Match 19 – Midwestern State (4-14) vs. Southern Nazarene (7-10)
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 | 6 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
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FOR STARTERS
Midwestern State concludes its homestand Tuesday with a 6 p.m. match against Southern Nazarene (Okla.) at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

The Mustangs hosted three matches last weekend, dropping Lone Star Conference meetings to Texas Woman's (3-0) and Texas A&M-Commerce (3-0) and a non-conference matchup against Dallas Baptist (3-1).

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM
– Southern Nazarene is 7-10 on the season with a 3-2 record in the Great American Conference
– The Crimson Storm snapped a five-match losing skid last week with league wins over Northwestern Oklahoma State and East Central (Okla.)
– Junior outside hitter McKenna Qualls paces the SNU offense with 183 kills (2.90/set) while junior middle blocker Courtney Bowie has totaled 126 (2.00/set) with a team-best .235 hitting percentage
– Qualls has also seen success at the service line, ranking 14th nationally with 30 aces and 48th with 0.48 aces per set
– Junior libero Abbey Bell has recorded 359 digs to rank 10th in the nation while coming in 20th with 5.70 per set
– Head coach Kevin Ingram is in his 15th season at SNU with a 316-230 record 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State holds a 22-8 all-time record against Southern Nazarene with an 11-3 mark inside Ligon Coliseum
– 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
– The Mustangs' roster features nine newcomers with eight true freshmen and one junior college transfer on the 18-member roster
– Midwestern's roster includes one lone senior and just five 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) and Dallas Baptist (Oct. 3)
 
ACE YOUR FACE
– Junior defensive specialist Madelyn Johnson has helped bring some momentum to the Mustangs with her play at the service line this season
– Through 67 sets, the Alvin native is second in the LSC and in the top 40 nationally with 26 aces on the season
 
DISHING IT OUT
– True freshman setter Hayden Blair has had to adjust to the college game pretty quickly, appearing in 66 sets and making 17 starts to lead the Mustangs offense
– The McKinney product has posted a season-best 41 assists twice in wins over Pace (N.Y.) and Southwestern Oklahoma State and has totaled a team-best nine double-doubles
 
BETTIS LEADING THE WAY
– Sophomore outside hitter Meghan Bettis has already surpassed her kill total (78) from the 2014 season, leading the Mustangs offense with 157 kills at 2.62 per set this season
– The Dripping Springs native has led the Mustangs in kills in eight matches with a season-best 18 coming against Ouachita Baptist
 
LOOKING AHEAD
– Midwestern State begins a four-match road swing Friday at 7 p.m. against Angelo State at the Junell Center in San Angelo