Both matches in Boca Raton at 6 p.m. CTÂ and Miami at 11 a.m. CT will be available on CUSA.tv, Conference USA's home for live events, 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 Brad Klein on the play-by-play call. Friday evening's match-up with the Owls will be available on 98.3 The Edge and Sunday's matinee will be broadcast on 102.7 ESPN.
WKU Volleyball's 55-match conference winning streak is the longest of the sort in NCAA Division I. Only Creighton (25) and Florida A&M (24) are the only other programs with at least a 20-match conference winning streak.
The program is currently ranked second in the nation in total offense, marking a collective .320 hitting clip just behind No. 1 Texas. The Hilltoppers are also top in C-USA in blocks per set (2.55), while individually, setter Callie Bauer leads the conference in assists per set (10.90) and total assists on the year (905).
The Tops have claimed the No. 22 spot in this week's AVCA rankings, after a busy back-to-back match weekend playing host to UAB and LA Tech over homecoming weekend on The Hill. The Tops swept both the Blazers and the Lady Techsters, showcasing Lauren Matthews' 500th career block on the first WKU points of the first set against LA Tech Saturday evening.
Florida Atlantic is coming off of a week where it lost in five sets to both FIU and Middle Tennessee. The Owls held FIU to a .146, losing in extra points in the fifth set 19-17. Following their home  match in Boca Raton, the Owls are sticking around as they host Charlotte.
Off to a to a 13-10Â (3-8 C-USA)Â start to the 2022Â campaign, the Owls are sitting in eighth place in the league, with sole conference wins concurring against Charlotte, UAB, and LA Tech. The Hilltoppers and Owls have not met since last season in Boca, resulting in a 3-1 victory for WKU.
FIU visited The Hill in WKU's home conference opener that resulted in a 3-0 sweep for the Red and White. Now at 7-17 (4-6 C-USA), the Panthers are 1-1 over the past weekend. FIU took care of in-state league rival in extra points into the fifth set, 19-17, while falling in four to North Florida on Sunday, their last non-conference opponent of the season.
TOP STORYLINES
- The Tops have won 55-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.
- WKU have held teams to an average of just .168 hitting clip. Florida Atlantic is operating at a .226 clip, while FIU is hitting .171 in offense.
- WKU has been predicted to win the conference title in the Conference USA Preseason Poll voted by the league's coaches. Paige Briggs, Katie Isenbarger, and Lauren Matthews were all selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Matthews was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. After meeting in last year's tournament championship, Rice was predicted to finish second.
- Paige Briggs leads the team in kills this season with 189. She marked her 1,000 career kill against Louisville on Aug 31.
- The Friday and Sunday's matches will be the ninth and tenth road matches of the season for the Tops, in which they are 8-0.
- 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.
