Midwestern State vs. Southwestern Oklahoma
Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 | 6 p.m.
Pioneer Cellular Event Center | Weatherford, Okla.
Records: Midwestern State (8-19); Southwestern Oklahoma (8-15)
Video: SWOSUAthletics.com  
Live Stats: SWOSUAthletics.com  
 
ON THE COURT
Midwestern State takes on Southwestern Oklahoma State in a non-conference match Monday night at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Southwestern Oklahoma rides a three-game losing streak into Monday night's matchup with Midwestern State.
- The Bulldogs are tied for eighth in the Great American Conference at 5-8. SWOSU has clinched a spot in the GAC Volleyball Championship field.
- Southwestern Oklahoma ranks 32nd in NCAA Division II with 17.8 team digs per set and 23rd in team attacks per set (38.4).
- Sophomore outside hitter Carly Zak and senior outside hitter Joey Collins paced the SWOSU attack putting down 3.16 and 3.04 kills per set, respectively.
- Senior middle hitter Kiley Brennfoerder ranks 57th in NCAA Division II in blocks per set with 1.04 per set.
 
ABOUT THE SERIES
- Midwestern State meets Southwestern Oklahoma meet for the 13th time on the court Monday night in Weatherford.
- The Mustangs lead the all time series 7-4 and are 3-2 against SWOSU in Weatherford.
 
MUSTANGS NOTEBOOK
- Midwestern State split a pair of games last weekend claiming a five-set win over Southern Nazarene before falling to Cameron in four sets.
- MSU played its 11th five-set match of the season Friday night against Southern Nazarene and improved to 4-7 in those contests.
- Midwestern matched a school record with its 11th five-set match of the season. The Mustangs also played five sets in 2009.
- The Mustangs (3-12) sit half-game back of Texas A&M-Commerce (3-11) for the eighth and final berth in the LSC Postseason Tournament and are one game behind seventh-place Cameron (4-11). MSU plays at Texas A&M-Kingsville Friday and Cameron takes on the Javelinas on Saturday. Texas A&M-Commerce closes the season with matches at Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M.
- The Mustangs clinch a spot outright in just one scenario. The Mustangs are in with a win and if A&M-Commerce loses to both ENMU and WT this weekend. MSU goes as the No. 8 seed regardless of Cameron result against A&M-Kingsville on Saturday as the Aggies hold a 5-4 edge in sets for the season series.
- Sophomore Sarah Garfield (Wichita Falls, Texas / Holliday HS) is averaging 3.79 kills per set over her last three matches while hitting a stellar .354 delivering efforts of 13 kills against Texas Woman's, 22 versus Southern Nazarene and 18 at Cameron.
- Garfield moved past Molly Truelove (32 in 1995) and Lauren Bayer (32 in 2010) into eighth place on the school's all-time with two solo blocks against Southern Nazarene on Friday.
- Senior defensive specialist Casey Fletcher (Eddy, Texas / Moody HS) became the seventh player in MSU history to surpass 1,400 career digs with 20 digs Saturday against Cameron. With 1,410 digs, she needs 23 more to pass Allison Schreiber (1,432 digs from 2005-08) to move into sixth place on MSU's all-time digs list.
- Sophomore setter Sarah Rosinke (League City, Texas / Clear Springs HS) logged 70 set assists last week to move to within 47 assists of Beth Wood (1,431 assists from 1987-88) for eighth place on the all-time assts list with 1,385.
- Junior outside hitter Hunter Porter (Red Oak, Texas / Red Oak HS (Emporia State)) logged her third and fourth consecutive double-digit kill matches last week with 13 against Southern Nazarene and 11 versus Cameron.
- Garfield notched her ninth 10-plus kill outing with 18 against Cameron on Saturday.
 
MUSTANGS UNDER VENERA FLORES-STAFFORD
- Venera Flores-Stafford is in her 11th season at the helm at MSU posting a 178-170 record (.511).
- The Mustangs are 71-86 (.452) in Lone Star Conference play during the Flores-Stafford era.
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State closes the regular season Friday night at Texas A&M-Kingsville.