CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team returns home for a contest with Abilene Christian on Thursday evening at 6 p.m.
 
Central Arkansas (8-13, 8-3 UAC) comes in hot off yet another five-set win over Little Rock. The Sugar Bears have now played four five-set matches in their last seven, winners of all five such matches this season and six in a row going back to last season. With the win, the Sugar Bears locked up a spot in the UAC tournament with five matches to play. 
 
Ella Chaney recorded a double-double with 13 kills, hitting .333 with just one error on 36 total swings in the match, as well as 11 digs and three blocks. Karlyn Frazier earned a career high 18 kills in the match, adding six blocks and two digs to her 21-point night. 
 
Abilene Christian (15-7, 7-3 UAC) enters as winners of their last two matches with wins over North Alabama and West Georgia last week. The Wildcats have been difficult to beat at home this season with a 9-2 home record, but on the road, Abilene Christian is 5-5. 
 
Hannah Gonzalez leads the team in kills with 225, as well as blocks with 84. Brennan Ramirez leads in digs with 427, and Rachel Koss leads the team in assists with 856. 
 
Abilene Christian is tied with North Alabama for third place in the conference coming into Thursday, while Central Arkansas sits alone in second place. The Sugar Bears are 10-2 all-time versus the Wildcats, going back to 1997. 
 
First serve is set for 6 p.m. at the Prince Center. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.