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Tarleton State Volleyball finishes regular season with Senior Day/Alumni Day Saturday at Wisdom Gym

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Volleyball plays its last regular season match of 2026, playing Austin Peay at Wisdom Gym on Saturday at 12 p.m. for Senior/Alumni Day. 

Fans are encouraged to arrive early, as the Texans will honor the 2026 senior class pregame. Tickets start at just $10 and can be purchased online here. 

A win on Saturday clinches the No. 5 seed for the Texans in the UAC Tournament next week. Libero Leddy Rae Guinn broke the Division I era single season digs record on Thursday against EKU. She is also seventh on the program's all-time single season digs list. Freshman Onita Davis was named UAC Freshman of the Week on Monday, her second weekly award of the season. 

Fans unable to attend the match in person can watch on ESPN+ and follow live stats through Stat Broadcast. 

FANTASTIC FRESHMAN
  • Tarleton State Volleyball middle blocker Onita Davis was named United Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season
  • She is the first Tarleton State freshman to earn multiple conference weekly honors in the same season since 2022. Davis was instrumental in helping the Texans clinch a bid to the conference tournament for the second straight season, hitting .429 while tallying 16 kills. 
  • Davis was named to the UNT Invitational All-Tournament Team and the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team earlier this season. Having 13 kills at Texas Tech and 15 kills at Arizona, Davis became the second player in the program's Division I era to obtain multiple 10+ kill matches against Power 4 Conference opponents. 
  • With nine kills and four blocks at Abilene Christian last Thursday, Davis was key in Tarleton State securing a bid to the conference tournament for the second straight season. It is the third time in the Division I era the Texans have qualified for the conference tournament. The Texans also won their fifth straight match over the Wildcats, sweeping three straight.

LEAVE IT TO LEDDY
  • Tarleton State Volleyball libero Leddy Rae Guinn earned her second United Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor in 2026 on Nov. 2. 
  • Guinn is the first Texan since 2024 to win multiple defensive weekly honors from a conference in the same season (Emma Halcomb). She was named UAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 earlier this year. 
  • Leading the Texans with 33 digs, she helped Tarleton State to a Division I era program record 109 digs at West Georgia (10/31). 
  • Guinn's 33 digs at West Georgia marked the second-most by a Texan in a single match in the Division I era. She previously achieved that mark against Denver on Sept. 11 earlier this season. In addition to nine assists, Guinn also obtained her 1,000th career dig. 
  • The product of Stephenville High School picked up her fifth straight match with 20+ digs. She became the first Texan in the Division I era to accomplish that feat. Guinn is also the first Texan in the last decade to have a streak of five straight matches with at least 20 digs. 
  • With the Texans having the task of replacing Western Athletic Conference Libero of the Year, Morgan Carter, Guinn has played an important role in filling those shoes in 2026. Guinn leads the Texans in digs and digs per set. 
  • Guinn broke the program's Division I era single season program record for digs against EKU (11/12) and is now seventh on the program's all-time single season digs list. She is less than 10 digs away from moving to sixth on the all-time single season digs list. 
  • Guinn picked up her first Division I honor in her team's hometown tournament this year, being named to the 2026 Tarleton State Invitational All-Tournament Team. Her 26 digs in the UAC opener were the most by a Tarleton State player in a conference opener in the D1 era. It was the most digs by a Tarleton State player in a conference opener since 2009. 
  • At nearby Stephenville High School, Guinn earned Honorable Mention All-State honors (TSWA, 4A) and was named District 6-4A Defensive Player of the Year at libero. She guided her team to a 34-6 record and a Region I-4A Final appearance. 
  • Her love for the sport of volleyball began by coming to Tarleton State Volleyball matches as a kid in the old volleyball gym.
PLANNING FOR POSTSEASON
  • Tarleton State currently sits in fifth place in the UAC standings. The top six teams qualify for the UAC Tournament Nov. 19-21. 
  • The winner of the UAC Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 
  • The Texans clinched their spot in the conference tournament with a win on Thursday at ACU.  
  • Tarleton State secured its second straight appearance in the conference tournament. The Texans advanced to the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament last season, winning their first D1 conference tournament match in the process. 
  • With a win on Saturday against Austin Peay, the Texans will secure the No. 5 seed in the UAC Tournament. They would face No. 4 seed Central Arkansas on Thursday at 3 p.m. in Little Rock. 
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Players Mentioned

Morgan Carter

#22 Morgan Carter

DS / L
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Leddy Rae Guinn

#8 Leddy Rae Guinn

DS / L
5' 6"
Junior
Onita Davis

#11 Onita Davis

MB
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Morgan Carter

#22 Morgan Carter

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
DS / L
Leddy Rae Guinn

#8 Leddy Rae Guinn

5' 6"
Junior
DS / L
Onita Davis

#11 Onita Davis

6' 3"
Freshman
MB