Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Begins Four-Match Homestand Friday

Friday, October 22

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

Little Rock

STATESBORO, GEORGIA - AUGUST 15: Georgia Southern Volleyball plays its 2021 Blue-White Game at Hanner Fieldhouse on August 15, 2021 in Statesboro, Georgia.

Hannah McGlockton and the Eagles open a four-match homestand Friday.

Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Begins Four-Match Homestand Friday

10/20/2021 11:35:00 AM | Volleyball

The Eagles host Little Rock and Arkansas State this weekend.

By: Marc Gignac

Ga. Southern (12-6, 5-3) vs. Little Rock (11-10, 2-7)
Date: Oct. 22 - 6 p.m. - Hanner Fieldhouse
Series: GS trails 8-0, L8 | Series History
Promos: Dig Pink Weekend
Live Video (ESPN+) | Live Stats

Ga. Southern at Arkansas State (13-8, 4-5)
Date: Oct. 23 - 6 p.m. - Hanner Fieldhouse
Series: GS trails 8-2, W1 | Series History
Promos: Dig Pink Weekend
Live Video (ESPN+) | Live Stats

Georgia Southern	Little Rock	Arkansas State
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• The Eagles begin a four-match homestand this weekend as they host Little Rock Friday and Arkansas State Saturday. It's Dig Pink Weekend to bring awareness and donations for the fight against breast cancer.

• Georgia Southern is coming off an 0-2 weekend in Alabama, falling 3-2 at Troy and 3-1 at South Alabama. Little Rock has lost its last three and is coming off an 0-2 weekend at home as the Trojans lost 3-0 to Texas State and 3-1 to UTA. Arkansas State also lost to the Texas schools at home by identical scores.

• The Eagles are searching for their first win over Little Rock in a series that began in 2014 and are 0-4 against the Trojans at home. Arkansas State owns an 8-2 mark against Georgia Southern in the all-time series, which began in 2013, and the Eagles are 1-3 at home.

• Grace Slader ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in assists (8.70/set) and third in aces (0.38/set), and Ashlyn Lovett ranks eighth in digs (3.97/set).

• Baylor Bumford ranks second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.364) and fifth in blocks (0.99).

• The Eagles rank third in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.229), fourth in blocks (2.29/set) and sixth in aces (1.44/set). GS also ranks fourth in opponent hitting percentage, holding its opponents to .167, and the Eagles are limiting their opponents to 11.91 kills a set, good for fourth in the league.

• Madison Brown is the seventh Eagle to surpass 2,500 assists for her career, and the senior ranks sixth on the Georgia Southern all-time list with 2,628.

• The Eagles' 12 wins so far this season are the most since Georgia Southern went 15-18 in 2016. Their nine home wins are the most since 2016, when GS went 9-7 in Hanner Fieldhouse.

• Slader was named the Sun Belt Setter of the Week Oct. 12, and Lovett was named the Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 28. Junior Mya Wilson was named preseason All-Sun Belt.

• Following the weekend, the Eagles continue their four-match homestand by hosting three-time defending league champion and preseason favorite Texas State Oct. 29 and UTA Oct. 31.