Weekend Wrap | Beyond the Box (Aug. 31)

Chasing 1,000
With her fifth dig against Army West Point (Aug. 29), senior Monica Bollinger became the 16th player in program history to reach 800 career digs. She now sits just six digs behind Phoebe Bautista (2007-09) for 15th place on the program’s all-time list. Bollinger enters this weekend’s Cougar Classic in Edwardsville, Ill., with 812 career digs which is 179 from Arkansas’ top-10 digs list and 188 from getting to 1,000. The most recent member of the 1,000-dig club was Emily Helm (2012-13) who amassed 1,014 digs in two seasons as the Razorbacks’ libero.

8. Denise Baez (1994-96) & Emily Helm (2012-13) – 1,014
10. Jamie Rohme (1996-98) – 991
11. Anna Velikanova (2000-02) – 966
12. Raymariely Santos (2009-12) – 933
13. Iva Docekalova (2002-05) – 891
14. Eftila Tanellari (1999-01) – 835
15. Phoebe Bautista (2007-09) – 818
16. Monica Bollinger (2012-pres.) – 812

Barnhill Arena Top-10 Attendance
1. 3,015 vs. #13 Florida – Sept. 14, 2012
2. 2,349 vs. South Carolina – Nov. 19, 2014
3. 1,672 vs. Missouri – Oct. 2, 2013
4. 1,463 vs. Tennessee State – Aug. 29, 2014
5. 1,407 vs. #15 Colorado State – Aug. 26, 2011
6. 1,362 vs. #5 Florida – Nov. 22, 1998 (SEC Tournament)
7. 1,342 vs. McNeese State – Aug. 28, 2015
8. 1,284 vs. Kansas – Aug. 29, 2015
9. 1,272 vs. Oklahoma – Sept. 7, 2010
10. 1,265 vs. UT-Martin – Aug. 24, 2012

Kill(er) Milestones
With her second kill against Army West Point (Aug. 29), senior opposite Liz Fortado recorded the 400th kill of her Razorback career. She was second on the team with 31 kills during the season-opening Arkansas Invitational and currently has 421 kills in her career, just 79 shy of 500. Fortado and fellow senior Chanell Clark-Bibbs are both on track to reach the 500 mark this season. Clark-Bibbs tallied 302 kills during her junior campaign in Fayetteville. Junior outside hitter registered her 200th career kill with her seventh put away against Kansas (Aug. 29).

2015 Double-Double Performances
1. Pilar Victoria/24 kills, 11 digs vs. Army West Point (Aug. 29)
2. Bailee Hankenson/40 assists, 10 digs vs. Kansas (Aug. 29)
3. Pilar Victoria/13 kills, 15 digs vs. Kansas (Aug. 29)

Following a road trip next weekend at the Cougar Classic in Edwardsville, Ill., the team returns to Barnhill Arena Sept. 11-12 for the Razorback Invitational. Beginning at $40 and a free team knit hat with each purchase, season tickets are currently on sale online or through the Razorback Ticket Center by calling 800-982-4647.

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