LAWTON, Okla. -- Midwestern State looks to extend its winning streak to four matches as it renews the Red River Rivalry with the Cameron Aggies at 6 p.m. on Friday night at Aggie Gym. On Saturday, the Mustangs are in Oklahoma City to face Oklahoma Christian at Payne Athletic Center for a 2 p.m. match.
Midwestern State is coming off an impressive four-set victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State in a non-conference match in Weatherford, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night. The Mustangs dropped the first set to the Bulldogs, 20-25, but rallied to take the next three closely-contested sets, 25-23, 25-23, 29-27.
With the victory, MSU improved its overall record to 10-10 and is 3-5 in conference play after picking up straight-set wins over St. Edward's and St. Mary's at D.L. Ligon Coliseum last week.
Midwestern State is leading the conference and is 13th in the nation with 39.49 attacks per set, but the Mustangs are hitting .192 for the season. However, during the winning streak the Stang Gang is hitting .242.
Isabella Dickens leads the team and is 11th in the conference with a hitting percentage of .318, and
Gabrielle Oos is hitting .266 for the Mustangs.
Riley Rabedeaux leads Midwestern State and is eighth in the conference with 9.29 attacks per set, while
Demi Stauffenberg is 11th in the league with 9.12.
Rabedeaux is 13th in the league with 3.22 kills per set and is hitting .237 for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs are averaging 12.09 assists per set, led by
Alayna Guerrero and
Brooke Parker. Guerrero is eighth in the league with 7.26 assists per set, and Parker is 15th in the conference with 345 total assists.
Midwestern State is averaging the sixth-most digs per set with 16.37.
Amy DeWalt is averaging 3.24 digs per set, and
Jenna Redding is averaging 3.07, and both players are among the top-20 in the conference.
Oos is 13th in the league with 0.86 blocks per set, and she leads the team with 50 total blocks. Dickens has 47 total blocks and is averaging 0.69 blocks per set. Dickens has 18 blocks in conference matches to lead the Mustangs. Oos has 11 total blocks against LSC opponents.
Head coach
Stephanie Radecki is closing in on 400 career wins in her coaching career. Radecki, who is in her 22
nd season as a head coach, holds a career record of 398-296.
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Cameron
Cameron leads the all-time series with Midwestern State, 39-30, and has won the last two meetings, including a 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 victory at Aggie Gym last season.
The Aggies are 1-19 overall with a five-match losing streak. Cameron has lost 15 straight sets since defeating Eastern New Mexico, 3-1, at Aggie Gym on Oct. 9. Southern Nazarene defeated Cameron on Monday night, 3-0, in a non-conference clash.
Cameron is 1-7 in conference play and 1-3 at home this season.
Kayla Eggiman leads the Aggies with 2.61 points per set, and Hailey Baker is posting 2.45 points per set. Eggiman averages 2.25 kills per set, and Baker is putting away 2.17 per set. Cameron is 16th in the league with 9.59 kills per set.
Rachael White and Emily Keohen are both hitting .212 for the Aggies, who are 16th in the LSC with a hitting percentage of .095.
Opponents are hitting a league-high .266 against Cameron, which is 11th in the conference with 14.74 digs per set.
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Oklahoma Christian
Midwestern State leads the all-time series with the Eagles, 4-3, and is 2-1 when visiting Oklahoma Christian. Last season, OC prevailed at Payne Athletic Center, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22.
Oklahoma Christian enters the weekend with a five-match winning streak and a 14-7 overall record. The Eagles are 4-4 in conference play, winning their last three conference matches since suffering a 3-1 loss to West Texas A&M on Oct. 9. Oklahoma Christian is 4-1 at home, including a 3-0 win over East Central on Tuesday night.
During the winning streak, Oklahoma Christian has won a pair of five-set matches over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International. The Eagles are 5-0 in five-set matches this season.
Oklahoma Christian is fourth in the LSC with 2.13 blocks per and seventh in the conference with 16.08 digs per set.
Cameron McGough and Lauren Carey are the leading blockers for the Eagles. McGough is third in the conference with 65 total blocks, and she is averaging 0.93 blocks per set. Carey averages 0.87 blocks per set and has 47 total blocks for the Eagles.
Sara Freeman is 12th in the LSC with 9.05 digs per set, and Chloe Jones is averaging 3.57 digs per set. Jones has been selected as the LSC Freshman of the Week three times this season.
Jones leads the Eagles with 3.22 kills per set and 3.55 points per set. McGough has the best hitting percentage among the Eagles and is 18th in the conference at .274. Oklahoma Christian is hitting .213 as a team and opponents are hitting .197 against the Eagles.
Oklahoma Christian faces Texas Woman's at home before hosting the Mustangs on Saturday.
Midwestern begins a four-match homestand against East Central at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
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