ULM (6-14 overall, 0-6 Sun Belt Conference) vs. App State (9-8 overall, 2-4 Sun Belt Conference)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum | Monroe, Louisiana
6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 | WATCH: ESPN+ | LIVE STATS | ADMISSION: $5
12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 | WATCH: ESPN+ | LIVE STATS | ADMISSION: Adults $5, Kids 12-and-under FREE
ULM (6-14 overall, 0-6 Sun Belt Conference) at UAPB (6-14 overall, 4-3 SWAC)
H.O. Clemmons Arena | Pine Bluff, Arkansas
6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 | LIVE STATS
MATCH NOTES
MONROE, La. - The ULM volleyball team continues Sun Belt Conference play and wraps up a four-match homestand with two matches against App State at 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks then wrap up non-conference play on Monday with a road trip to UAPB to take on the Golden Lions. First serve is at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday's match against App State is Youth Day, with kids 12-and-under admitted free and are invited to play volleyball on the court after the match.
The Warhawks (6-14 overall, 0-6 SBC) dropped both matches vs. Southern Miss last week at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. ULM lost Thursday's match to Southern Miss, 3-0 (26-24, 25-8, 25-23), before dropping Friday's series finale to the Golden Eagles, 3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22).
Madeline Williams led ULM with 25 kills (3.57 per set).
Mariana Volponi e Giordan tallied 47 assists (7.83 per set) while
Cameron Rogers had 29 digs (4.14 per set). Williams leads the way on the season with 232 kills (3.09 per set), while
Bailey Roberson has 489 assists (7.52 per set) and Rogers has 291 digs (3.88 per set).
App State (9-8 overall, 2-4 SBC) won both matches last week at Georgia State, winning in five sets on Thursday and Friday against the Panthers. Lulu Ambrose and McCall Denny led App State with 29 kills each (2.90 per set), while Sam Bickley had 48 assists (4.80 per set) and Sophie Cain tallied 43 assists (4.30 per set). Alyssa McBean led the way with 31 digs (3.10 per set), while Sarah Missroon had 15 blocks (1.50 per set). On the season, Denny leads the team with 190 kills (2.71 per set), Cain leads in assists with 361 (5.16), Kenady Roper has 222 digs (3.52 per set) and Maya Winterhoff has 72 blocks (1.03 per set).
UAPB (6-14 overall, 4-3 SWAC) won two of three matches at the SWAC Cluster First Round last week in Huntsville, Alabama, defeating Mississippi Valley State 3-0 on Sunday, lost to Florida A&M 3-1 on Sunday and beat Alabama A&M 3-2 on Monday. Fernanda Spengler leads UAPB with 182 kills (2.60 per set), Nikole Akamine has 371 assists (5.15 per set) and Breana August has 250 digs (4.10 per set).
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS -
Links to live stats for all matches are available on ULMWarhawks.com.
Navigate to the volleyball schedule page and select that day's opponent. All nine home matches and select road matches will stream on ESPN+. Links to stream the match also are available on the volleyball schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com.
RECAP -
The ULM volleyball team lost 3-0 (24-26, 8-25, 23-25) to Southern Miss Thursday night at Fant-Ewing Coliseum, falling by two points in two sets. It was the ninth time this season the Warhawks had played in a set that required additional points for the decision.
Madeline Williams led ULM in kills (8) for the seventh-straight match and 15th time this season.
On the defensive end for ULM,
Cameron Rogers had a match-best 14 digs and
Lydia Mesusan had a season-best 10 digs and two blocks.
Southern Miss hit .229 for the match and tallied 49 kills. ULM had half that total with 24 and battled in two sets, but 14 attack errors hurt the Warhawks' chances.
The ULM volleyball team lost 3-1 (20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25) to Southern Miss with three three-point decisions Friday afternoon at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Williams led ULM in kills (17) for the eighth consecutive match and held the top spot in that category for the 16th time this season.
Rogers led three Warhawks in double figures in digs with 15.
Taylor Thomas had 13 and
Brynn Botkin 10 to go along with her 12 kills.
Logan Jeffus tallied a match-best four total blocks (3U, 1A) with Williams and
Mariana Volponi e Giordan with three each.
SERIES HISTORY -
vs. App State: Mountaineers lead the series, 8-1. App has won six consecutive meetings in the series, all by 3-0 scores. ULM's only win was a 3-2 victory in Monroe on Nov. 16, 2014.
vs. UAPB: ULM leads the series, 5-0. The two teams last met on Aug. 30, 2019. Monday's match is the first meeting in either Monroe or Pine Bluff, with all five previous meetings coming at neutral sites. ULM has won the last four meetings by 3-0 scores.
A LOOK AHEAD -
ULM heads on the road to face Troy at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, to begin the second half of Sun Belt Conference play.
