FORT SMITH, Ark. – University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Volleyball begins postseason play this week as the No. 4 seed in the Lone Star Conference Tournament in Dallas, Texas.
The Lions will face the No. 5 seed Texas A&M-Kingsville in the quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. All games of the tournament will be streamed on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network with each match available for $15. Customers who have a monthly or yearly LSC Digital Network pass will have access to all tournament matches.
Live stats will also be available at uafortsmithlions.com. Tickets to the tournament are $10 daily and available online at www.dbutickets.com.
NOTES:
LAST WEEK: UAFS closed out an undefeated home regular season record with wins over Midwestern State and Texas Woman’s.
POTW: Right-side hitter Sophia McIntyre was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 23 kills and a .488 attack percentage. She hit .647 with 11 kills and no errors versus MSU then had 12 kills, five blocks and four digs in a regionally ranked win over TWU.
RECORD SETTER: Setter Chloe Price moved into first all-time in career assists after dishing out her 2,309th assist early in the third set against Midwestern State. She is now at 2,353 for her career.
THREE’S COMPANY: This will be the third meeting between the Lions and Javelinas this season. UAFS has won both, winning in five sets at TAMUK and in four sets at the Stubblefield Center.
REGIONAL RANKINGS: UAFS moved up from 10th to eighth in this week’s South Central regional rankings. Seven LSC teams are represented in the top 10, with TAMUK currently one spot behind UAFS in ninth.
SCOUTING TAMUK: The Javelinas finished the regular season 19-9, 11-5 LSC, but lost three of their final four games. They went 13-2 at home but just 5-5 on the road and 1-2 on a neutral court this year. Middle blocker Ayanna Jackson leads the Javelinas with 2.97 kills per set while outside hitter Jackie Alanis averages 2.82 kills per set.
THE BRACKET: Four quarterfinal matches will be played Thursday, then two semifinal matches Friday and the championship on Saturday.
