LAREDO, Texas -- Midwestern State plays its final road match of the season. The Mustangs visit Texas A&M International Saturday at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (6-19, 4-8) vs. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (19-5, 10-1)

Saturday, Oct. 29 | 2 p.m.
TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building | Laredo, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 6-3

LAST MEETING | Taylor Anderson finished with seven kills on 17 swings without an error, but Midwestern State lost its opening match in the LSC Crossover to Texas A&M International, 21-25, 13-25-, 23-25, at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton on Sept. 8. Aaliyah Burras hit .313 with seven kills on 16 total attacks and committed just two errors for the Mustangs. Sadie Portmann paced MSU with 11 kills and had 13 digs. Taygon Jones led MSU with 18 digs, while Autumn Roach collected 17 assists and 11 digs. Regan Willms contributed 14 assists and 10 digs in the loss. Catalina Mackenzie had 17 kills and two aces for the Dustdevils. Emma Lade finished with 41 assists and 13 digs. Lixai Perez led TAMIU with 17 digs.

LAST TIME OUT | After a sluggish start, Midwestern State proved they could keep pace with streaking Texas A&M-Kingsville, but the Javelinas eventually won their sixth consecutive match.TAMUK improved to 7-0 at home, while the Mustangs are still seeking their first road win of the season following a 10-25, 12-25, 25-23, 21-25 loss Friday night at the Steinke Center.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 0-9 on the road this season but won its only previous visit to the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building …MSU won the first five meetings but is 1-3 in the last four encounters …Stephanie Radecki, who is in her first season at Midwestern State is 383-260 in 20 years as a head coach… Mustangs are hitting .143 this season, while their opponents are hitting .203… MSU is second in the LSC and sixth in the nation with 39.51 attacks per set…Mustangs are fifth in the conference and 33rd in the nation with 3,556 total attacks…Sadie Portmann is ninth in the conference with 788 total attacks…Portmann is 12th in the LSC with 8.76 attacks per set…MSU is sixth in the conference and 35th in the nation with 17.21 digs per set…Mustangs have 1,549 team digs, which is seventh in the LSC and 49th in the nation…Taygon Jones is second in the LSC and 26th in the nation with 5.15 digs per set…Jones is fifth in the LSC and 47th in the nation with 422 total digs…MSU is eighth in the conference with 11.59 assists per set and eighth in the LSC with 1,043 team assists…Autumn Roach is ninth in the conference with 6.02 assists per set and eighth in the league with 500 total assists…Regan Willms is 14th in the LSC with 5.02 assists per set and 16th in the conference with 412 total assists…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 12.32 kills per set…Portmann leads MSU with 2.53 kills per set…Aaliyah Burras averages 2.42 kills per set…Kelli Ell averages 1.98 kills per set…Portmann is 17th in the LSC with 228 total kills…Burras has 215 total kills…Ell has 166 total kills…Burras is 13th in the LSC with a .286 hitting percentage…Burras leads MSU with 52 blocks…Taylor Anderson, a fifth-year senior, has 625 career kills and averages 1.74 kills per set at MSU…

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL | TAMIU had a five-match winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss to Texas Woman's on Friday night…TAMIU is 5-1 at home this season…Dustdevils previous loss was 3-0 at DBU on Oct. 8, and they had only lost three sets during the winning streak, which included a 3-2 win at Angelo State…TAMIU has won three of its last four meetings with the Mustangs but lost their only encounter in Laredo, 17-25, 34-32, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12…Emma Lade leads the conference with 977 total assists and 11.10 assists per set…TAMIU is fourth in the LSC with 12.36 assists per set…Mackenzie Catalina is second in the league with 11.36 attacks per set and is third in the conference with 3.93 kills per set…Catalina is second in the conference with 346 total kills and third in the LSC with 1,000 attacks…TAMIU is fourth in the conference with 13.43 kills per set …Dustdevils are fourth in the LSC with 38.09 attacks per set…TAMIU is fourth in the league with a .217 hitting percentage….Megan Menchaca leads the Dustdevils with a .272 hitting percentage…Opponents are hitting .176 against TAMIU…Lixai Perez is sixth in the LSC with 4.65 digs per set and 495 total digs…TAMIU averages 17.41 digs per set, which is fourth-best in the LSC…TAMIU is 14th in the conference with 1.73 blocks per set…Hannah Thompson leads TAMIU with 60 total blocks and 0.73 blocks per set…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State begins its final homestand of the season by hosting Arkansas-Fort Smith at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.