by Kate Myles

Razorback Pursuit

Does close out final week of regular season, starting in Arkansas

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#15 Vanderbilt (19-3, 10-3 SEC) at Arkansas (13-11, 5-8 SEC)

Friday, Nov. 13 • 7 p.m. • SEC Network+

Barnhill Arena | Fayetteville, Ark.

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WEEKEND PREVIEW

  • Vanderbilt volleyball closes out the last week of SEC play with road matches against Arkansas and Oklahoma
  • The Commodores enter Friday's match after a record setting week, upsetting No. 17 Texas A&M in four sets and No. 13 Texas in five
  • Vanderbilt celebrated seniors Samantha Wunsch and Carly Hendrickson, where Wunch earned 24 kills on the weekend and Hendrickson earned the walk-off ace against Texas

 

LAST TIME OUT

  • The Commodore offense totaled 66 kills on a .386 hitting percentage against Texas
  • Reese Animashaun led the way with 18 kills (.286), followed by Maya Witherspoon with 17 kills and a career-high .483 hitting percentage
  • Rachel Ogunleyeadded 10 kills (.600), tying her career high in kills while recording a career-high two solo blocks. Samantha Wunsch tallied nine kills (.273).
  • Vanderbilt enters Sunday’s matchup with an 19-3 overall record and is tied for second in conference play with Kentucky with 10-3 SEC records

 

IN THE RANKS

  • Vanderbilt enters the weekend 15th int he AVCA Coaches Poll after jumping six places from the previous rank of 21st
  • The Commodores rank 12th in the NCAA RPI while the Razorbacks are at spot No. 100

 

ON THE BOARD

  • Avery Scoggins ranks third in the nation with 11.44 assists per set
  • Kayla Dunlap is 11th in the country with a .421 hitting percentage
  • Scoggins fuels the Commodore offense to tie for ninth nationally with 13.28 assists per set and fifth with a .296 hitting percentage overall

 

THE RAZORBACK FILE

  • Jason Watson leads the Razorbacks in his 11th season
  • Arkansas has won three of its last four and has moved to 13-11 overall, 5-8 in the SEC
  • Outside hitter Parker Duncan leads the Razorbacks with 4.21 kills per set