FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Playing its penultimate home match, the University of Arkansas volleyball team will host Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Barnhill Arena. First serve of the conference matchup is scheduled for 3 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on the SEC Network. Following the match, the Razorbacks and their fans will attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for most consecutive volleyball passes over the net.
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Promotions
• First 50 fans inside Barnhill Arena will get a limited edition Razorback volleyball
• One lucky fan in attendance will win a $100 voucher to Hog Heaven
• First 50 UA students participating in world-record attempt will get a team knit hat
• One lucky student participating in world-record attempt will win an Apple watch
• Individual match tickets are $5; UA students and fans 17 years and younger get free admission
All-Time Series
Sunday’s match will be the 38th meeting in the all-time series and the second of the season. With its win in the first matchup (Oct. 16), Tennessee took a 19-18 lead in the series history. Arkansas owns the 9-8 advantage against the Volunteers in matches played in Fayetteville. The teams haven’t played at Barnhill Arena since the 2014 season.
Last Time vs. Tennessee
Senior co-captains Danielle Harbin and Breana Jones tallied 22 and 13 kills, respectively, in a four-set loss at Tennessee (Oct. 16). Defensively, Ana Sofia Jusino led all players with eight total blocks on her way to becoming the 15th Razorback to reach 300 career blocks. Libero Okiana Valle picked up 24 digs in the match. Arkansas pulled to within one late in the fourth set after trailing by as many as six but couldn’t complete the rally.
Bring on the Block
Arkansas’ 13.0 total team blocks against No. 24 Kentucky (Nov. 9) was a season high for a three-set match, and the team’s third-highest total of the year. The Razorbacks now have 10 or more total team blocks in nine matches this season, including three of the last four. Breana Jones led the team with seven blocks against Kentucky.
All-Around Harbin
Danielle Harbin has reached double digits in kills in 20 of 25 matches this season to rank second in the SEC and 34th in the NCAA at 4.23 kills per set. She is tied for second on the team with four double-doubles and with her second of five blocks against No. 24 Kentucky, Harbin recorded the 200th block of her career. She leads the Razorbacks with 12 solo blocks.
Valle Eyes Top 15
Sophomore libero Okiana Valle enters Sunday’s match against Tennessee needing 15 digs to join the program’s career top 15. She has 10 outings this season with 15 or more digs including six 20+ performances. Valle is fourth in the SEC at 4.16 digs per set.
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