Midwestern State (9-11, 3-8 LSC) vs. West Texas A&M (13-9, 7-5 LSC)
Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 | 1:30 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com | Video: Mustangs Digital Network

Midwestern State (9-11) vs. Newman (9-13)
Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 | 7 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com | Video: Mustangs Digital Network

Midwestern State (9-11, 3-8 LSC) vs. UT Permian Basin (4-17, 1-11 LSC)
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 | 1 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com

QUICK HITS

• Midwestern State hosts four matches inside D.L. Ligon Coliseum this weekend, taking on West Texas A&M and Newman (Kan.) Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, before playing host to UT Permian Basin Saturday at 1 p.m.
• West Texas A&M and Newman will also square off in a neutral site contest Friday at 4:30 p.m.
• The Mustangs have suffered five-straight Lone Star Conference losses coming into the weekend to fall to 9-11 overall and 3-8 in the league for ninth place
• MSU sits two games away from eighth place Eastern New Mexico with the top eight teams advancing to the LSC Tournament
• Senior outside hitter Meghan Bettis leads Midwestern State with 165 kills on the season, ranking 10th in the LSC with 2.70 kills per set
• Bettis is followed by senior middle blocker Addison Semer (157 kills, 2.18/set) and junior outside hitter Rockelle Gholson (155 kills, 2.46/set) on the offensive end
• Senior setter Kristan Aduddell comes in second in the LSC with an average of 9.86 assists per set (680)
• At the service line, MSU sits atop the LSC with 1.61 aces per set, being led by senior libero Aerielle Edwards (22 aces, 0.32/set) and junior defensive specialist Kristin Silva (21 aces, 0.32/set)
• Defensively, the Mustangs rank third in the conference in blocks with 2.13 rejections per game
• Semer ranks seventh in the league with 1.00 blocks per set (72) while freshman middle blocker Raven Presley follows at 10th with 0.97 blocks per game (70)
• Edwards has also helped the Mustangs defense limit opponents to a .171 hitting percentage on the year with an average of 4.77 digs per set to rank third in the league
• West Texas A&M enters the weekend with a 13-9 overall record and 7-5 conference mark for fourth in the LSC 
• Senior outside hitter Crystal Thomas ranks third in the LSC with a .314 hitting percentage for 182 kills (2.39/set) while coming in fourth in the league with 1.11 blocks per set (84)
• Freshman outside hitter Erin Clark paces the Lady Buffs with 194 kills (2.77/set) this season while senior outside hitter Kamille Jones follows Thomas in third with 180 kills (2.57/set)
• Sophomore setter Selena Batiste dishes out an average of 9.37 assists per set for third in the LSC
• Newman is 9-13 overall after dropping four of its last five matches entering the week
• Senior right side hitter Emily Harvey ranks second in the Heartland Conference with 3.69 kills per set (284) and third with a .266 hitting percentage on the season
• Harvey leads five players that have eclipsed 100 kills on the season with senior outside hitter Kayla Turner adding 179 kills (2.27/set) and sophomore setter Megan Pedersen totaling 177 kills (2.53/set)
• Pedersen comes in second in the conference in hitting percentage (.270), fifth in assists (6.29/set) and 10th in kills
• Defensively, senior libero Anna Burton ranks fourth in the Heartland and 22nd nationally with 5.69 digs per set (461)
• UT Permian Basin has suffered 12-straight defeats to drop to 4-17 overall and 1-11 in the LSC
• Offensively, the Falcons are led by senior right side hitter Rachel Dixon with 174 kills (2.42/set) while senior outside hitter Caitlyn Guajardo has added 155 kills (2.12/set)
• On the defensive end, sophomore libero Sarah Vasquez leads the LSC with 5.04 digs per set (383)