Both weekend matches will be available on ESPN+, for fans who elect to subscribe.
As is the case for every Hilltopper match this season, all the action will also be available on the radio with Brett Williams on the play-by-play call. Friday night's 5 p.m. CT match will be available on The Edge 98.3 FM while Sunday's 11 a.m. CT finale will be available on ESPN Radio 102.7.
WKU Volleyball's 43-match conference winning streak is the longest of the sort in NCAA Division I. Texas (30), Dayton (24), Louisville (21) and now BYU (20) are the only other programs with at least a 20-match conference winning streak. The Hilltoppers also own the longest road winning streak in all of NCAA Volleyball with 21-straight wins.
Middle hitter Lauren Matthews currently leads the nation in hitting percentage, hitting at a .490 clip, while the team ranks second in the nation for hitting percentage (.344), third in opponent hitting percentage (.119), and third in winning percentage (.957).
The Tops have claimed the No. 17 spot in this week's AVCA rankings. WKU has now been ranked in 33-consecutive polls, dating back into the 2019 campaign.
This past weekend, WKU hosted Old Dominion in the final regular season matches in Diddle Arena where the Tops swept both contests. Matthews became the Hilltoppers career solo blocks leader during the series and currently sits with 119.
Charlotte is coming off of a weekend where they lost both matches against FIU, falling to the Panthers in three sets on Friday before dropping a five-setter on Saturday.
Charlotte is off to a 12-10 start to the 2021 campaign and is 5-5 in C-USA play. In last year's abbreviated season, the Hilltoppers and the Monarchs squared off in Diddle Arena. WKU took both matches, earning two sweeps.
The Tops are 16-3 all-time against the 49ers. Charlotte's last win against the Hilltoppers came 35 years ago in 1986.
TOP STORYLINES
- The Tops have won 43-straight regular season Conference USA contests with their last loss dating back to October of 2018 – the longest streak across all of Division I volleyball.
- The Hilltoppers also own the longest road winning streak in all of NCAA Volleyball with 21-straight wins.
- WKU will look to extend its 13-matches win streak and improve its all-time record against Charlotte to 18-3.
- WKU has held teams to an average of just .119 hitting clip. Charlotte is averaging a hitting clip of .252 so far this season.
- The Hilltoppers have only lost six sets all season, with three coming against Ole Miss - the Tops' lone loss in 2021.
- WKU became the nation's first 20-win team this season back on Oct. 23. The Hilltoppers now own 22-consecutive 20-win seasons, the second longest active streak in NCAA Volleyball.
- WKU has been predicted to win the East Division in the Conference USA Preseason Poll voted by the league's coaches. Paige Briggs, Nadia Dieudonne and Lauren Matthews were all selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. After meeting in last year's tournament championship Rice was predicted to win the West Division again this season.
- Lauren Matthews leads the team in kills this season with 322. Matthews is currently 12th in all-time kills by a Hilltopper with 1,297.
- WKU Volleyball is more accessible than ever with radio broadcasts for every match. The Tops are 1 of just 10 Division I Volleyball programs that currently have live radio for home and away matches.
How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
