Hogs and ‘Dogs Up Next for Arkansas Volleyball

The Razorbacks hit the highway for his or her first SEC sequence of the season with a pair of matches in opposition to Mississippi State in Starkville this weekend.

The No. 23 Hogs face off with the Bulldogs on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. They’re the primary back-to-back SEC matches for every workforce this season, and each are 1-1 in convention play.

Mississippi State is at present 8-4 general to Arkansas’ 10-2. The Razorbacks had been picked to complete fourth within the SEC, with Mississippi State simply behind in fifth. In final 12 months’s sequence, the Bulldogs defeated the Hogs twice, each 3-1 contests.

Saturday’s match will probably be streamed dwell on SEC Community Plus, and Sunday’s finale will probably be Arkansas’ first nationally televised match of the season, broadcasted on ESPNU.

Final Time Out
Arkansas opened SEC play final week and break up its first two matches with a 3-2 loss at LSU and 3-1 win over Ole Miss at Barnhill Enviornment. Senior exterior hitter Jill Gillen boosted the offense over the 2 video games with 40 mixed kills and a .330 hitting proportion, and in addition contributed seven blocks. Graduate center blocker Tatum Shipes led the workforce’s protection with 15 blocks, and her eight within the match in opposition to Ole Miss is a brand new season excessive.

Scouting the Sequence: Mississippi State

• Mississippi State coming off a five-set loss to undefeated Auburn on Wednesday
• The 2 groups haven’t met in Starkville since 2020, additionally Arkansas’ final wins
• MSU is 1-1 within the SEC with a win in opposition to Georgia (3-1) on Sept. 21

Stat Leaders – Mississippi State

• Kills/set: Gabby Waden, 3.63
• Assists/set: Gabby Coulter, 9.83
• Digs/set: Lilly Gunter, 3.93
• Blocks/set: Deja Robinson, 1.10

Stat Leaders – Arkansas

• Kills/set: Jill Gillen, 3.88
• Assists/set: Hannah Hogue, 6.72
• Digs/set: Courtney Jackson, 3.95
• Blocks/set: Tatum Shipes, 1.26

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