FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas volleyball team returns to Barnhill Arena on Wednesday night to host defending Southeastern Conference champion Texas A&M with first serve scheduled for 8 p.m. (CT). As part of promotions, the first 25 UA students in attendance will get a free team knit hat and one UA student will win two pregame sideline passes for Saturday's football game against Alabama.
Arkansas (3-12/1-2 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (8-6/2-1 SEC)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 5 | Time: 8 p.m.
How to Follow: ESPNU | Live Stats
Individual tickets are $5 while UA students with valid ID and fans 17 years and younger receive free admission. The match will be broadcast live on ESPNU, capping the network’s Wednesday Night Volleyball doubleheader. Courtney Lyly and Holly McPeak will handle the commentary duties.
Wednesday night’s match marks just the eighth all-time meeting between Arkansas and Texas A&M, all coming since the Aggies joined the SEC prior to the 2012 season. The teams have split the last four meetings with wins on the other’s home floor. Overall, Texas A&M holds a 5-2 advantage in the series.
In Arkansas’ last outing, senior co-captain Danielle Harbin recorded the first double-double of her career with 22 kills and 10 digs in a five setter at Ole Miss. She was one of three Razorbacks to reach double figures, joined by Barbara Dapic with a season-high 14 kills and Savannah Voelzke who notched her fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 11 digs. Harbin enters Wednesday’s match three kills shy of reaching 500 in her career.
Coming off a career-high 49 assists against Ole Miss, freshman setter Rachel Rippee is averaging 10.55 assists per set in SEC play which ranks eighth in the league overall, and third among freshmen. The Springfield, Missouri, native has been a standout at the service line with 0.36 aces per set against conference opponents, good for seventh in the SEC.
Texas A&M comes to Fayetteville just three spots out of this week’s AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25. After dropping their conference opener to Alabama, the Aggies have won its last two matches with victories over Auburn and LSU. Texas A&M is the top blocking team in league play, averaging 3.00 blocks per set against SEC opponents.
For more information about tickets, fans can call 800-982-HOGS (4647) or buy tickets online.