Live Broadcast: vs. Central Arkansas | vs. Lipscomb (ESPN+)
Live Stats: vs. Central Arkansas | vs. Lipscomb
CONWAY, Ark. – EKU will play a pair of ASUN Conference road matches at Central Arkansas and Lipscomb this weekend.
The Colonels take on Central Arkansas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The match against Lipscomb is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Sunday's match will air live on ESPN+.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- EKU and Central Arkansas will be meeting for the first time.
- The Colonels hold a 9-0 advantage over Lipscomb. The two teams played nine times between 2000 and 2005, but have not faced each other since.
THE COLONELS
- Eastern Kentucky (5-14, 2-3 ASUN) lost at home to No. 20 Western Kentucky, 3-0, on Wednesday. In their last ASUN match, the Colonels beat North Alabama, 3-1.
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Sarah Mitchell led the team with 12 kills against the top-25 ranked Hilltoppers.
- In five ASUN matches,
Reilly Lowe has a team-best 18 blocks, an average of 1.13 per set.
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Molly Michalak leads the ASUN with 227 kills this season.
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Sydney Schoen is fifth in the ASUN with 4.05 digs per set and is second with a total of 296 digs.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Central Arkansas sits at 3-10 this season and 1-3 in ASUN play. The Sugar Bears beat Kennesaw State, 3-0, before dropping their next two league matches to Stetson (3-0) and Lipscomb (3-0).
- Lexi Miller leads the team with 2.78 kills per set. Anna Myers contributes a team-best 5.58 assists per set.
- Lipscomb is 6-8 overall, but 3-1 against ASUN teams. The Bisons have won three straight against Jacksonville (3-1), Liberty (3-2) and Central Arkansas (3-0). Lipscomb plays Bellarmine on Friday.
- Kamryn Bacus averages a team-high 3.35 kills per set. Meg Mersman leads the team with 0.85 blocks per set. Delaney Smith is contributing 3.46 digs per set.