Midwestern State vs. #23 Rockhurst (Mo.)
Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 | 12:30 p.m.
Tarleton State Rec Center | Stephenville, Texas
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Midwestern State vs. Maryville (Mo.)
Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 | 5:30 p.m.
Tarleton State Rec Center | Stephenville, Texas
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Midwestern State vs. #18 Central Oklahoma
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 | 12:30 p.m.
Tarleton State Rec Center | Stephenville, Texas
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Midwestern State vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 | 5:30 p.m.
Tarleton State Rec Center | Stephenville, Texas
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QUICK HITS

• Highlighted by the return of eight letterwinners and four starters, Midwestern State begins a highly anticipated season Friday at the Tarleton Invitational in Stephenville
• The Mustangs will face a competitive opening weekend slate with a pair of matches against nationally-ranked programs
• MSU squares off against No. 23 Rockhurst (Mo.) for the first time since 2009 in its season opener Friday, a team fresh off an NCAA regional appearance with a 27-7 record in 2016
• The Mustangs close out day one by taking on their second Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponent of the afternoon in Maryville (Mo.)
• The Mustangs and Saints will meet for the first time Friday
• Midwestern State begins its final day at the Tarleton Invitational Saturday by meeting a former conference foe in No. 18 Central Oklahoma, which compiled a 30-4 mark in 2016
• The teams square off for the 27th time and the first since 2010 when the Mustangs handed the Bronchos a 3-1 defeat in Wichita Falls
• The Mustangs close out the weekend against Southwest Baptist (Mo.) later that afternoon with the teams meeting for just the third time and first since 2010 when they also faced each other at the Tarleton Invitational
• Head coach Natalie Burton enters her third season at the helm of the MSU volleyball program after guiding the Mustangs to their first postseason appearance since 2013 with a trip to the Lone Star Conference Tournament Quarterfinals a season ago
• Burton leads an MSU program that sports a veteran squad for the first time in her tenure with nine upperclassmen and five seniors, the most for the program since 2013 when the Mustangs also made an LSC Tournament appearance with a 17-13 record
• The Mustangs return their top two hitters in seniors Aerielle Edwards (3.48 kills/set) and Meghan Bettis (2.54 kills/set) as well as returning senior setter Kristan Aduddell (9.70 assists/set) and senior blocker Addison Semer (0.66 blocks/set)