FLORENCE, Ala. (November 9, 2026) – The University of North Alabama volleyball team will compete at home Tuesday at 6 p.m. against United Athletic Conference opponent West Georgia inside CB&S Bank Arena.
This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season and the 11th overall meeting. The Lions defeated the Wolves in sweeping fashion on Sept. 29 in Carrollton, Ga. earlier in the season.
The match will be available for streaming on ESPN+ with live stats available on StatBroadcast.
"Voice of the Lions" Benjamin Ray will have play-by-play duties, Ande Jones will be the analyst and Gyvan Hammons will report court side.
MATCH INFO
West Georgia vs. North Alabama
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
6 p.m.
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NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: North Alabama's last match was against the Central Arkansas Bears which, entering the match, were tied with the Lions for second place in the United Athletic Conference standings. The Lions came out strong, winning the first set, but dropped to the next two sets to go down 2-1. UNA answered with two straight set wins to secure the victory, improving to an impressive 6-1 record when taking a match to five sets. Junior Reese Ricketts earned 24 kills, while sophomore Landri Ross set a new career high with 56 assists.
SCOUTING THE LIONS: North Alabama enters the match with a 20-7 overall record and a 10-4 UAC record. They are currently tied for second in the standings with Abilene Christian. The Lions and Wildcats have an even 1-1 record this season. The Lions rank second in the UAC in hitting percentage with .225, first in assists per set with 12.67 and third in kills per set with 13.51.
UAC WEEKLY AWARDS: The Lions have earned 11 UAC Weekly Awards this season, the most recent being Ricketts earning Player of the Week and Ross earning Setter of the Week on Monday, Nov. 9. To break that down, junior Kinslee McGowan has earned four Setter of the Week awards, senior Ava Martindale has earned three Defensive Player of the Week awards, Ricketts has earned three Player of the Week awards and Ross has earned back-to-back Setter of the Week awards.
RICKETTS AND ROSS: Ricketts earned UAC Player of the Week following a 36-kill week, averaging 4.50 kills per set. She had 12 kills in the three-set win over Little Rock on Nov. 5 and hit .385. She also recorded 24 kills in the win over Central Arkansas on Nov. 6, reaching her 10th double-double of the season with 14 digs. Ricketts also recorded the final three points to secure the win over the Bears with two kills and a solo block. Ross recorded 98 assists last week and averaged 11.88 assists per set. She set career highs back-to-back, recording 39 assists against Little Rock and 56 assists against Central Arkansas. The 56 assists were just four-shy of the single-match record held by teammate Kinslee McGowan.
20 AND COUNTING: The Lions currently have 20 wins on the season, a total that the program has not reached since joining NCAA Division I. The last time UNA had 20 wins was in 2017, the last year the program played at the NCAA Division II level. That season, the Lions went 27-8.
SCOUTING THE WOLVES: West Georgia enters the match with a 4-22 overall record and a 0-14 conference record to sit eighth in the UAC standings. The Wolves enter CB&S Bank Arena on a 16-match losing streak with their last win coming on Sept. 18 against Arkansas- Pine Bluff. They have a hitting percentage of .147 and average 11.3 kills per set.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST WEST GEORGIA: The Lions lead the Wolves in the series history by a large margin, 71-16. According to the available records, the first meeting was in 1979 when the Wolves defeated the Lions 2-1. Though in the last decade, the Lions have been perfect against West Georgia. The Lions have won 29 straight sets against UWG. The last time the Lions dropped a set to the Wolves was in 2014. The largest margin of victory for these two teams came in 2015 when the Lions outscored the Wolves 75-36 in a three-set match.
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