FLORENCE, Ala. (November 12, 2026) – The University of North Alabama volleyball team will conclude the regular season with a home match against Little Rock on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside CB&S Bank Arena.
This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season and sixth overall. The Lions previously defeated the Trojans last week on Nov. 5 in Little Rock, Ark. in three sets.
Saturday's match will also be UNA's senior day, honoring Ava Martindale, Amelia Keating, Olivia Fenoff and Reese Ricketts.
The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Grant Wakefield and Gyvan Hammons on the call. Live Stats will be available through StatBroadcast.
Tickets can be found on RoarLions.com or by clicking the link here.
MATCH INFO
Little Rock vs. North Alabama
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
1 p.m.
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SCOUTING THE LIONS: North Alabama enters the match with a 21-7 overall record and 11-4 conference record. The Lions are currently second in the United Athletic Conference standings, fighting with Abilene Christian who could tie for second with a win. The team ranks second in the UAC in hitting percentage (.225), first in assists per set (12.69), third in kills per set (13.54) and first in digs per set (16.36).
LAST TIME OUT: The Lions' last match was on Tuesday, Nov. 10 against West Georgia. UNA came out victorious after dropping the first and responding with three straight set wins. Four Lions recorded double-digit kills: junior Dylann Garner (15), senior Olivie Fenoff (11), freshman Anna Hoffmayer (11) and junior Reese Ricketts (10). Hoffmayer put up a .526 hitting percentage while Garner put up a .483 hitting percentage. Junior Kinslee McGowan had 25 assists, and sophomore Landri Ross had 22 assists. Senior Ava Martindale led defensively with 22 digs, while Ricketts had 19 digs to earn her 11th double-double of the season.
CLINCHED: North Alabama clinched a spot in the UAC championship on Oct. 31 following Abilene Christian's win over Little Rock. The Lions were the fourth team to clinch out of six teams that make it. They are currently on the hunt for the sole two-seed to earn a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The one-seed is already secured by Eastern Kentucky, who is 14-0 in conference play.
SETTER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Landri Ross earned her second UAC weekly award of the season on Monday, receiving Setter of the Week following two road wins last week. This was her second straight weekly award after earning Setter Pair of the Week with teammate Kinslee McGowan two weeks ago. Last week, Ross compiled 95 assists and averaged 11.88 assists per set. She set a new career high against Little Rock on Nov. 5 with 39 assists, and she turned around and set another one against Central Arkansas on Nov. 6 with 56 assists.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ricketts earned her third UAC Player of the Week award on Monday. This was her fifth career conference player of the week award, as she earned one her freshman year and one her sophomore year. Last week, she racked up 36 kills, averaged 4.50 kills per set and hit .302. She also had a double-double in the match against Central Arkansas, recording 24 kills and 14 digs.
RECORD WATCH: Ricketts is just six kills away from breaking the Division I individual record for kills in a season, currently held by teammate Kendall Barnes, who recorded 414 kills in 2025. Ricketts enters Saturday's regular season finale with 409 kills, needing five to tie the record and six to break it. With Saturday's match and at least one UAC Championship match still ahead, Ricketts has multiple opportunities to etch her name in the program record book yet again. Ricketts currently holds the record for most matches with double figure kills in a season, recording 25 in her freshman season in 2024.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS: Little Rock enters the match with a 10-16 overall record and a 4-10 UAC record. The Trojans are still on the hunt for a berth in the UAC Championship, with just one spot remaining in the six-team tournament. They are currently sixth in the UAC in hitting percentage (.196), seventh in assists per set (10.79), seventh in kills per set (11.92), third in blocks per set (2.27), second in service aces per set (1.63) and eighth in digs per set (14.72).
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST LITTLE ROCK: North Alabama leads the series history over Little Rock, 3-2. The last time these two faced each other was just last Thursday, Nov. 5 when the Lions won, 3-0. Prior to last week, the last time the two met was in 2024, when UNA won 3-2 in the Central Arkansas Invitational. UNA also won 3-0 in 2023 in the Arkansas State Invitational. The third time they met was in 2018, when the Trojans defeated the Lions, 3-0. The first ever meeting was in 1986 when the Trojans won 2-0 in the Missouri Tournament.
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