CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team is wrapping up a three-match conference road trip on Thursday against Tarleton State. Both teams are tied for fourth place in the UAC. 
 
The Sugar Bears (2-12, 2-2) come into the match after dropping a competitive match at North Alabama. In the match, Ella Chaney recorded her fourth double-double with 15 kills and 15 digs in the contest. Chaney also recorded three blocks and one assist in her 17-point performance. 
 
Kennady Martindale also earned her second-straight UAC Freshman of the Week honor for her performance last week. Martindale tied her career high in kills with 16 in the win over West Georgia, with three digs and a block. Martindale followed that by tying that high again with 16 more kills against North Alabama, hitting .333 in the match. On the week, Martindale totaled 32 kills with a .293 hitting percentage, with three digs, two blocks and 33 total points. 
 
As a team, the Sugar Bears rank first in the conference in blocks per set, averaging 2.25 with 115 total blocks across all matches. Nationally, Central Arkansas ranks 94^th in the country in terms of blocks per set. 
 
Tarleton State (6-11, 2-2) comes into the match off two losses, a straight set loss to Eastern Kentucky, and a five-set heartbreaker to Austin Peay. Onita Davis leads the Texans in kills with 145 on the season, 2.38 per set. Leddy Rae Guin leads the team in digs with 280, 4.52 per set, checking in at fourth in the conference. Alyssa Dinh ranks first in blocks with 52, while Alexis Massy leads in assists with 332, averaging 5.63 per set. 
 
First serve is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.