WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State is on the road to face UT Permian Basin at the Falcon Dome in Odessa on Friday night. First serve is slated for 7p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (3-11, 1-1) vs. UT PERMIAN BASIN (5-7, 0-1)

Friday, September 23 | 7 p.m.
Falcon Dome | Odessa, Texas

SERIES HISTORY |Midwestern State leads, 12-8

LAST MEETING | UTPB set the tone by hitting .353 in the opening set and defeated MSU at the Falcon Dome, 25-15, 25-22, 28-26. The Falcons hit .299 for the match. Lauryn Bourne and Alex Serna each had nine kills. Taylor Anderson finished with eight kills for the Mustangs. Regan Willms and Autumn Roach each had 16 assists for Midwestern State. Bourne led the team with 11 digs and Amy DeWalt had nine digs. MSU finished with a .173 attack percentage for the match.

LAST TIME OUT | Aaliyah Burras had 13 kills and hit .407 for Midwestern State, but the Mustangs lost a tightly contested match with St. Mary's at Ligon Coliseum, 23-25, 19-25, 25-23,22-25. Taylor Anderson and Sadie Portmann each contributed 14 kills for the Mustangs.

SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | Midwestern State defeated St. Edward's in its home opener, 3-2, and has won two of its last four matches, including a five-set win over Cameron…MSU is 3-0 in five-set matches…Mustangs have a four-match losing streak in the series, including two losses at Falcon Dome…Last eight meetings have been decided in straight sets, and Midwestern State is 4-4 in that span…Mustangs are 3-3 against the Falcons in Odessa…Mustangs are averaging 13.33 assists per set in LSC matches, which leads the conference…MSU is averaging 12.42 kills per set, which is 9th in the LSC…MSU is third in the conference with 17.85 digs per set, and second in LSC matches with 21 digs per set…Senior MH Aaliyah Burras is hitting .249 to lead the Mustangs…Freshman OH Sadie Portmann averages 2.81 kills per set, which is 16th in the LSC…Portmann leads MSU with 164.5 points in 53 sets (3.10 per set)…Freshman DS Taygon Jones has 527 digs per set, which is second in the LSC…Junior setter Autumn Roach is ninth in the conference with 6.35 assists per set…

SCOUTING UT PERMIAN BASIN | UTPB has won the last four meetings and is 2-2 when hosting the Mustangs…UTPB is 3-1 at home this season…UTPB is hitting .140, which is 16th in the LSC…opponents are hitting .154 against the Falcons, which is 15th in the LSC…Falcons average 10.15 kills per set, which is 16th in the LSC…opponents average 11.32 kills per set, which is third fewest in the conference…UTPB has 98.5 blocks over 47 sets (2.10 per set), which is 10th in the LSC…opponents are averaging 1.47 blocks per set against the Falcons, which is fourth lowest total in LSC…Falcons have 92 aces over 47 sets, and 1.96 aces per set is second in the LSC… Junior DS Daylee Doggett has 14 aces in 44 sets for the Falcons…Senior MH Taurie Magee has 45 blocks in 41 sets, and 1.10 blocks per set is eighth in the LSC… UTPB averages 14.02 digs per set, which is 16th in the conference…Doggett has 4.3 digs per set, which is 11th in the LSC…Senior OH Aquincia Strambler, who was first-team All-Lone Star Conference last season, is hitting .203 over 44 sets and averages 2.75 kills per set for the Falcons…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State will play its second match of a four-match road trip at Angelo State on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Junell Center/Stephens Arena.