Match 26 – Midwestern State (5-20, 0-11 LSC) vs. Cameron (14-6, 5-6 LSC)
Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 | 5:30 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Live Video: N/A

Match 27 – Midwestern State (5-20) at Southern Nazarene (12-13)
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 | 2 p.m.
Sawyer Center | Bethany, Okla.
Live Stats: SNUAthletics.com
Live Video: YouTube.com/SNUCrimsonStorm
 

FOR STARTERS
Midwestern State wraps up a three-match homestand Friday at 5:30 p.m. against Cameron in Lone Star Conference action before traveling to face Southern Nazarene for a 2 p.m. contest Saturday in Bethany, Oklahoma.

The Mustangs dropped a 3-1 decision to Eastern New Mexico at home Tuesday to fall to 5-20 on the season and 0-11 in LSC play. Midwestern went out in front early with a first set win before the Greyhounds took the next three games to record the season sweep over the Mustangs.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
– After starting the season 13-0, Cameron dropped its next six matches before earning a 3-2 home win Tuesday over West Texas A&M to move to 14-6 on the year and 5-6 in the LSC
– Senior outside hitter Kat Evans leads the Aggies offense with 246 kills for 3.11 per set on a .227 clip
– Freshman setter Tori Luckenbill averages 8.86 assists per set with 673 this season
– Sophomore libero Cristina Viera leads the Aggies with 304 digs for 3.85 per set while also pacing CU with 22 service aces
– Head coach Qi Wang is in his second season at Cameron, holding a 29-21 record with the Aggies
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Cameron owns a 32-19 all-time record over Midwestern State with a 15-12 mark at Ligon Coliseum
– The Aggies recorded a 3-1 win over the Mustangs on Sept. 22 in Lawton
– The two teams split during the 2014 season with the Mustangs picking up a 3-2 win in Wichita Falls before falling 3-1 in Lawton
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM
– Southern Nazarene is currently 12-13 on the season with an 8-3 mark in the Great American Conference
– The Crimson Storm have won five of their last seven matches with three sweeps
– Junior outside hitter McKenna Qualls has recorded 255 kills for 2.71 per set to lead SNU this season
– Qualls also has a team-best 45 service aces that ranks 10th nationally
– Junior middle blocker Courtney Bowie has totaled 214 kills (2.28/set) on a team-best .265 hitting percentage
– Sophomore setter Elyse Berlin leads the Crimson Storm with 892 assists (9.49/set)
– Junior libero Abbey Bell ranks 17th in the country with 504 digs, 5.36 per set, to lead SNU
– Head coach Kevin Ingram is in his 15th season at SNU with a 321-233 record 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State holds a 23-8 all-time record against Southern Nazarene with an 11-5 mark in Bethany
– The Mustangs earned a 3-2 win over the Crimson Storm on Oct. 6 in Wichita Falls
– The two teams split last season, each recording a 3-2 win at home
 
RAWSON ERA BEGINS
– Former Midwestern State assistant coach Natalie Rawson was tabbed the eighth head volleyball coach in program history back on Mar. 24, 2015
– Rawson spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Newman (Kan.), leading the Jets to a 30-26 record and their first Heartland Conference postseason appearance in four years in 2014
– Rawson spent three seasons as an assistant coach at MSU from 2010-12
 
MUSTANGS SPORT YOUTHFUL ROSTER IN 2015
– Rawson returns to a young roster in her first season back at Midwestern State
– The Mustangs' roster features nine newcomers with eight true freshmen and one junior college transfer on the 17-player roster
– Midwestern's roster includes one lone senior and just four upperclassmen
– With a couple of injuries to the Mustangs upperclassmen, the newcomers have seen a considerable amount of court time this season
– The Mustangs have started at least three freshmen in all but three matches this season with five appearing in the starting lineup against Lubbock Christian (Sept. 26), Texas A&M-Commerce (Oct. 3), Dallas Baptist (Oct. 3), Angelo State (Oct. 9) and Tarleton State (Oct. 10)
 
PORTER PACING MUSTANGS
– Following a career-high 16 kills in Midwestern State's win over Southern Nazarene, senior outside hitter Hunter Porter became the Mustangs' kills leader this season
– Porter has totaled 211 kills for 2.37 per set on a .143 hitting percentage
– In her first season playing for the Mustangs in 2014, the Red Oak native tallied a team-best 2.48 kills per set for 223 on the year
 
DIX CLIMBING RECORD BOOKS
– Freshman libero Matti Dix has recorded seven 20-plus dig performances this season with a career-best 32 coming against West Texas A&M back on Sept. 29
– Dix also had a 31-dig outing come in a win over Southern Nazarene on Oct. 6
– With 404 digs currently to her name, Dix looks to be on her way to climbing inside the top 10 for single-season digs in the Midwestern State record books, needing just 90 more to reach the mark of 494 set by Kelli Ridenhour in 1994
– The Bushland native could become the first freshman to appear on the single-season digs list since Shay Velasquez recorded 572 in her freshman season back in 2005
 
DISHING IT OUT
– True freshman setter Hayden Blair has had to adjust to the college game pretty quickly, appearing in 90 sets and making 24 starts to lead the Mustangs offense
– The McKinney product has posted a season-best 41 assists three times in wins over Pace (N.Y.), Southwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene (Okla.) and has totaled a team-best 11 double-doubles
 
LOOKING AHEAD
– Midwestern State takes on its final regular season road trip next weekend when the Mustangs face Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman's in LSC action