WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State closes out the regular season Saturday afternoon by hosting Oklahoma Christian at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. MSU will honor its six seniors in a ceremony following the match.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (6-22, 4-11) vs. OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (15-13, 6-9)

Saturday, Nov. 5 | 2 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 3-2

LAST MEETING | Oklahoma Christian swept the Mustangs at D.L. Ligon Coliseum last season, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23. Regan Willms and Autumn Roach combined for 29 assists and three players had seven kills each, including Lauryn Bourne and Kelli Ell. Taylor Anderson had two blocks for the Mustangs. Bourne had a match-high 16 digs for MSU, and Amy DeWalt finished with 11 digs for the Mustangs. Midwestern State had 36 kills with 25 errors on 115 swings, hitting .096 over the three sets. OC hit .178 in the victory. Hannah Rouse had nine kills, and Morgan Demuth hit .500 with seven kills on 12 swings for the Eagles. Brylie Berryman led OC with 13 digs.

LAST TIME OUT | Aaliyah Burras continues to hit at a torrid pace. The senior middle hitter had 11 kills on 23 swings with only one error to hit .435 for Midwestern State on Friday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. However, Arkansas-Fort Smith hit .301 as a team and swept the Mustangs in the season's penultimate match, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 4-4 at home this season …MSU is 1-2 when hosting Oklahoma Christian …Stephanie Radecki, who is in her first season at Midwestern State, is 383-262 in 20 years as a head coach… Mustangs are hitting .144 this season, while their opponents are hitting .213… MSU is second in the LSC and sixth in the nation with 39.53 attacks per set…Mustangs are fourth in the conference and 26th in the nation with 3,874 total attacks…Sadie Portmann is 11th in the conference with 819 total attacks…Portmann is 13th in the LSC with 8.62 attacks per set…MSU is sixth in the conference and 39th in the nation with 17.17 digs per set…Mustangs have 1,683 team digs, which is eighth in the LSC and 49th in the nation…Taygon Jones is second in the LSC and 26th in the nation with 5.17 digs per set…Jones is fourth in the LSC and 41st in the nation with 465 total digs…MSU is eighth in the conference with 11.55 assists per set and sixth in the LSC with 1,132 team assists…Autumn Roach is ninth in the conference with 6.00 assists per set and eighth in the league with 546 total assists…Regan Willms is 14th in the LSC with 5.04 assists per set and 16th in the conference with 449 total assists…MSU is eighth in the LSC with 12.28 kills per set… Aaliyah Burras leads MSU with 2.49 kills per set… Portmann averages 2.48 kills per set…Kelli Ell averages 1.94 kills per set…Burras is 19th in the LSC with 242 total kills…Portmann has 236 total kills…Ell has 169 total kills…Burras is 10th in the LSC with a .300 hitting percentage…Burras leads MSU with 57 blocks…Taylor Anderson, a fifth-year senior, has 634 career kills and averages 1.74 kills per set at MSU…

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN | Oklahoma Christian is 3-6 on the road following a four-set loss at TWU on Friday night…Eagles have lost five of their last seven matches…OC lost last four LSC road matches….Jason Skoch is 464-152 in 17 seasons as a head coach…Skoch was 276-88 in 10 seasons at West Texas A&M…Skoch is 27-31 in two seasons at OC…Eagles are third in the LSC and 11th in the nation with 240.5 total blocks… OC is fourth in LSC and 19th in nation with 2.36 blocks per set…Kelsie Schiefelbein has 104 blocks, and Morgan Demuth has 104 —they are second in the conference…OC is hitting .168 as a team…Opponents are hitting .166 against the Eagles…Morgan Demuth leads OC with a .299 hitting percentage and is 13th in the LSC…Brylie Berryman is 10th in LSC with 420 total digs and 14th in the league with 3.96 digs per set…Wendy Cobbah averages 2.84 kills per set and has 260 total kills in 106 sets…Hannah Rouse has 773 total attacks, averaging 1.86 attacks per set…Olivia Hessman leads Eagles and is eighth in the LSC with 601 assists and 5.67 assists per set…Sophie Mae Smith has served 31 aces in 90 sets for the Eagles…