WICHITA FALLS, Texas --Midwestern State makes its fifth appearance at D.L. Ligon Coliseum this season as it hosts Texas Woman's for a Lone Star Conference clash Wednesday at 6 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (4-18, 2-8) vs. TEXAS WOMAN'S (12-10, 3-7)

Wednesday Oct. 19 | 6 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls

Series History | TWU leads, 36-16

LAST MEETING | Texas Woman's rolled to its eighth consecutive win beating Midwestern State 20-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18 in the finale of the Lone Star Conference Crossover at Kitty Magee Arena on Sept. 10. Midwestern State took it to the Pioneers in the opening set putting down 17 kills with a .200 hitting percentage, but the Mustangs hit .083 in the final three sets. Senior Taylor Anderson needed just 24 swings to record a season-high 15 kills with three errors for a .500 hitting percentage, while senior middle hitter Aaliyah Burras logged 14 kills. MSU freshman Taygon Jones led back row efforts with 18 digs, while sophomore Amy DeWalt had 10.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State made hustle plays forcing UT Tyler into long rallies, then fought off four match points Saturday afternoon at the Louise Herrington Patriot Center. But, in the end, the effort wasn't enough to offset a stellar offensive performance by UT Tyler as the Patriots rolled to a 25-21, 25-11, 25-21 victory. Senior middle hitter Aaliyah Burras paced the Mustangs with seven kills and three blocks, while sophomore outside hitter Kelli Ell finished with six kills with no errors on 22 swings. Freshman Taygon Jones led backrow efforts with 17 digs, while fellow frosh Sadie Portmann notched 12 digs, and Arrianna Fields was also in on three blocks.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 2-2 at home this season and won its last match at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in straight sets over Cameron…Mustangs last win over TWU was 3-0 at home on Sept. 29, 2017 (25-18, 25-19, 25-19) … Mustangs are hitting .133 this season, while their opponents are hitting .212…MSU is first in the LSC and third in the nation with 39.99 attacks per set…Mustangs are third in the conference and 29th in the nation with 3,159 total attacks…Sadie Portmann is ninth in the conference with 712 total attacks…Portmann is 13th in the LSC with 9.01 attacks per set…MSU is third in the conference and 27th in the nation with 17.39 digs per set…Mustangs have 1,374 team digs, which is sixth in the LSC and 47th in the nation…Taygon Jones is second in the LSC and 30th in the nation with 5.10 digs per set…Jones is seventh in the LSC and 53rd in the nation with 362 total digs…MSU is eighth in the conference with 11.43 assists per set and 10th in the LSC with 903 team assists…Autumn Roach is ninth in the conference with 6.07 assists per set 437 total assists…Regan Willms is 15th in the LSC with 4.93 assists per set and 18th in the conference with 350 total assists…MSU is eighth in the LSC with 12.19 kills per set…Portmann leads MSU with 2.54 kills per set…Aaliyah Burras averages 2.73 kills per set…Kelli Ell averages 2.18 kills per set…Portmann is 17th in the LSC with 201 total kills…Burras has 180 total kills…Ell has 147 total kills…Burras is 18th in the LSC with a .265 hitting percentage…Burras leads MSU with 41 blocks…Taylor Anderson recorded her 600th career kill at UT Tyler and averages 1.73 kills per set in her five seasons at MSU…

SCOUTING TEXAS WOMAN'S | TWU has won its last seven meetings with Midwestern State…Pioneers have won 19 of the last 20 encounters with the Mustangs…TWU is 14-10 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum… TWU has lost three consecutive road matches and is 1-5 on the road this season…Pioneers are 2-7 since a nine-match winning streak was snapped with a loss to St. Edward's on Sept. 17… TWU has a three-match losing streak overall and has lost nine consecutive sets since sweeping Cameron on Oct. 7…TWU hit .014 in its 3-0 loss to Dallas Baptist on Saturday…TWU is eighth in the LSC with a .181 hitting percentage this season…Trixie Oche is fifth in the conference, hitting .326…Tori Woods is second in the conference with 35 aces and fourth in the league with 0.44 aces per set…TWU averages 1.51 aces per set —sixth in the LSC — and has 124 total aces, which is seventh in the league…Pioneers are sixth in the conference with 177 total blocks and seventh in the LSC with 2.16 blocks per set…Oche leads TWU in blocks with 61 total and 0.82 per set…TWU averages 11.79 kills per set, which is 11th in the LSC…967 total kills is 10th best in the LSC…Kaia Saylor is averaging 2.90 kills per set and 3.25 points per set to lead the Pioneers…Woods has 201 total kills, which is tops among the Pioneers and 17th in the LSC…Yanley Parbon is fifth in the conference with 4.75 digs per set and fourth in the LSC with 380 total digs…TWU opponents are hitting .195, which is 15th in the LSC…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State welcomes Western New Mexico to D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Friday night for the 18th all-time meeting between the two schools. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.