Tarleton State Volleyball starts three-match homestand, faces Little Rock Saturday

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Volleyball meets Little Rock for the second time in program history and begins a three-match homestand on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wisdom Gym.

Fans who stay for the conclusion of the volleyball match will be invited to a post-match tailgate at 4 p.m. on the Southwest Side of Memorial Stadium. Free food, free drinks and appearances from members of the Tarleton State Volleyball team. A wristband will be needed for entry and can be obtained with attendance at Saturday's match. Fans must stay for the conclusion of the match to get the wristband to the tailgate.

With Tarleton State Football's game against ACU scheduled for later in the day, fans who wish to attend the volleyball match can park for free in lots P34, P43 and P41 by the Tarleton State Tennis facility. Paid parking is available in Lot D (P30) for $20 and in the parking garage for $15.

Libero Leddy Rae Guinn is the defending UAC Defensive Player of the Week. She is currently eighth in the nation in total digs and 12th in the nation in digs per set.

The Texans clinched a spot in the UAC Tournament following Thursday's win at ACU. It is the second straight time the Texans have qualified for the conference tournament. The Texans reached the WAC Semifinals last year.

Tickets start at just $10 and can be purchased online here. Fans unable to attend the match in person can watch on ESPN+ and follow live stats through Stat Broadcast.

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.
She currently has the second-most single season digs in the Division I era, needing just 43 to break the record in 2026. That mark would also put her in the top 10 in the program's 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.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE

Tarleton State Volleyball fifth year outside hitter/opposite Madison Rice-Locket leads the Texans in double-doubles in 2026.
Rice-Locket came up with her seventh double-double of the season at Abilene Christian (11/5), collecting 11 digs and 10 kills.
The Memphis transfer and Louisville native had six double-doubles in 2025, good for second on the team behind setter Megan Hodges.
Rice-Locket recently obtained her 500th career kill in the Purple and White.
She was also a JVA All-American and a member of the USA Volleyball U19 National Team. She was ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Kentucky in high school.

MARVELOUS MADISON

Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Madison Frank earned her second career All-Conference honor in 2025.
Frank was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference Second Team in 2025. She earned a spot on the All-WAC Freshman Team in 2023.
Frank, from Aledo, Texas, earned Second Team All-WAC honors after a strong offensive season in 2025. She posted a career-high of 244 kills and had 18 kills against California Baptist (09/25).
She also added 56 blocks, contributing valuable net defense.
She passed Meg Umbel (2012-15) for seventh on the program's career assisted block list. She is now one block away from moving to sixth on the program's career assisted blocks list.
Frank had a season-high 15 kills against Central Arkansas (10/8), her most since 18 at California Baptist on Sept. 25, 2025, and her most ever at home.

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