Press Release courtesy of Little Rock Athletics.
Little Rock volleyball takes to the road for the fourth straight weekend as it finishes up nonconference play at the Billiken Invitational on the campus of Saint Louis University in St. Louis beginning on Friday. The Trojans will face Louisiana Tech on Friday at 4:30 p.m., Saint Louis on Saturday at noon and DePaul on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., with all matches will taking place at Chaifetz Pavilion.
Little Rock holds a 16-9 series lead against Louisiana Tech with the last match coming in 2010. Before the Trojans’ loss in that game, Little Rock had won 10 straight against the Lady Techsters. In neutral site matches, Little Rock is 5-2 all-time against Louisiana Tech.
Little Rock and Saint Louis will meet for the first time since 2005 on Saturday afternoon. This is the only match of the weekend in which the Trojans don’t have the edge in the all-time series as the Billikens have a 5-1 lead. Little Rock’s only victory in the series came in 1993. This will be Little Rock’s first visit to Saint Louis since 1991 — the Trojans’ first year in Division I.
Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting between Little Rock and DePaul. The Trojans have only played three matches against current Big East teams and hold a 2-1 record against them. This will be Little Rock’s first match against a current Big East school since 2007.
- With a past opposition record of 44-31 (.587), Little Rock has played the 60th-toughest schedule in the country and third-toughest among Sun Belt schools.
- Veronica Marin’s .404 hitting percentage ranks 40th in the nation and second in the Sun Belt.
- Marin’s 1.39 blocks per set rank 39th in the country while her 46 total blocks rank first in the Sun Belt and 40th in the nation.
- Taylor Lindberg’s 303 assists are third-most in the Sun Belt.
- Sydnee Martin’s 4.27 digs per set rank fourth in the league.
- Little Rock’s 2.42 blocks per set rank second in the conference and 67th nationally.
- Little Rock is 16-9 all-time against Louisiana Tech and 5-2 on neutral courts.
- The Trojans and Lady Techsters last met in 2010.
- This will be Little Rock’s first visit to Saint Louis since joining Division I in 1991.
- The Trojans’ lone win against the Billikens came in 1993.
- Little Rock and DePaul will play each other for the very first time.
- The Trojans are 2-1 against current Big East schools and haven’t played a match against them since 2007.
- Three wins this weekend would ensure Little Rock ends non-conference action with a .500 record at 6-6.
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