WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State continues its six-match homestand this weekend as it hosts Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday night at 6 p.m., and Texas A&M International visits D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday afternoon for a 2 p.m. match.

The Mustangs are 11-9 overall this season with a 6-3 record in the Lone Star Conference. The Stangs are 4-3 at home this season after splitting a pair of five-set decisions last week.

MSU defeated UT Dallas 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12), but UT Tyler prevailed under the dome, 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12). The Mustangs are 2-3 in five-set matches this season.

The loss to the Patriots on Saturday ended a five-match winning streak for the Stangs, who are 2-1 on their current homestand.

Nyle Mathis led NCAA Division II last week with 56 kills, and Isabella Dickens was second in the conference and 13th in the nation with 44 kills in three matches, including a 3-1 win over Southern Nazarene in a non-conference clash. Jaiden Wright added 33 kills, and Aaliyah Toppin contributed 32 kills, giving MSU four of the top-10 individuals in total kills in the LSC last week. Wright was eighth, and Toppin was 10th.

Macy Scheer led the conference last week in total assists with 167, and she was second in the league with 11.9 assists per set in the Mustangs' three matches. Scheer was second in total blocks with 11. Jenna Redding led the conference in total digs with 67 and was fifth with 4.8 digs per set. 

The Mustangs are second in the league with 12.4 assists per set, trailing only Angelo State, which is averaging 13 assists per set. MSU is also second in the LSC with 12.3 kills per set. The Rambelles are averaging 14.2 kills per set.

Scheer is fourth in the LSC with 8.8 assists per set this season, and Scheer is also seventh in the league with 26 service aces this season.

Wright is sixth in the conference with a hitting percentage of .338, and Dickens is hitting .330, which is eighth-best in the LSC.  Dickens is 10th in the league with 3.1 kills per set. 

Midwestern State is hitting .216 as a team this season, which is seventh-best in the LSC, but opponents are hitting .241 against the Mustangs.

Midwestern State is sixth in the conference with 15.4 digs per set, led by Redding, who is eighth in the league with four digs per set.

The Mustangs had a season-high 13 blocks in the win over UT Dallas and have 94 blocks this season. MSU is averaging 1.2 blocks per set. Wright leads the team with 49 total blocks and is averaging 0.6 blocks per set. 

Texas A&M-Kingsville (15-5, 8-1)

Midwestern State is 14-29 all-time against the Javelinas but won two of the last three meetings, including a 3-1 (25-22, 14-25, 25-20, 25-18) victory in the LSC Challenge in Edmond, Oklahoma, earlier this season. The Javelinas have won their last two visits to D.L. Ligon Coliseum, and they are 10-7 all-time when visiting Midwestern State.

Texas A&M-Kingsville has a three-match winning streak after defeating Oklahoma Christian and Cameron last week in Kingsville, winning both matches in the four sets. The Javelinas are 5-1 on the road this season with their only defeat coming at St. Edward's as the Hilltoppers won in straight sets.

Texas A&M-Kingsville leads the LSC and is ninth in the nation with 17.9 digs per set. Tayae Garcia is third in the league with 4.9 digs per set, and she leads the conference with 380 total digs this season.

The Javelinas are sixth in the league with 1.95 blocks per set. Karrington Crawford is averaging a block per set, which is fifth-most in the LSC, and Natalee Rush averages 0.75 blocks per set.

Opponents are hitting .158 against TAMUK this season.

Texas A&M-Kingsville is hitting .213 this season, which is eighth in the conference, and Rush leads the team with a hitting percentage of .303. Crawford hits .293 for the Javelinas.

Cambelle Brammer is fifth in the league with 3.4 kills per set and 3.8 points per set. 
Alayna Guerrero, who transferred to TAMUK from Midwestern State, is second in the conference with 9.4 assists per set and 721 total assists. The Javelinas are fourth in the league with 12.3 assists per set.

Texas A&M International (7-13, 1-8)

The Dustdevils visit Lubbock Christian before facing the Mustangs and have a four-match losing streak after dropping back-to-back five-set decisions to Cameron and Oklahoma Christian in Laredo last week.

Midwestern State leads the all-time series with the Dustdevils, 8-6, including a 2-2 record at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. TAMIU won four of the last six meetings with MSU and won a five-set decision against the Stangs in Laredo last season. TAMIU lost its last visit to Wichita Falls, 3-0, in 2024. That victory for the Mustangs snapped a three-match losing streak in the series.

Mia Molina leads the Dustdevils with 3.2 kills per set, and Fernanda Izar is hitting .290 to lead the team.

Giulia Gainelli leads TAMIU with 6.25 assists per set, and Deanna Montgomery is averaging 4.5 assists per set. TAMIU is 15th in the league with 10.85 assists per set.

The Dustdevils are 16th in the conference with 11.6 kills per set, and they are 10th in the league with a hitting percentage of .192. Opponents are hitting .233 against TAMIU.

Texas A&M International is 15th in the league with a 1.5 blocks per set, and Fernanda leads the team with 0.9 blocks per set. Fernanda has been in on 43 of 108 blocks for the Dustdevils.

Izabela Tapia leads TAMIU averaged 3.4 digs per set in her first two matches of the season last week against Cameron and Oklahoma Christian. Mia Perez is averaging 2.35 digs per set in 69 sets for the Dustdevils, who averaging 13.45 digs per set as a team, which is 17th in the conference.

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Midwestern State is hosting Eastern New Mexico for a "Blackout Match" at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Tuesday night, which will also be the "Milestone Match," recognizing Mustangs that have achieved various milestones during the course of the campaign.