Volleyball

Arkansas on the Road to Continue SEC Play

September 27, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The Arkansas volleyball team will continue SEC play with a pair of matches on the road at No. 19 Kentucky and Tennessee this weekend. Both matches will be streamed on the SEC Network+.

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All-Time Series vs Kentucky
Friday’s match against the Wildcats will be the 40th meeting between the two teams, with Kentucky holding a 24-15 advantage. Arkansas has dropped the last seven matches against Kentucky, with the team’s last victory coming in 2012.

All-Time Series vs Tennessee
Sunday’s match against the Vols will be the 40th meeting between the two teams. The Hogs hold a thin 20-19 advantage in the series history, winning the last two matches against the Vols.

Last Time Out
The Razorbacks opened their conference slate with a 3-0 loss at Texas A&M and a 3-1 home loss vs Missouri. Hailey Dirrigl had a team-high 24 kills, averaging 3.42 kills/set. Gracie Ryan and Rachel Rippee both saw 20+ assists, with Rippee recording 25 and Ryan recording 28. Senior Okiana Valle had 34 combined digs in the two matches, averaging 4.86 digs/set.

Milestone Watch
Senior libero Okiana Valle set a career milestone against Missouri, eclipsing 1,500 career digs. The Barceloneta, Puerto Rico native is now 151 digs away from recording the second-most in program history. Junior Rachel Rippee is nine assists away from fifth-most in program history with 2,732. She has made 428 assists this season for a team-leading 10.70 assists per set.

Career Assists at Arkansas

  1. 5,886 – Tina Rico (1994-97)
  2. 3,661 – Raymariely Santos (2010-13)
  3. 3,182 – Ning Zhao (1998-99)
  4. 2,825 – Lindsay Scanlan (2006-09)
  5. 2,732 – Roberta Tarnauskaite (2002-03)
  6. 2,723 – Rachel Rippee (2016-pres.)

 Career Digs at Arkansas

  1. 2,126 – Ashley Miller (2004-07)
  2. 1,659 – Krystal Osborne (1994-97)
  3. 1,508 – Okiana Valle (2015-pres.)
  4. 1,277 – Yarleen Santiago (1997-99)
  5. 1,143 – Kim Storey (1995-98)

Live streaming for both matches will be available on the SEC Network+, with first serve against the Wildcats set for 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday and first serve against the Vols set for 12:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday. For more information about Arkansas Volleyball, follow @RazorbackVB on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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