CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball team faces Central Arkansas and Little Rock for the second time in the 2026 season with a 6 p.m., Wednesday match against Central Arkansas, and a 1 p.m., Saturday match against Little Rock at home in the Winfield Dunn Center.

Austin Peay (10-11, 2-6 United Athletic Conference) continues conference play after falling to Abilene Christian at home 3-0, Thursday, and a dropping a road test against North Alabama 3-2, Friday. Previously in conference play, the Governors opened their season on the road with a 3-1 win against Little Rock (Sept. 24), and fell to Central Arkansas 2-3 (Sept. 26) as well as Abilene Christian 3-0 (Oct. 1). The Governors earned their first home conference win against Tarleton State 3-2 (Oct. 3), and fell to Eastern Kentucky 3-0 (Oct. 6) in Richmond, and North Alabama 3-2 (Oct. 8) at home.

Central Arkansas (6-12, 6-2 UAC) is third overall in the conference. The Sugar Bears are on a four-game win streak with recent 3-2 wins over Little Rock (Oct. 13) and Tarleton State (Oct. 17). Central Arkansas defeated Eastern Kentucky in the 2025 season to clinch the ASUN Season Championships, the former shared conference between the two teams. The Sugar Bears were voted number two in the pre-season poll with 70 votes. The Sugar Bears two conference losses come from a 3-1 loss (Sept. 24) against Eastern Kentucky at home, and a 3-1 loss (Oct. 3) against North Alabama on the road.

Little Rock (8-12, 2-6 UAC), will play Eastern Kentucky Oct. 22 on the road before meeting the Govs. Little Rock is eighth in the conference with a recent 3-0 loss to Tarleton State, Thursday. The Trojans two conference wins come from a 3-0 win over UT Arlington (Oct. 1) and a 3-1 win (Oct. 8) against West Georgia.

The Governors are historically 2-6 against the Sugar Bears, with a 1-3 record in Clarksville. The Governors are 3-5 against Little Rock, with the previous seven meetings at neutral sites, and the most recent meeting with a Governors 3-1 win in Conway in the 2026 season.

Senior Reagan Anderson ranks 15 in Division I with 30 service aces across 70 sets. Anderson also is 13th in the nation for digs per set (4.85). Austin Peay ranks 18th nationally in opposing hitting percent with .158 and 26th in total aces with 102.

Austin Peay leads the UAC in opponent hitting percent at .183, opponent assists with 10.99. The Governors lead the conference in attack percentage in five sets in their 3-2 win over Tarleton State with a .372 percent on 67 kills and 137 total attacks. 

Match Points 

• The last meeting between the Governors and Central Arkansas was a 3-2 road loss Sept. 26, 2026.
• Historically the Governors are 2-6 against Central Arkansas, with the most recent 3-2 win in 2023 in Clarksville.
• Austin Peay and Little Rock met in 2026 and posted a 3-1 win on the road Sept. 24.
• The Governors are 3-5 against Little Rock, 2-5 at neutral sites, 1-0 in Conway, with the first historical meeting in Clarksville, Saturday.

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