Midwestern State (2-12, 0-6 LSC) vs. Angelo State (12-4, 5-1 LSC)
Friday, Sept. 28 | 5:30 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Series History: ASU leads 33-11 | Last Meeting: MSU lost 3-0 at home on Nov. 4, 2017
Trend: Mustangs have lost 19-straight to Rambelles
Player to Watch: Jr., S Meghan Parker – 9.69 assists per set
 
Midwestern State (2-12, 0-6 LSC) vs. #19 Tarleton State (14-2, 6-0 LSC)
Saturday, Sept. 29 | 2 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Series History: TSU leads 31-23 | Last Meeting: MSU lost 3-1 at home on Nov. 3, 2017
Trend: Mustangs have lost 14 of last 15 meetings to TexAnns
Player to Watch: Sr., MB Hannah McManus – leads the team with 79.0 blocks
 
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State returns to D.L. Ligon Coliseum for a showdown against the two teams at the top of the Lone Star Conference standings. The Mustangs host Angelo State on Friday at 5:30 and No. 19 Tarleton State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
Storylines
Shot of Youth
Of the 12 players to see action through the first 12 matches of the season, 10 are underclassmen, including six freshmen. Juniors Sarah Eakin and Erin Richburg are the lone upperclassmen on the roster. MSU Texas freshmen are responsible for 46 percent of all the team's kills, 43 percent of the team's points and 23 percent of the total digs. Additionally, underclassmen have contributed 398 of the team's 598 total points.
 
Presley Nears 300
Sophomore Raven Presley needs four kills to join junior Erin Richburg as the only active members of the 300 kill club. In two years with the Maroon and Gold, Presley averages 1.85 kills per set along with 0.94 blocks per set while amassing 384.0 career points.
 
Richburg Joins 300 Kill/400 Dig Club
Junior Erin Richburg joined the 300 kill/400 dig club on Sept. 22 in the team's match against Texas A&M-Commerce. The Rowlett native boasts 315 career kills and 400 career digs following the eight-dig outburst against the Lions. Richburg is 22 kills away from setting a new season-high while her 2.47 digs per set are the best in her three-year career.
 
Sultans of Swat
Junior Sarah Eakin is in the midst of one of the best defensive seasons in program history. The Wichita Falls native's 1.09 blocks per set season average ranks third in school history behind only Lauren Bayer's (2010) 1.20 and Sesley Graves' (2007) 1.17 blocks per set.
 
Eakin's career 1.00 blocks/set also ranks third behind Bayer's 1.14 and Candice Main's 1.04.
 
Sophomore Raven Presley isn't far behind on the career totals. In two seasons, the Richardson native boasts a career average of 0.94.
 
Up Next
MSU Texas hosts Cameron in the Red River Rivalry on Tuesday, Oct. 2.