CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team is back on the court on Tuesday in Little Rock to take on the Trojans at 6 p.m.
The Sugar Bears (7-13, 7-3 UAC) come in tied for second place in the conference following a 1-1 week with a win over Austin Peay and a loss to the conference-leader Eastern Kentucky.
In the win over Austin Peay,
Greyson Button recorded a career high 23 kills, the most by a Sugar Bear this season, hitting .488 in the match with three errors on 41 total swings. Button also added six blocks and a dig in her 26.5-point performance in the match.
Sarah Carnathan also notched another double-double against the Governors with 13 kills and 11 digs, adding two aces to her line.
Carnathan followed that up with 11 more kills in the match at Eastern Kentucky, with five digs and three blocks in the contest. Freshman
Annie Hopkins added six kills, while
Karlyn Frazier put down four kills and four blocks.
Little Rock (9-13, 3-7 UAC) comes in after a 1-1 week of their own with a five-set win over Austin Peay and a three-set loss to Eastern Kentucky.
Avery Fearnley leads the Trojans in kills with 261, ranking third in the UAC with 3.30 per set. Fearnley also ranks second in the UAC in points per set, averaging 3.89 with 307.5 total points. Alyssa Boyte leads Little Rock in blocks with 89, checking in at fourth in the conference in blocks per set with 1.10.
Last time out against Little Rock, the Sugar Bears defeated the Trojans in a five-setter. Carnathan earned a double-double in the match with 13 kills, 15 digs and three blocks.
Ella Chaney came up with nine kills and nine digs along with two blocks, while
Nicole Sargent drove home 11 kills, and added two blocks and one dig.
This is the 46
th meeting between the Sugar Bears and Trojans all time with Little Rock leading the series 27-18. Central Arkansas has won the last three matches in a row, as well as eight of the last 10 against the Trojans.
First serve is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.