Midwestern State (12-11, 5-8) at Western New Mexico (6-15, 6-7)
Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 | 7 p.m. (CST)
Drag's Court | Silver City, N.M.
Live Stats: WNMUMustangs.com |
Video: WNMUMustangs.com
Midwestern State (12-11, 5-8) at Eastern New Mexico (9-14, 6-7)
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 | 6 p.m. (CST)
Greyhound Arena | Portales, N.M.
Live Stats: GoEasternAthletics.com
QUICK HITS
- Following three wins inside D.L. Ligon Coliseum, Midwestern State takes its winning streak on the road for matchups against Western New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico this weekend
- The Mustangs split their meetings with the two schools last time around, sweeping Eastern New Mexico 3-0 and falling to Western New Mexico, 3-1
- Midwestern enters a crucial weekend, sitting one game back from the top eight that advance to the LSC Tournament with a 5-8 record while both New Mexico schools carry 6-7 conference marks
- The Mustangs are coming off conference wins over West Texas A&M and UT Permian Basin while also taking down Newman (Kan.) in a non-conference matchup to move to 12-11
- Senior outside hitter Meghan Bettis eclipsed 200 kills last weekend, leading the Mustangs with 203 on the season with 2.86 kills per set to rank eighth in the LSC
- Bettis is followed on the offensive end by senior middle blocker Addison Semer (182 kills, 2.22/set) and junior outside hitter Rockelle Gholson (179 kills, 2.56/set)
- Senior setter Kristan Aduddell ranks second in the LSC with 10.08 assists per set (796) to pace the Mustangs offense this season
- At the service line, MSU leads the league with 1.67 aces per set (137) with three Mustangs ranking in the top 10 in the conference -- junior defensive specialist Kristin Silva (0.34/set, 26), senior libero Aerielle Edwards (0.30/set, 24) and Aduddell (0.29/set, 23)
- Defensively, the Mustangs rank fifth in the conference in blocks with 2.12 rejections per game
- Semer ranks eighth in the league with 1.00 blocks per set (82) while freshman middle blocker Raven Presley comes in 10th with 0.98 blocks per game (80)
- Edwards has helped the Mustangs hold opponents to a .167 hitting percentage on the year with an average of 4.87 digs per set to rank fourth in the league
- Western New Mexico comes into the weekend at 6-15 overall with a 6-7 record in conference
- Senior outside hitter Kalie Lyle paces WNMU with 3.27 kills per set (216) for third in the LSC
- Defensively, senior right side hitter Heather Verrill leads the league with 1.39 blocks per set (64)
- Eastern New Mexico swept past WNMU Monday to improve to 9-14 on the season with a 6-7 conference record
- Sophomore outside hitter Sarah Tuioti-Mariner (2.94 kills/set) and senior middle blocker Brooklyn Biel (2.71 kills/set) have each tallied 241 kills for the Greyhounds while freshman outside hitter Jasmine Gannon has added 207 kills (2.33/set)
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