RICHMOND, Ky. – First-place Eastern Kentucky will play at West Georgia on Thursday before returning home to host Abilene Christian on Saturday.
 
Thursday's match will begin at 6 p.m. ET.  The weekend contest at Baptist Health Arena will begin at 12 p.m. ET.  Both contests will air live on ESPN+.

Eastern will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU improved to 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the United Athletic Conference after sweeping Austin Peay and second-place North Alabama last week.  The Colonels have won 11 in a row.
 
-  In its last three matches, EKU has out-blocked its opponents 34-14.  That is an average of 3.78 blocks per set to 1.56 blocks per set.
 
-  North Alabama, the conference leader in hitting percentage at .250, was held to a .183 attack percentage by the Colonels in a 3-set sweep.
 
-  Eastern Kentucky leads the UAC in points (17.25/set).  As a team, the Colonels are second in the league in hitting percentage (.249), kills (13.52/set), blocks (2.22/set) and assists (12.52/set).
 
-  Emilee Hill is third in the UAC in aces (0.41/set), fifth in points (3.48/set), eighth in assists (6.10/set) and 10th in digs (2.88/set).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
-  West Georgia is 4-14 overall and 0-6 in UAC contests.  The Wolves have lost eight straight.  
 
-  Brooke McCall leads the team, and is third in the conference, with 3.31 kills per set.  Giorgia Mandotti averages a team-high 4.25 digs per set, and ranks seventh in the UAC in that category. 
 
-  UWG is last in the United Athletic Conference in points (14.28/set), kills (10.93), hitting percentage (.147) and blocks (1.57/set).  West Georgia is first in the league in aces (1.78/set). 
 
-  Abilene Christian sits at 12-6 this season and 4-2 in conference matches.  The Wildcats had a 4-match winning streak snapped on Saturday with a 3-0 loss at home to Tarleton State.  ACU will play at Austin Peay on Thursday. 
 
-  Five players average 2.17 or more kills, led by Alyssa Todd with 3.00 per set.  Hannah Gonzalez is third on the team with 2.78 kills per set, and leads the squad with in attack percentage (.330) and blocks (1.03/set).  She ranks fifth in the league in hitting percentage and sixth in blocks. 
 
-  As a team, ACU leads the United Athletic Conference in kills (13.56/set).  The Wildcats are second in points (16.51/set) and digs (15.16/set). 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  The Colonels are 2-2 all-time against West Georgia.  EKU beat the Wolves 3-0 in Carrollton in 2024, and 3-0 in Richmond in 2025. 
 
-  This will be the first-ever meeting between Eastern Kentucky and Abilene Christian.