JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - The United Athletic Conference (UAC) highlights the Volleyball upcoming competition for the week of November 3.
Abilene Christian jumped up to second in the UAC standings and punched its ticket to the conference tournament after winning its fourth-straight match last Saturday at Little Rock. The Wildcats will take on their Texas foes for one final time in the regular season as they host Tarleton State then will head to UT Arlington.
Austin Peay wraps up its regular season home schedule this week as they kick off the new week against EKU on Tuesday followed by a match against West Georgia on Saturday.
Central Arkansas clinched its UAC tournament spot with a win at Little Rock last Tuesday. The Sugar Bears are now tied for third in the league standings at 8-4 and will play their final two home matches of the regular season against UT Arlington and North Alabama.
EKU improved its winning streak to 17 matches, now the second-longest active winning streak in the country. The Colonels can clinch a share of the UAC regular season title this Tuesday with a win against Austin Peay and can secure the outright championship on Thursday by defeating West Georgia or with an ACU loss.
Little Rock will play its final home match on Thursday as the Trojans will host North Alabama followed by a road trip to Tarleton State.
North Alabama claimed its ticket to the postseason last Saturday and is tied for third in the UAC standings with the Sugar Bears. The Lions make one last regular season road trip to Arkansas as UNA will battle with Little Rock and Central Arkansas.
Tarleton State is on the verge of securing its tournament spot and can claim it either on Thursday against Abilene Chrisitan or on Saturday versus Little Rock.
UT Arlington still holds the final UAC postseason spot in sixth-place in the conference standings at 5-7. The Mavericks will play their final road match of the regular season at Central Arkansas before concluding the scheduled season at home beginning with a match against Abilene Christian.
West Georgia kicks off a three-match road trip on Thursday at EKU followed by a battle with Austin Peay on Saturday.
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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.