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RICHMOND, Ky. \u2013 The volleyball team will wrap up its homestand on Thursday when Texas-Arlington visits Baptist Health Arena.\u00a0 The Colonels will play at North Alabama on Saturday. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThe match on Thursday will begin at 6 p.m.\u00a0 Saturday’s contest will start at 2 p.m.\u00a0 Both will air live on ESPN+.
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\nThursday will be Youth Sports Night and Trick-or-Treat with the Colonels.\u00a0 When the gates open at 5 p.m., kids will receive a FREE EKU trick-or-treat bag and can collect treats from EKU student-athletes throughout the concourse of Baptist Health Arena.\u00a0 Kids 12 and under will receive FREE admission as part of Youth Sports Night.\u00a0 There will be a post-match autograph session with the volleyball team.
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\nTHE COLONELS
\n–\u00a0 EKU is 20-2 this season and has won a program record 15 straight matches.\u00a0 The Colonels have shutout nine straight opponents and are 10-0 in the United Athletic Conference.
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\n–\u00a0 Eastern has won 20 or more matches in four straight seasons.\u00a0 It is the longest such streak for the program since winning 20 or more for eight straight seasons from 1980 through 1987.
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\n–\u00a0 In its last five matches, the EKU defense has held its opponents to a .109 combined hitting percentage.\u00a0 Over that span, the Colonels are averaging 3.00 more digs and 1.40 more blocks per set than their opponents.
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\n–\u00a0 Alexis Bull<\/a> is seventh in the UAC in blocks (1.04\/set) and ninth in hitting percentage (.299).
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\n–\u00a0 Outside hitter Addison Burke<\/a> and right side Emma Closurdo<\/a> combined for 26 kills and only two errors against Central Arkansas on Friday.\u00a0 Burke had 14 kills, one error and a .542 attack percentage.\u00a0 Closurdo had 12 kills one error and a .550 hitting percentage.
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\nSCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
\n–\u00a0 UT Arlington sits at 10-12 this season and 4-6 in the UAC.\u00a0 The Mavericks had a 2-match winning streak snapped at home against North Alabama, 3-1, on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 Evyn Snook leads the team, and is second in the UAC, with 3.37 kills per set.\u00a0 Camryn McMinn averages 2.73 kills per set.\u00a0 Sophia Krichev is first in the conference with 1.35 blocks per set.\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 UTA allows the second-most blocks in the conference at 2.26 per set.\u00a0 The Mavericks are last in the league in aces (1.09\/set).\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 North Alabama is 17-6 overall and tied for second in the UAC with a 7-3 record.\u00a0 The Lions have won three of their last four matches.\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 Reese Ricketts leads the team, and the UAC, with 4.01 kills per set.\u00a0 Dylann Garner contributes 2.88 kills per set.\u00a0 Ava Martindale is third in the league with 4.70 digs per set.\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 UNA has the second-best hitting percentage (.226) and the second-best opponents’ hitting percentage (.185) in the conference.\u00a0
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\nINSIDE THE SERIES
\n–\u00a0 The Colonels faced Texas-Arlington three times between 1983 and 1995.\u00a0 The Mavericks won two of those.\u00a0 EKU evened the series by winning the first meeting this season between the teams, 3-0, in Arlington on Oct. 3.\u00a0
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\n–\u00a0 Eastern has a 7-3 edge in the series against North Alabama and has won four straight against the Lions.\u00a0 EKU earned a 3-0 win in the first meeting this season, on Oct. 10 in Richmond.<\/p>\n