Match 15 – Midwestern State (4-10, 0-2 LSC) vs. West Texas A&M (4-8, 0-4 LSC)
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 | 6 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Live Video: MSUMustangs.tv
 
FOR STARTERS
Midwestern State looks to snap a six-match losing streak and pick up the program's first-ever win over West Texas A&M on Tuesday when the Mustangs host the Lady Buffs in the Highway 287 Challenge at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

The Mustangs went 0-3 last week, falling to Cameron (3-1) in a Lone Star Conference contest Tuesday before dropping a non-conference doubleheader Saturday to Lubbock Christian (3-0) and Texas-Permian Basin (3-2) in Lubbock.

SCOUTING THE LADY BUFFS
– West Texas A&M comes into Tuesday's match with a 4-8 overall record and a 0-4 mark in LSC play
– The Lady Buffs saw their 38-match LSC regular season win streak come to an end Sept. 18 when Texas A&M-Commerce registered a 3-1 win in Canyon
– WTAMU is tied for second in the LSC in blocks with an average of 2.03 per set, led by senior middle blocker Lexi Davis, who is sixth in the league with 0.91 per set (41)
– Freshman outside hitter Courtnee Curl leads the Lady Buffs offense with 111 kills for 2.78 per set
– Junior setter Jessica Jackson runs the WTAMU offense with an average of 7.93 assists per set (238) while junior defensive specialist Lauren Britten leads the defense with 2.91 digs per set (131)
– Head coach Jason Skoch is in his seventh season with the Lady Buffs, leading them to a 204-38 mark in that span
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– West Texas A&M is a perfect 29-0 against Midwestern State in a series dating back to 1996
– The Lady Buffs are 10-0 against the Mustangs inside Ligon Coliseum
 
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)
 
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 52 sets, the Alvin native is second in the LSC and is top 15 nationally with 24 aces on the season
 
DISHING IT OUT
– True freshman setter Hayden Blair has had to adjust to the college game pretty quickly, taking over the reins as MSU's primary setter this season
– 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 six double-doubles
– Blair is averaging 7.98 assists per set for seventh in the LSC
 
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 138 kills at 2.82 per set this season for 12th in the conference
– 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 faces Texas Woman's in a Lone Star Conference matchup Friday at 5:30 p.m. at D.L. Ligon Coliseum