Hogs Close Out Regular Season with Pair of Home Matches
Arkansas volleyball will have home court advantage for its final two matches of the regular season as No. 15 Vanderbilt and Missouri head to Fayetteville this weekend.
The homestand starts with the Commodores, who have surged to a top 15 ranking in just their second season of play. Vanderbilt is currently tied for second in the SEC amongst perennial heavy hitter and national No. 6 Kentucky. The Commodores are 19-3 overall and have marquee wins over Florida, Texas and Texas A&M in the last month. Vanderbilt is the most efficient team in the SEC, hitting .297 on the season, and is top in aces/set at 1.97. The Dores are also top five in the SEC in assists/set (13.28) and kills/set (14.14).
On Sunday, the Razorbacks square off with the Missouri Tigers, who have been on a hot streak of late. Mizzou took down two of three ranked opponents: No. 6 Tennessee on Nov. 1 (3-2) and No. 17 Texas A&M on Nov. 8 (3-0), both in Columbia. Arkansas hasn’t beaten Mizzou at home since 2023 and only has five home wins ever over the Tigers. Missouri is in the top half of the SEC in hitting percentage at .259, and libero Ainoah Cruz is second in the conference in digs/set at 4.54.
Arkansas has won three of its last four and has moved to 13-11 overall, 5-8 in the SEC. As regular season winds down, teams will be fighting for best seeding at the SEC Volleyball Tournament in Savannah, Ga. Nov. 20-24.
Friday’s match is set for 7 p.m. at Barnhill Arena and Sunday’s regular season finale is at 2 p.m. Both will be streamed on SEC Network+. Sunday will be Arkansas’ Senior Day, honoring Laci Bohannan, Gaby Cornier, Lily Dudley, Lakin Laurendine, Ava Roth, Layla Smith and Romani Thurman.
Tickets for the weekend are available online, by phone, or in person via Razorback Ticket Center.
Numbers to Know
Vanderbilt
- Hitting Pct.: .296
- Kills/Set: 14.14
- Assists/Set : 13.28
- Digs/Set: 13.27
- Blocks/Set: 1.94
- Aces/Set: 1.98
- Opp. Hitting Pct.: .216
Missouri
- Hitting Pct.: .259
- Kills/Set: 12.59
- Assists/Set: 11.42
- Digs/Set: 12.89
- Blocks/Set: 2.29
- Aces/Set: 1.27
- Opp. Hitting Pct.: .223
Arkansas
- Hitting Pct.: .230
- Kills/Set: 12.46
- Assists/Set : 11.70
- Digs/Set: 13.59
- Blocks/Set: 2.50
- Aces/Set: 1.28
- Opp. Hitting Pct.: .195
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