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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs return to the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" this weekend with a pair of Top-25 Lone Star Conference showdowns as they host #21 Angelo State on Friday night at 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday matchup with #11 Tarleton State.
 
- SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
#21 ANGELO STATE
The Belles are led by 10th year head coach Chuck Waddington who has led ASU to six NCAA Tournament Appearances including last year's South Central Regional Title.
 
ASU enters the weekend with an overall record of 15-7 (7-6 LSC) to sit fifth in the league standings. The Belles fell in straight sets on Tuesday night to #11 Tarleton State in Stephenville.
 
The Belles are led by Brianna Sotello who has registered 315 kills (3.94/set) on 807 swings with 105 attack errors to hit .260 on the season. Meghan Parker paces the ASU offense with 622 assists (8.41/set) while Michaela Sifuentes leads the way defensively with 392 digs (4.9/set).
 
ASU has registered 1,122 kills (14.0/set) on 3,004 attempts with 408 attack errors to hit .238 as a team so far this season. They average 13.2 assists and 1.4 service aces per set while tallying 1,385 digs (17.3/set) and 170.0 total blocks (2.1/set) on the season.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Angelo State, 56-20 in a series dating back to the 1980 season. The Belles took the first meeting this season in straight sets back on Sept. 23 in San Angelo. ASU is 5-28 all-time in Canyon.
 
LAST MEETING WITH ASU
#11 Angelo State 3, West Texas A&M 0 (9/23/17)
The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M hit just .082 as a team with 18 attack errors as they fell in straight sets to the #11 Belles of Angelo State at the Junell Center.
 
Kamille Jones led the way offensively with eight kills on 26 swings with one attack error to hit .269 on the afternoon. Selena Batiste led all players with 24 assists to go along with eight digs while Larami Lancaster registered eight digs in her first career start at libero.
 
#11 TARLETON STATE
The TexAnns are guided by 13th year head coach Mary Schindler who has led TSU to three straight NCAA Postseason appearances and the program's first LSC Championship in 2015.
 
TSU enters the weekend with an overall record of 21-4 (13-1 LSC) to hold a three-match lead in the league standings. The TexAnns swept past #21 Angelo State on Tuesday night in Stephenville to run their win streak to 14 matches.
 
The TexAnns are led by Hailey Roberts who has registered a league-leading 383 kills (4.56/set) on 943 swings with 141 attack errors to hit .257 on the season. Jordyn Keamo paces the TSU offense with 797 assists (9.06/set) while Adrianna Knutson leads the way defensively with 355 digs (4.03/set).
 
TSU has registered 1,251 kills (14.2/set) on 3,238 attempts with 471 attack errors to hit .241 as a team so far this season. They average 13.3 assists and 1.4 service aces per set while tallying 1,436 digs (16.3/set) and 197.0 total blocks (2.2/set) on the season.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against the TexAnns, 42-8 in a series dating back to 1993. Tarleton has claimed the last six meetings between the two teams. The TexAnns are 4-21 all-time in Canyon.
 
LAST MEETING WITH TSU
#17 Tarleton State 3, West Texas A&M 0 (9/22/17)
West Texas A&M hit just .129 as a team with 17 attack errors as they fell in straight sets to the #17 TexAnns of Tarleton State in front of over 700 fans at the Wisdom Volleyball Gym.
 
The Lady Buffs hit just .129 as a team with 30 kills on 101 swings with 17 attack errors to go along with 27 assists, five service aces, 29 digs and three total blocks as a team in the loss. Senior Crystal Thomas led the Lady Buffs with nine kills on 15 swings to hit .600 on the night, Selena Batiste led all players with 23 assists while Taylor Kress and Erin Clark had five digs each.
 
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 Box" boats one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 464-74 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.2%.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, a four-time LSC Coach of the Year, is now in his ninth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 386-91 (.809, 12th year) including a 250-71 (.778) 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 WT Athletic Media Relations office will provide live stats and video this weekend. For more information, visit the Volleyball Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Lady Buffs have played in 89 sets during 26 matches so far during the 2017 season. True freshman Chandler Vogel has started 25 of those matches at libero while four other freshman have made appearances in the starting lineup so far this season for the Lady Buffs.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering week, LSC teams were 108-108 overall this season.  The squads are currently 15-17 combined versus RMAC teams, and 12-6 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region.
 
AVCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (OCT. 23)
Southwest Minnesota State picked up 30 of the possible 48 first place votes in this week's AVCA Division II Top-25 Poll announced on Monday afternoon by the association's offices.
 
The Mustangs sit atop of the poll with 1,170 points followed by Concordia-St. Paul (2 first place, 1,115), Palm Beach Atlantic (8 first place, 1,102), Minnesota Duluth (1 first place, 1,041), Cal Baptist (5 first place, 1,017), Lewis (2 first place, 993), Nebraska-Kearney (916), Western Washington (829), Northern State (790) and Northwest Nazarene (712) to round out the top ten. The South Central Region was represented by Tarleton State (11th), Regis (14th), Colorado School of Mines (18th), Angelo State (21st) and Metro State (RV).