NEW ORLEANS – The eighth and final week of Sun Belt volleyball action will feature 14 cross-divisional matches. Arkansas State has the chance to secure the outright regular season crown as all 14 matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
 

• CLAIMING THE CROWN – Three teams enter week eight with aspirations to claim the outright 2026 Sun Belt Volleyball regular season crown. Arkansas State leads the pack with a 13-1 overall record, as the Red Wolves have won ten straight matches since their lone loss in league play and claimed at least a share of the regular season title last week. In the East, App State and Georgia Southern each have an 11-3 overall record and enter the weekend on win streaks as well. Both the Mountaineers and the Eagles are 7-3 in their last ten matches. Arkansas State will host James Madison in the regular season finale, as the Red Wolves are a win away from claiming the outright crown.

 

• CROSS-DIVISIONAL DUALS – The league will play their final matchups this weekend as each pairing will be a cross-divisional dual. Louisiana Tech will head to Georgia State as the Panthers are 4-6 in their last ten matches, and the Bulldogs have just one league win to their name. Georgia Southern will head to South Alabama where the Jaguars are 7-5 at home and the Eagles sport a 5-3 record on the road. Southern Miss will head to Marshall to finish out the year as the Golden Eagles sport a 6-3 record on the road and an even 5-5 record in their last ten matches. The Thundering Herd are 6-4 at home and an even 7-7 in league play. App State will head to Troy as the Trojans are 9-3 at home and the Mountaineers are 7-4 in road matches. ULM will travel to Old Dominion as the Warhawks enter the matchup with three league wins as the Monarchs won their first league matchup a week ago. Coastal Carolina will travel to Louisiana as both teams’ ride winning streaks and the Ragin Cajuns sport a 7-5 mark at home. In the final pairing, James Madison will travel to Arkansas State where the Red Wolves are 6-2 in home matches this season.

 

• NATIONAL STAGE – Several teams and individuals have separated themselves at the national level. Troy ranks No. 5 in aces per set at 2.10 as James Madison ranks No. 4 in blocks per set at 2.98. Southern Miss ranks No. 9 in digs per set with 17.02 as they are joined by Georgia Southern (No. 18, 16.44) and Arkansas State (No. 27, 15.99) inside the top 27. App State ranks No. 9 in assists with 1,1320 as Louisiana joins them in the top 17 at No. 17 with 1,289. The Mountaineers also rank No. 2 nationally in team kills with 1,469. The Dukes rank No. 2 in team total blocks at 277 as Coastal Carolina ranks No. 3 with 267. Individually, Troy’s Kalina Calvillo ranks No. 12 with 0.56 aces per set as James Madison’s Kennedy Louisell ranks No. 13 at 0.55. Louisell also ranks No. 6 in kills per set at 4.98, second in points at 538.5, third in points per set at 5.79 and third in total kills with 463. Louisell is also No. 13 in service aces with 51 as she is joined by App State’s Raegan Richardson (No. 21, 47) and Troy’s Calvillo (No. 27, 45) inside the top 27. Richardson is also No. 10 nationally with 1,054 total assists as James Madison’s Ayen Nhial ranks No. 12 with 128 total blocks. App State’s MeMe Davis ranks No. 4 with 548 digs on the year as well.

 

• WINNING WAYS – Seven teams in the league enter the weekend with winning streaks as Arkansas State continues to pace the league with a ten-match streak. Georgia Southern follows behind with a six-match winning streak as both App State and Louisiana have won the last three in a row. Coastal Carolina swept the matchup last weekend to enter the weekend with a pair of wins as both James Madison and Southern Miss won the finale a week ago.  

 
 WHERE TO WATCH
 

Date	Time	Matchup	Broadcast
Thurs. Nov. 12	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at Georgia State	ESPN+
Thurs. Nov. 12	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern at South Alabama	ESPN+
Thurs. Nov. 12	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss at Marshall	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at Georgia State	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	5:00 p.m.	Southern Miss at Marshall	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	5:00 p.m.	App State at Troy	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	5:00 p.m.	ULM at Old Dominion	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern at South Alabama	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina at Louisiana	ESPN+
Fri. Nov. 13	6:00 p.m.	James Madison at Arkansas State	ESPN+
Sat. Nov. 14	12:00 p.m.	James Madison at Arkansas State	ESPN+
Sat. Nov. 14	12:00 p.m.	ULM at Old Dominion	ESPN+
Sat. Nov. 14	1:00 p.m.	App State at Troy	ESPN+
Sat. Nov. 14	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina at Louisiana	ESPN+

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