DENTON, Texas (Oct. 20, 2016) – Texas Woman's University hosts No. 10 Angelo State Friday at 7 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
 
TEXAS WOMAN'S (7-13, 3-8 LSC) vs. No. 10 ANGELO STATE (18-2, 9-1 LSC)
Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.
Kitty Magee Arena (Denton, Texas)
 
About the Pioneers
TWU notched its third Lone Star Conference win with a 3-2 victory at Cameron on Tuesday. The match marked the third in a row where the Pioneers pushed the contest to five sets, and the CU win was the first LSC victory for TWU in a five-set match. Against the Aggies, Makayla Mayfield broke a 21-year old Pioneer single-game record with 40 digs. Mayfield's career-high broke Michelle Murray's mark of 39, also set against Cameron, on Sept. 22, 1995, in another five-set win.
 
About the Belles
ASU, ranked 10^th in this week's AVCA poll, have won five matches in a row, four of which were 3-0 sweeps. The single LSC loss by ASU was to West Texas A&M in five sets on Sept. 24. The Belles rank sixth in the nation in kills per set (14.37), eighth in hitting percentage (0.267) and 10^th in assists per set (13.22). 
 
History between Texas Woman's and Angelo State
The Belles hold a 36-15 all-time record over the Pioneers, a series that began in 1976 with ASU taking a 2-0 win. The Belles have won the past three meetings, including the first LSC game of this season in a 3-0 sweep. Last season the teams squared off twice, with the Belles winning a five-set match in Denton and then knocking TWU out of the conference tournament in the second round.
 
Last meeting of TWU and ASU
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016) - Texas Woman's University volleyball entered Lone Star Conference play at eighth-ranked Angelo State Friday in Stephens Arena at the Junell Center and fell in straight sets to the Belles by scores of 25-12, 25-16 and 25-18.
 
ASU (10-1, 1-0 LSC) produced a .310 hitting percentage on the night compared to .056 from TWU (3-6, 0-1 LSC) and served 10 aces at the Pioneers. Sara Oxford and Makayla Mayfield tallied team-highs in kills with six each while Oxford, Briley Cole and Anna McGee performed well defensively at the net with each registering three blocks.
 
Mayfield breaks decades-old Pioneer record in five-set victory
LAWTON, Okla. (Oct. 18, 2016) – Texas Woman's University controlled the first two sets against Cameron but dropped the next pair before pulling out a five-set victory in which Makayla Mayfield broke a 21-year old Pioneer single-game record with 40 digs Tuesday night inside Aggie Gym.
 
Mayfield's career-high broke Michelle Murray's mark of 39, also set against Cameron, on Sept. 22, 1995, in another five-set win. The victory marks the first time this season the Pioneers have defeated a Lone Star Conference opponent in five sets (25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 23-25, 15-9).
 
Sara Oxford's double-double of 17 kills and 14 digs along with six blocks led TWU (7-13, 3-8 LSC). Kerstin Jenkins and Jade Akins each totaled career-highs in kills with 14 and 13, respectively. Mary Kate Hyde also registered a career-best with 60 assists.
 
The evening got off to a rough start for TWU as the Aggies (2-18, 0-11 LSC) jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but the Pioneers closed the set on a 16-6 run. TWU took the early lead in set two at 8-3 before Cameron closed to within 13-12. The Pioneers held a slim advantage at 17-16 but finished the frame on an 8-2 run.
 
The Aggies broke a 17-all tie in set three with four straight points for a 21-17 edge and eventually took set three to prevent a TWU sweep. In set four, Cameron held leads at 13-7 and 16-10 and extended the margin to 21-14 before taking down TWU to force a fifth set.
 
Successive kills by Hyde and Oxford gave the Pioneers a 5-2 lead in the final set, and another by Oxford put TWU up 7-4. A kill by Jenkins and block by Courtney Noel and Haley Collins upped the lead to 10-5. Another kill by Hyde and a service ace by Bailey French preceded a final block by Oxford and Hyde for the win.