The Arkansas volleyball staff returns to Barnhill Area for the staff’s twenty eighth season this fall and season tickets to catch all of the motion are actually obtainable.
Renewals are open for returning season ticket holders and people buying for the primary time can achieve this now by the Razorback Ticket Heart. Season tickets begin at simply $40 and embody admission to all residence matches, together with the Volley Hogs’ 9 SEC contests.
The Razorbacks are coming off a profitable 2021 marketing campaign wherein they recorded a 20-win season for the primary time since 2012, and probably the most wins for the staff since 2018 with a 20-11 closing file. The Hogs additionally participated in postseason play for the primary time since 2013 with a bid to the Nationwide Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC). Arkansas swept Stephen F. Austin in its second-round match earlier than falling to the eventual match champion, UNLV.
The Hogs return a gifted group for the 2022 season together with exterior hitter Jillian Gillen, setter Gracie Ryan and libero Courtney Jackson. Gillen is a two-time All-SEC and AVCA All-South Area honoree. Final season she got here in second within the SEC in kills per set with 4.12, was first in complete kills with 470 on the season, and in addition turned the 17th member of the Arkansas 1,000-kill membership as she achieved the milestone on October 9. Gillen, who might be as senior this yr, at the moment sits in fifth in Arkansas historical past in kills per set with 3.92.
Ryan has opted to take a fifth yr with the Hogs and continues to rewrite historical past in her time at Arkansas. Final season she moved into fifth in Arkansas historical past for complete assists with 2,913 to this point and is simply 749 away from reaching the highest three. Gracie had 1,290 assists in 2021, probably the most for the Hogs since 2017, and probably the most complete assists within the SEC. She was named AVCA All-South Area honorable point out for her efforts in her senior season.
Jackson instantly proved her place as Arkansas’ beginning libero as a freshman and was one of many SEC’s prime rookies. Courtney led the staff in digs with 3.48 per set, which was good for ninth within the SEC and most by a freshman within the convention. Her 393 complete digs and 23 aces had been each the best mark by a freshman at Arkansas since 2015 and 2019, respectively. Jackson garnered SEC All-Freshman Staff honors, which marked the third consecutive season that Arkansas’ rookies have made the record.
The staff can even bolster its protection for 2022 with the addition of Auburn switch Tatum Shipes. Shipes led the SEC in complete blocks (142), block assists (120) and blocks per set (1.42) and got here in second in solo blocks with 22.
Along with Arkansas’ on-court success, the fan assist elevated in 2021 as properly. This system noticed a brand new file for season tickets bought, grew its common attendance by 35 % in comparison with the 2019 season, and jumped from eighty fifth within the nation for common attendance to forty seventh, seventh-best within the SEC. This places Arkansas within the prime 14 % for common attendance among the many nation’s 334 Division I packages.
Arkansas went 7-5 final season at residence and is 263-129 all-time at Barnhill Area.
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