DENTON, Texas (Oct. 21, 2016) – Texas Woman's University hosts Tarleton State Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
 
TEXAS WOMAN'S (7-14, 3-9 LSC) vs. TARLETON STATE (17-4, 9-3 LSC)
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m.
Kitty Magee Arena (Denton, Texas)
 
About the Pioneers
TWU was unable to defeat the 10^th-ranked Rambelles of Angelo State Friday night as ASU took a 3-0 victory inside Kitty Magee Arena. Last Tuesday, the Pioneers notched their third Lone Star Conference win with a 3-2 victory at Cameron. With eight matches remaining during the regular season, TWU sits two games back of Midwestern State for the final slot in the conference tournament.
 
About the TexAnns
TSU has dropped two straight matches, its longest losing streak of the season, with losses at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M-Commerce. The TexAnns rank seventh in the country in assists per set (13.35) and kills per set (14.36). Hailey Roberts leads the nation in kills per set (5.52), points per set (6.15) and total kills 381.
 
History between Texas Woman's and Tarleton State
TWU holds a large advantage over TSU in all-time wins, 30-16, throughout their 42 year-old history. However, the TexAnns have gotten the best of the Pioneers during the past three meetings, including a 3-0 sweep this season in Stephenville on Sept. 17.
 
Last meeting of TWU and TSU
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Sept. 17, 2016) – Texas Woman's University volleyball was unable to chalk up its first Lone Star Conference victory Saturday against Tarleton State as the Pioneers were defeated in three sets inside Wisdom Gym.
 
TWU (3-7, 0-2 LSC) had trouble offensively in the three-set defeat (14-25, 20-25, 18-25) as the team tallied a season-low 20 kills on the afternoon with Anna McGee collecting a team-best six kills and three blocks while Courtney Noel contributed five kills.
 
Pioneers defeated by No. 10 Angelo State
DENTON, Texas (Oct. 21, 2016) – Sara Oxford and Briley Cole each registered 11 kills for Texas Woman's University, but the Pioneers fell in straight sets (15-25, 21-25, 23-25) to 10th-ranked Angelo State Friday night inside Kitty Magee Arena.
 
TWU's team total of 39 kills was one more than ASU (19-2, 10-1 LSC), but the Pioneers (7-14, 3-9 LSC) struggled with nine service errors. The Belles tallied seven blocks compared to two from TWU, and each team totaled 61 digs.
 
Makayla Mayfield recorded the first point of the night on a kill, and a block by Oxford and Mary Kate Hyde kept the Pioneers close at 5-4. Four straight points by ASU extended the lead to 9-4, but a long serve handed TWU a point. A 9-6 run by the Belles made it an 18-10 game before Oxford delivered a kill. Five straight points by the Belles put the Pioneers at a 23-11 deficit that was too much to overcome.
 
Cole gave TWU a 1-0 lead in set two and a block by Jade Akins and Oxford put the Pioneers up 2-1. Oxford sent over a kill and a service ace to knot the game at 14-all, but three straight ASU points changed the lead. A long rally with several saves constituted a kill by Kerstin Jenkins to cut the lead to 17-15. Noel knotted the set at 17-17 on a kill down the middle, and Oxford produced another for an 18-18 tie. A 4-0 run put the Belles up 22-18 before the Pioneers closed to within 22-20 on an ASU attack error, but the visitors were able to secure three more points to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
Back-to-back kills by Oxford in set three put TWU up at 6-5. Another Oxford kill and ASU attack error extended the lead to 9-6, and a kill by Cole maintained a lead of three points at 13-10. A kill by Jenkins and attack error by the Belles pushed the margin to 19-15. With the Pioneers leading 20-16, the Belles managed to string together five straight points to take the lead at 21-20. Jenkins tied the set on a kill, but an ASU block and kill retook the advantage at 23-21. The Belles made it to match point on a kill, but a ball handling error on the Belles kept TWU alive until ASU delivered the final point on a kill.