JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - The United Athletic Conference (UAC) highlights the Volleyball upcoming competition for the week of October 20.
Abilene Christian returns home following a three-match road trip and will host North Alabama and West Georgia. The Wildcats claimed two weekly awards this week with Rachel Koss and Alyssa Todd earning Setter of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively.
Austin Peay is looking to snap a four-game losing skid and leap back into a tournament spot as the Governors are only one game out with a 2-6 UAC record. The Govs can make some ground this week as they host Central Arkansas and Little Rock in a pair of home matches.
Central Arkansas has moved its way into a tie for second-place in the UAC standings with a 6-2 record after winning six of their last seven matches. The Bears will look to build on their current four-match winning streak on the road as they head to Austin Peay and EKU.
EKU goes into the week with the third-longest active winning streak in the country with 13 consecutive wins and the fifth-best winning percentage at .900 (18-2). The Colonels were ranked 48th in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and have won their last seven matches in sweeping fashion. EKU takes on Little Rock and Central Arkansas at home this week.
Little Rock aims to return to the win column and make their way into a tournament spot with a pair of road contests versus EKU and Austin Peay.
North Alabama is coming off a pair of thrilling wins as they took down UT Arlington and Austin Peay last week in five-set matches. The 6-2 Lions are in the fight for the UAC regular season title as they are only two games back of EKU. UNA heads to Texas to battle with Abilene Christian and UTA.
Tarleton State is looking to regain some ground in the conference standings as the Texans sit middle in the pack at fifth place, holding a 4-4 record. The Texans kick off the new week with a Tuesday contest at UTA and will follow with a home match versus West Georgia.
UT Arlington holds the final conference tournament spot as the Mavs are sixth in the standings with a 3-5 record. The Mavs can improve their standings position with a pair of home matches versus Tarleton State and North Alabama.
West Georgia continues to battle for its first UAC victory as the Wolves will take on Tarleton State and Abilene Christian this week.
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About the United Athletic Conference
The newly rebranded United Athletic Conference (UAC) is a competitive NCAA Division I conference sponsoring sixteen (16) sports and championships with nine (9) full member institutions including Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, Ark.), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), and the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) with the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.) as an affiliate member in football.