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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs will hit the road this weekend for their first true road matches of the season with a pair of Top-20 opponents as they take on #17 Tarleton State on Friday night at 6 p.m. in Stephenville followed by a Saturday matchup with #11 Angelo State on Saturday at 2 p.m. in San Angelo.
 
- SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
#17 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 8-4 (2-1 LSC) following a four set win over #11 Angelo State on Wednesday night in San Angelo. TSU topped Texas Woman's in their LSC opener before falling at Texas A&M-Commerce in a five set thriller.
 
The TexAnns are led by LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Hailey Roberts who has registered a league-leading 201 kills (4.58/set) on 524 swings with 79 attack errors to hit .233 on the season. Jordyn Keamo paces the TSU offense with 398 assists (9.05/set) while Adrianna Knutson leads the way defensively with 176 digs (4.00/set).
 
TSU has registered 600 kills (13.6/set) on 1,686 attempts with 248 attack errors to hit .209 as a team so far this season. They average 12.7 assists and 1.3 service aces per set while tallying 731 digs (16.6/set) and 90.0 total blocks (2.0/set) on the season.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against the TexAnns, 42-7 in a series dating back to 1993. Tarleton has claimed the last five meetings between the two teams. WT is 19-3 all-time in Stephenville, dropping their last two trips to Wisdom Gym.
 
LAST MEETING VS. TSU
- Tarleton State 3, West Texas A&M 0 (10/29/16)
West Texas A&M committed 17 attack errors and hit just .146 as a team as they fell in straight sets to the TexAnns of Tarleton State (16-25, 21-25, 17-15).
 
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Cori Haley with nine kills on 32 swings with four attack errors to hit .156 on the afternoon followed by Crystal Thomas and Taylor Kress with six kills each, Selena Batiste dished out a team high 21 assists while Lauren Britten led the Lady Buffs with 11 digs.
 
#11 ANGELO STATE
The Belles are led by 10th year head coach Chuck Waddington who has led ASU to six NCAA Tournament Apperances including last year's South Central Regional Title.
 
ASU enters the weekend with an overall record of 8-4 (0-3 LSC) as they dropped their first three LSC matches to Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas Woman's followed by a four set loss to #17 TSU on Wednesday night in San Angelo.
 
The Belles are led by Brianna Sotello who has registered 172 kills (4.1/set) on 411 swings with 54 attack errors to hit .287 on the season. Meghan Parker paces the ASU offense with 361 assists (8.6/set) while Michaela Sifuentes leads the way defensively with 219 digs (5.21/set).
 
ASU has registered 592 kills (14.10/set) on 1,569 attempts with 211 attack errors to hit .243 as a team so far this season. They average 13.4 assists and 1.5 service aces per set while tallying 699 digs (16.6/set) and 97.0 total blocks (2.3/set) on the season.
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Angelo State, 56-19 in a series dating back to the 1980 season. The two teams split last year's season series with the home team claiming the win in both matches. WT is 21-9 all-time in San Angelo, dropping their last two matches at the Junell Center.
 
LAST MEETING VS. ASU
- Angelo State 3, West Texas A&M 1 (10/28/16)
Then #10 Angelo State started fast and outlasted the rival West Texas A&M Lady Buffs (15-25, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25) in front of 584 fans at the Junell Center.
 
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Cori Haley who tied a career high with 18 kills, Selena Batiste dished out a team high 44 assists on the night with 16 digs for a double-double while Lauren Britten led the way defensively with 29 digs.
 
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 460-73 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.3%.
 
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 378-84 (.817, 12th year) including a 242-65 (.787) 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 TSU/ASU Athletic Communications Departments will proviode live stats and a webstream this weekend. For more information, visit the Volleyball Schedule Page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Lady Buffs have played in 41 sets during 12 matches so far during the 2017 season. True freshman Chandler Vogel has started all 12 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 the week, LSC volleyball teams were 55-47 overall this season. The squads are 15-16 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 6-5 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region.
 
AVCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (SEPT. 18)
Southwest Minnesota State picked up 47 of the possible 48 first place votes in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top-25 Poll announced on Monday afternoon by the association's offices.
 
The Mustangs sit atop of the poll with 1,199 total points followed by Concordia-St. Paul (1 first place, 1,153), Lewis (1,086), Palm Beach Atlantic (1.038), Nebraska-Kearney (991), Minnesota Duluth (908), Ferris State (871), Cal Baptist (827), Winona State (695) and Central Oklahoma (656) to round out the top ten. The South Central Region was represented by Angelo State (11th), Regis (14th), Tarleton State (17th), Colorado School of Mines (23rd) and Texas A&M-Commerce (RV).