .433 on the week with 15 kills with 17 total points, averaging 2.14 kills per set and 2.43 points per set. The award marks the third week in a row that a Sugar Bear has been named Freshman of the Week with Kennady Martindale earning the honor the previous two weeks.

Little Rock (8-10, 2-4) comes in following a 3-1 win over West Georgia on Thursday and a 3-1 loss to UT Arlington on Saturday.

Avery Fearnley leads the Trojans in kills with 208 on the season, she ranks second in the conference in kills per set with 3.41. Lily King and Alayna Vaeth share setting duties with 518 between the pair. King leads with 287 with Vaeth behind at 231.

On the defensive side, Alyssa Boyte leads the team in blocking with 66 total blocks, she ranks fourth in the conference with 1.08 blocks per set. Libero Skyler Perez has been solid for the Trojans in her freshman season; winning UAC Freshman of the Week honors the first week of the season. Perez leads the team in digs this season with 181, ranking ninth in the conference with 2.97 per set.

First serve is set for 6 p.m., streaming on ESPN+ with live stats available online.