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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs open up their Lone Star Conference schedule on the road this weekend as they take on the Cameron Aggies on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. at Aggie Gym in Lawton, Oklahoma followed by a Saturday afternoon Highway 287 Challenge matchup with Midwestern State with first serve set for 5 p.m. in Wichita Falls.
 
- SCOUTING THE FIELD
CAMERON
Cameron is led by third year head coach Qi Wang with a pair of LSC Tournament appearances with the Aggies in his first two seasons. Wang is in the top-50 nationally in active coaching victories and in winning percentage; he also reached the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in 2002 and 2004.
 
The Aggies enter the weekend with an overall record of 2-6 following a 1-3 showing at the MSU Invitational with losses to Emporia State, Southern Nazarene and Southeastern Oklahoma before outlasting St. Edward's in five sets in the tournament finale.
 
The Aggies are led by Jenna Gillean with a team-high 130 kills (3.82/set) on 316 swings with 24 attack errors to hit .335 so far this season. Haleigh McClain-Ward guides the CU offense with 179 assists (5.77/set) while Gabrielle Lerma leads the way defensively with 153 digs (4.30/set).
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Cameron, 46-3 with the teams splitting their meetings last season as the Aggies snapped a 26-match losing skid to WT in a five set thriller on Oct. 17 in Lawton. The Lady Buffs are 17-3 all-time at Aggie Gym.
 
MIDWESTERN STATE
The Mustangs are led by second year head coach Natatlie Rawson, she came to MSU in 2015 following a two-year stint as the head coach at Newman where she led the Jets to their first Heartland Conference Tournament appearance in five seasons.

The Mustangs enter the weekend with an overall record of 4-4 following a 3-1 showing at the MSU Invitational last weekend in Wichita Falls with wins over Fort Lewis, Dallas Baptist and Southeastern Oklahoma while falling in four sets to St. Edward's. MSU hosts UT Permian Basin on Friday night to open up LSC action.
 
MSU is led offensively by Aerielle Edwards and Meghan Bettis who have both registered 100 kills so far this season, Kristan Aduddell paces the Mustang offense with a team-high 217 assists (9.86/set). Bettis leads the MSU defense with 95 digs (3.28/set) so far this season.
 
The Lady Buffs have dominated the all-time series with the Mustangs, 32-0. WT outlasted MSU in a five set thriller in Wichita Falls last season followed by a four set win over the Mustangs on Oct. 10 in Canyon.
 
HIGHWAY 287 CHALLENGE
Midwestern State and West Texas A&M are proud to announce the continuation of the Highway 287 Challenge Cup during the 2016-17 school year. US Highway 287 connects the communities of Wichita Falls and Amarillo/Canyon. WT won the first two Highway 287 Challenge Cups before MSU claimed their first cup last season. The Challenge, which originated at the request of both student bodies in 2012, tracks head-to-head match-ups and conference championship results in 10 sports between MSU and WT.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering the weekend, LSC volleyball teams are 56-38 overall this season. The squads are currently 14-9 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 14-3 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. Angelo State's Mallory Blausser was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week while ASU's Brianna Sotello picked up the Defensive honors, ASU's Meghan Parker was tabbed the league's Setter of the Week on Tuesday afternoon by the LSC offices located in Richardson, Texas.
 
HOME DOMINANCE
West Texas A&M is fortunate to have one of the best home environments in all of NCAA Volleyball, in any division. The WTAMU Fieldhouse is more affectionately known as "The Box," is home to 19 Lone Star Conference Championships, 13 Regional Titles and three NCAA Division II National Championships. The WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" boats one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 445-70 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.7%.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, a four-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his eighth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 356-71 (.837, 12th year including a 220-51 (.816) mark in Canyon. Skoch has led the Lady Buffs to seven appearances in the NCAA Postseason with three South Central Regional Titles and a National Runner-Up finish in 2009.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Cameron and Midwestern State Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats for both matches this weekend. Fans can follow the Lady Buffs by visiting the volleyball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
MOVING ON UP
Senior libero Lauren Britten is making her way up the program's all-time digs list as the Amarillo High School alumni currently sits in eighth place in the WT record books with 1,687 career digs. She is one of only nine Lady Buffs in history with atleast 1,500 career digs and the Amarillo native currently sits 17 digs behind Lauren Thedford (1,704 / 2007-10) for seventh place all-time.