Midwestern State (9-10, 3-7 LSC) at Texas A&M-Commerce (13-7, 8-2 LSC)
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017Â Â | 6 p.m.
A&M-Commerce Field House | Commerce, Texas
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QUICK HITS
- Midwestern State looks to snap a four-match Lone Star Conference losing skid Tuesday as the Mustangs square off against Texas A&M-Commerce for the second time this season to begin the second half of league play
- In the first meeting between the two teams, the Lions hit .216 while posting 11 blocks to earn a 3-0 sweep of the Mustangs on Sept. 30 in D.L. Ligon Coliseum
- Senior outside hitter Meghan Bettis leads Midwestern State with 156 kills on the season, ranking 10th in the LSC with 2.74 kills per set
- Bettis is backed up by senior middle blocker Addison Semer and junior outside hitter Rockelle Gholson, who have each tallied 150 kills on the year
- Senior setter Kristan Aduddell moved into fifth on the MSU career assists leaderboard last week, having dished out 2,815 helpers in her four yearsÂ
- Aduddell currently ranks second in the LSC with an average of 9.95 assists per set
- At the service line, MSU sits atop the LSC with 1.61 aces per set, being led by junior defensive specialist Kristin Silva (0.34/set) and Aduddell (0.30/set)
- Defensively, the Mustangs rank third in the conference in blocks with 2.15 stuffs per game
- Three Mustangs crack the top 10 in the league in blocks with Semer and freshman middle blocker Raven Presley tying for seventh in the LSC with 1.00 block per set while sophomore right side hitter Sarah Eakin ranks 10th with 0.98 blocks per set
- Semer has climbed to third in the MSU record books with 233 block assists while coming in sixth with 281 total blocks in her four seasons
- Senior libero Aerielle Edwards has also helped the Mustangs defense limit opponents to a .174 hitting percentage on the year with an average of 4.77 digs per set to rank third in the league
- Texas A&M-Commerce carries a seven-match win streak into Tuesday's meeting with the Mustangs to sit at 13-7 overall and 8-2 in the LSC for second place
- The Lions lead the league in blocks (2.23/set), rank second in service aces (1.52/set) and come in third in kills (13.19/set), assists (12.55/set) and opponent hitting percentage (.165)
- Junior outside hitter Jaryn Wacker paces TAMUC with 203 kills (2.71/set) on the year while twin sister, Jaslyn, tops the LSC with a .347 hitting percentage with 193 kills (2.61/set)
- Senior outside hitter Layne Little has also provided a strong offensive presence for the Lions with 190 kills (2.57/set)
- Sophomore middle blocker Shelley Chapron ranks second in the conference with 1.15 blocks per set while adding 138 kills (1.86/set) for TAMUC this season
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