CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team is back on the road, heading to Clarksville, Tennessee to face off against Austin Peay on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Central Arkansas (6-12, 6-2 UAC) enters the contest on a four-match win streak, three of those four wins coming in five-set matches. Most recently, the Sugar Bears defeated Little Rock and Tarleton State last week in five-sets.
Sarah Carnathan is coming off back-to-back double-double performances after recording 13 kills, 15 digs and three blocks against Little Rock, and 13 kills, 11 digs and four blocks in the win over Tarleton State.
Ella Chaney made history in the match against Tarleton State, serving up nine aces in the match. With those nine aces, Chaney moves into third all-time for aces in a five-set match, and a tie for fifth all-time for aces in a single match. Chaney also recorded seven kills, 13 digs and five blocks in her 18.5-point performance.
Tatelyn Brandsma also notched a double-double of her own in the match against the Texans, her second of the season and third of her career. Brandsma tallied a career high 51 assists in the contest with 10 digs, three blocks, three kills and two aces.
Last time out against the Governors, the Sugar Bears took the victory 3-2 for the team's first win of the season. The Sugar Bears were led to victory by a double-double from Chaney with 13 kills and 10 digs, as well as a 16 kill performance from
Kennady Martindale, who also tallied six blocks and six digs in the matchup.
Austin Peay (10-11, 2-6 UAC) comes into the match on a four-match losing streak, most recently falling in five-sets to North Alabama and straight sets to Abilene Christian last week.
As a team, the Governors are hitting .202 on the season while recording 2.06 blocks per set while Central Arkansas comes in with 2.36 blocks per set. Tally Cloyd is leading the team in kills with 190, averaging 2.60 per set. Nicole Okojie leads in blocks with 83 total blocks for 1.09 per set. Raegan Anderson tops the team in digs with 379, as well as service aces with 38 on the season.
First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Clarksville. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.
