WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State seeks a fifth-straight win in its all-time series with Cameron as the Aggies visit D.L. Ligon Coliseum for an LSC match at noon on Saturday.
MIDWESTERN STATE (3-16, 1-6) vs. CAMERON (5-16, 0-7)
Saturday, Oct. 8 | Noon
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls
Series History | Cameron leads, 37-29
LAST MEETING | Sadie Portmann put down a career-high 21 kills and added 19 digs to lead the Mustangs to a 25-16, 25-27, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9 win over Cameron in the Lone Star Conference Crossover at Kitty Magee Arena on Sept. 10. Midwestern took control of the fifth set by winning seven of eight points to take a 12-6 lead following an Aggie attack error. Senior middle hitter
Aaliyah Burras had 15 kills and hit .273, while freshman
Robyn White put down 13 kills and hit .233.
Taylor Anderson finished with 10 kills.
Taygon Jones made a season-high 32 digs against Cameron.
Autumn Roach logged a career-high 47 set assists against Cameron and finished off her double-double with 13 digs.
LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State managed to stay close in all three sets, but No. 14-ranked West Texas A&M swept the Mustangs at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Friday night, 20-25, 18-25, 25-27.
Kelli Ell had 11 kills and two blocks for the Mustangs. Torrey Miller led the way for the Lady Buffs with 11 kills and three blocks. Freshman Arianna Fields finished with a season-high seven kills and four digs in the match.
Taygon Jones led the Mustangs with 24 digs, while
Autumn Roach and
Regan Willms each had 18 assists for the Mustangs.
SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | MSU is 1-2 at home this season…Midwestern has a six-match losing streak…Mustangs are 3-1 in five-set matches, including a victory over Cameron in the LSC Crossover at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton (9/10)…MSU has won its last four meetings with Cameron and is 6-1 in the last seven encounters…Midwestern is 18-14 all-time when hosting the Aggies…MSU won the last meeting in Wichita Falls, 29-27, 29-27, 25-17…
Stephanie Radecki, in her first season as the head coach, has a career coaching record of 380-256 over 20 seasons… Entering the two-game homestand: Midwestern is third in the LSC and 25th in the nation with 17.31 digs per set…
Taygon Jones is second in the LSC and 30th in the nation with 5.07 digs per set…MSU is first in the conference and fourth in the nation with 39.84 attacks per set…MSU has 2,669 total attacks, which is third in the LSC and 14th in the nation…Sadie Portman averages 9.10 attacks per set, which is 13th in the LSC…MSU is ninth in the LSC with 12.16 kills per set…
Aaliyah Burras is hitting .270, 16th best percentage in the LSC… Portmann (176) and Burras (156) lead the Mustangs in total kills…
Autumn Roach is ninth in the LSC with 6.15 assists per set, and
Regan Willms is 17th in the conference with 4.93 assists per set…Burras leads the Mustangs with 32 blocks…Roach leads MSU with 14 service aces…
SCOUTING CAMERON | Cameron has lost its last seven visits to D.L. Ligon Coliseum with its last win coming on Oct. 30, 2015, when the Aggies swept MSU, 25-17, 25-20, 25-13… Aggies have a 12-match losing streak following a straight-set loss at Texas Woman's…Brandon Stephenson is in his fourth season as the Aggies head coach and has a record of 15-76…Cameron is 0-8 on the road with a 25-match road losing streak…Aggies have lost 10 consecutive matches against conference opponents…Entering the weekend road trip: Cameron is fourth in the conference with 1.66 aces per set and has 116 total aces this season…Arianna Navarette and Anjolie Navarette lead Cameron with 26 aces, which is sixth in the LSC…Natalia Araujo has 23 aces, ranked 10th in the conference…Aggies are fourth in the LSC with 2.34 blocks per set and 164 total blocks as a team…Caitlyn Henderson is fourth in the LSC and 27th in the nation with 73 blocks…Henderson is sixth in the LSC with 1.09 blocks per set…Araujo and Jessica Lipkit each have 53 blocks for the Aggies this season…Anjolie Navarette had a triple-double against Angelo State with 11 kills, 17 assists and 12 digs…Arianna Navarette leads the conference and is sixth in the nation with 773 total attacks…
UP NEXT | Midwestern State visits the Burg Center on Friday for a confrontation with Dallas Baptist. The LSC match is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
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