This week's Stang Gang Podcast features the latest news surrounding Midwestern State Volleyball with head coach
Stephanie Radecki.
Midwestern State is 2-1 on its season-long six-match homestand, and the Mustangs played two fantastic five-setters against UT Dallas and UT Tyler this past weekend. The Mustangs defeated the Comets 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12), finishing the match with with 70 kills and 89 digs while hitting .240, compared with 55 kills and a .189 hitting percentage for UTD. MSU also had a season-high 13 blocks. The following day, MSU and UT Tyler were in a tightly contested five-set match, which the Patriots won 3-2 (22-25, 25-15, 25-22, 18-25, 15-7). Â
Nyle Mathis led the Mustangs with 17 kills and 18.0 points, adding four digs and a solo block.
Macy Scheer finished with 48 assists, five service aces and five digs.
Jenna Redding collected a team-high 15 digs and added four assists.
Isabella Dickens added 14 kills while hitting .324 and totaled 15.0 points.
This week, the Mustangs get a rematch with Texas A&M-Kingsville, which fell to MSU in the LSC Challenge at Edmond, Oklahoma, in a non-conference encounter 3-1 (25-22, 14-25, 22, 25-20, 25-18). A familiar face returns to D.L. Ligon Coliseum wearing enemy colors,
Alayna Guerrero. The former MSU setter is a two-time LSC Setter of the Week, and this past week she averaged 11.63 assists per set and had a pair of double-doubles in wins over Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. Guerrero had 13 digs in each match. She added three service aces and three kills as the Javelinas won for the ninth time over their last 10 matches. Guerrero set the tone for a .297 team hitting percentage. The Javelinas are "Under the Dome" at 6 p.m. on Friday night and Texas A&M International visits Saturday afternoon for a 2 p.m. match.
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