Razorbacks Open SEC Play in Baton Rouge
The Hogs head into conference volleyball play on Wednesday with the best start to the season in 10 years and their highest ranking since 1999.
The No. 20 Hogs face off against LSU in Baton Rouge for the team’s SEC opener on Wednesday at 7 p.m. LSU is currently 6-4 on the season and Arkansas is 9-1. The Tigers were picked to finish eighth in the SEC and the Razorbacks were picked fourth.
In last year’s contest, the Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 3-1 in Fayetteville, and the series is 30-23 all-time in favor of the Hogs, 14-13 in Baton Rouge.
The match will be streamed live on SEC Network Plus with live stats provided by LSU.
Last Time Out
Arkansas came in at No. 20 in the AVCA coaches poll this week after the Razorbacks defeated then-No. 7 Georgia Tech and NC State, both in four sets, last weekend. It was the second top 10 win of the season for the Razorbacks, the highest-ranked win since 2007, and the team’s first-ever against Georgia Tech It’s the first time that the Hogs have been ranked in consecutive weeks since 1999, and their highest since then also.
Senior outside hitter Jill Gillen led the Razorbacks with double-doubles in both matches, with 18 kills in each and 25 digs over Thursday and Friday. She also tied a career-high five blocks in Friday’s match against NC State, in which the Hogs set a new season high of 13 total as a team.
Scouting the Series: LSU
- First meeting in Baton Rouge since the spring 2021 season, which was a 3-1 win for the Hogs
- LSU’s wins this season are over Samford, Troy, Iowa State, Milwaukee, Oregon State and Tulane
- Sanaa Dotson received SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after posting 30 kills and a .324 hitting percentage in two sweeps for the Tigers last weekend
Stat Leaders – LSU
- Kills/set: Sanaa Dotson, 4.20
- Assists/set: Josie Vondran, 7.55
- Digs/set: Ella Larkin, 4.66
- Blocks/set: Anita Anwusi, 0.97
Stat Leaders – Arkansas
- Kills/set: Jill Gillen, 3.73
- Assists/set: Hannah Hogue, 6.97
- Digs/set: Courtney Jackson, 2.88
- Blocks/set: Abigail Archibong, 1.25
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