STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Eastern Kentucky will wrap up the 2026 volleyball regular season with a trip to Texas to face Tarleton State on Thursday and Abilene Christian on Saturday.
 
Thursday's match will begin at 7 p.m. ET while Saturday's contest will start at 1 p.m. ET.  Both will air live on ESPN+.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU is 24-2 overall and 12-0 in the United Athletic Conference.  The program has not posted an undefeated league season since going 12-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference in 1986.
 
-  The Colonels clinched the UAC regular season championship with a 3-0 win at Austin Peay on Nov. 3.  Eastern secured the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a 3-0 win at home against West Georgia on Thursday.
 
-  In its last two matches, EKU has held its opponents to a .010 attack percentage.  APSU hit .052 while UWG had a -.029 hitting percentage.  Over their last nine matches, the Colonels' opponents have hit .114.  No opponent has hit better than .185 during that span.
 
-  In two matches last week, Caitlyn Flees anchored the defense in the middle with 2.00 blocks per set.  She had a match-high nine blocks at Austin Peay, which tied for the most by a UAC player this season in a 3-set match.  She now leads the conference with 1.15 blocks per set.
 
-  Alexis Bull is fourth in the UAC in blocks (1.11/set) and eighth in hitting percentage (.303).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
-  Tarleton State is 11-16 overall and 7-7 in UAC matches.  The Texans swept Abilene Christian on the road before falling to Little Rock, 3-1, at home last week.  
 
-  LaNeah Lara leads the team with 2.59 kills per set.  Onita Davis averages 2.14 kills while hitting .277.  Leddy Rae Guinn is second in the UAC with 4.93 digs per set. 
 
-  TSU is fourth in the league in kills (12.40/set) and fourth in hitting percentage (.210). 
 
-  Abilene Christian is 18-8 this season and 10-4 in conference contests.  The Wildcats are tied with North Alabama for second in the UAC.  ACU has won five of its last six heading into a home match against Central Arkansas on Thursday. 
 
-  Alyssa Todd averages a team-best 3.28 kills per set while hitting .250.  Brennan Ramirez leads the conference with 5.16 digs per set. 
 
-  Abilene Christian is second in the UAC in points (16.80/set) and kills (13.61/set). 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  In the first-ever meeting between EKU and Tarleton State, the Colonels earned a 3-0 win in Richmond on Oct. 1 of this season. 
 
-  Eastern and Abilene Christian met for the first time on Oct. 17 in Richmond with the Colonels winning 3-0.