RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky can clinch at least a share of the 2026 United Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship with a win on Tuesday at Austin Peay.  The Colonels will player their final home match of the season on Thursday when West Georgia comes to Richmond.
 
Tuesday's contest in Clarksville, Tennessee will begin at 7 p.m. ET.  Thursday's match at Baptist Health Arena is set for 6 p.m. ET.  Both will air live on ESPN+.
 
Fans can win prizes by playing Volleyball Bingo at the match on Thursday.
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky is 22-2 overall and 12-0 in the UAC.  The Colonels have a 3-game lead over second place Abilene Christian (9-3) with four matches remaining in the regular season.
 
-  EKU's 17-match winning streak is the second longest in the nation.  Only No. 1 ranked and undefeated Nebraska (23-0) has a longer streak.
 
-  Emilee Hill has posted a triple-double in each of the last two matches.  She leads the nation with nine triple-doubles this season, five more than anyone else in the country.
 
-  Over the last seven matches, the EKU defense has held its opponents to a .135 attack percentage.  For the season, the Colonels lead the conference and are 46th in NCAA Division I volleyball with a .178 opponent hitting percentage.
 
-  Audrey Hudson tied her career-high with 15 kills at North Alabama on Saturday.  She also had 15 against Georgia Southern earlier this season.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
-  Austin Peay is 11-14 overall and 3-9 in the UAC.  The Governors have lost seven of their last eight matches, including a 3-0 setback at home against Texas-Arlington on Saturday.  
 
-  Taly Cloyd leads the team with 2.50 kills per set.  Nicole Okojie averages a team-high 1.09 blocks per set, fourth-most in the conference.  Reagan Anderson is third in the UAC with 4.68 digs per set. 
 
-  APSU is second in the league in aces (1.61/set).  The Governors allow the second-fewest blocks in the UAC (1.91/set). 
 
-  West Georgia sits at 4-20 and 0-12 in the conference.  The Wolves have lost 14 straight matches. 
 
-  Brooke McCall is the team leader, and fourth in the conference, with 3.29 kills per set.  Giorgia Mandotti averages a team-high 4.60 digs per set. 
 
-  UWG is last in the UAC in hitting percentage (.147), kills (11.22/set) and assists (10.37/set).  The team is eighth out of nine in blocks (1.57/set). 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU is 50-27 all-time against Austin Peay and has won eight straight in the series.  The Colonels defeated the Governors 3-0 at home on Oct. 6. 
 
-  Eastern is 3-2 all-time against West Georgia.  EKU has shutout the Wolves in each of the last three meetings, including in Carrollton on Oct. 15.