ULM Warhawks

ULM (3-4 overall) at UCA Invitational | Conway, Arkansas
ULM at Central Arkansas | 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9 | WATCH: ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
ULM vs. Louisiana Tech | 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 | LIVE STATS
ULM vs. Southern Illinois | 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 | LIVE STATS
MATCH NOTES

MONROE, La. - The ULM volleyball team visits Conway, Arkansas, for the UCA Invitational, hosted by Central Arkansas, Friday and Saturday. The Warhawks open at 10 a.m. Friday with the hosts from UCA before facing I-20 foe Louisiana Tech for the second time this week at 4 p.m. ULM wraps up the invitational against Southern Illinois at 10 a.m. Saturday.
 
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. Friday's match against Louisiana Tech is available to watch on ESPN+. A link to the ESPN+ stream also is available on the volleyball schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com.
 
RECAP -
Louisiana Tech rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a five-set thriller from ULM, 3-2 (24-26, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10), at the Thomas Assembly Center.
 
Madeline Wiliams led four Warhawks with double-digit kills with 18. Logan Jeffus and Madeline Villarreal had 13 kills each while Bailey Botkin added 10. Bailey Roberson had a career high 56 assists. She added 12 digs for a double-double. Callie Humphrey had a season high 20 digs, while Taylor Thomas had 19, Cameron Rogers tallied 18 and Kailey Friedrich picked up 12. Williams had five blocks.
 
SERIES HISTORY -
• vs. Central Arkansas – UCA leads the series, 6-1. Six of the seven previous meetings have been in Conway. UCA has won the last two matches, a regular-season series in 2020, 3-0 on Oct. 16 in Monroe and 3-1 on Oct. 18. ULM's only win came on Sept. 3, 2016, a 3-2 victory at UCA.
• vs. Louisiana Tech – Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series with ULM, 27-15. LA Tech has a slight 4-3 edge over the last seven meetings, including Tuesday's 3-2 win in Ruston. Friday's match marks the first neutral site meeting between the two teams since Sept. 12, 2009, which also came at Central Arkansas.
• vs. Southern Illinois – SIU leads the series, 4-0. The two teams last played in 2000, with SIU picking up a 3-0 win in Carbondale. The first three meetings were in 1988-90.
 
A LOOK AHEAD -
After 10 matches on the road or in neutral venues, ULM finally opens the home slate at 6 p.m. Tuesday vs. Alcorn. Admission is $5, and the match will air on ESPN+. The Warhawks play their final non-conference weekend multi-team event Sept. 16-17 at the Battle for the Boot in Hammond, Louisiana.