LIVINGSTON, Ala. – After completing a weekend sweep in the state of Arkansas, the University of West Alabama volleyball team looks to extend its 15 match winning streak when it hosts region foe Stillman College on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Match time is set for 6:30 p.m. at Pruitt Hall.
The red hot Tigers (24-5) turned in 3-0 sweeps over Arkansas Tech and Ouachita Baptist and topped Henderson State 3-1 on the Lady Reddies home floor. UWA has swept nine of the 15 opponents during the win streak. The trio of wins bumped UWA's in-region mark to 16-5. The Tigers were listed 10th in the NCAA's South Region rankings that were released last week. UWA continues to receive votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Poll, as it pulled in 17 votes in this week's listing.
Senior Jessica Crook continues to be UWA's offensive catalyst during the 15 match winning streak. The Ohatchee, Ala.-native has posted a team-leading 180 kills and connecting on .304 percent of her attacks. Crook is averaging 12 kills per match along with a 3.33 kills per set mark. She has recorded double digit kill totals in ten out of the last 12 matches. On the season, senior Ana Gabriela Pedrosa paces the squad in kills with 315 (3.21 per set). Defensively, junior Thais Hollerbach is the team leader in digs with 334 (3.41 digs per set).
UWA will be looking to sweep the season series with the Blue and Gold Tigers. The Red and White needed just over an hour to rout SC, 3-0, earlier in the season on the SC campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Stillman enters the match with 16-10 overall mark and 12-4 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The Tigers will break away from competition this weekend and will return to Gulf South Conference action on Tuesday, Oct. 27, visiting West Florida in a key GSC East battle.
