FORT SMITH, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Volleyball will wrap up the regular season this weekend as the Lions host Central Oklahoma and Newman at the Stubblefield Center.
The Lions will host UCO at 6 p.m. Friday followed by a 1 p.m. contest Saturday against the Jets. Both games will be streamed on the MIAA Network with live stats available at uafortsmithlions.com.
Friday's game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Radio 103.5 while Saturday's match will be on KOOL FM 104.7.
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LAST WEEK: UAFS returned to MIAA action last week but suffered a pair of defeats at Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State.
LEAGUE LEADERS: Lydia Pitts ranks seventh in the MIAA with 3.21 kills per set while setter Mayli Whetter is fourth with 8.53 assists per set.
CAN YOU DIG IT?: The Lions rank second in the MIAA and seventh nationally with 18.4 digs per set.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Pitts has posted a double-double in five of the last six matches while Whetter has tallied double-doubles in four of the last five.
SCOUTING UCO: The Bronchos are 19-7, 6-4 MIAA but just 4-5 away from home. UCO leads the MIAA with 18.89 digs per set, as libero Kaitlyn Parrott is fourth in the league with 5.05 digs per set.
SCOUTING NU: The Jets are 8-19, 2-8 MIAA with a 1-9 road record. Newman ranks in the bottom two of numerous MIAA statistical categories but is fifth in aces per set at 1.55.
THE SERIES: UAFS is 4-6 all-time versus Central Oklahoma and 23-3 against Newman.
