The final two home matches for the Sul Ross State volleyball team have arrived.
This weekend, the Lobos take on No. 22 Dallas Baptist and UT Tyler for the second-to-last week of the season.
Saturday's match will be Senior Day for
Tatyana Colon and
Brylee Sweeten.
>> PREVIEWING THE WEEKEND:
Dallas Baptist is one of three nationally-ranked teams in the Lone Star Conference. Angelo State is No. 13 while West Texas A&M is No. 6 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II poll.
The Patriots are in fifth place in the LSC with a 16-7 overall record and 10-3 conference mark.
Dallas Baptist had its five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday with a five-set loss to Texas Woman's University.
The Patriots join West Texas A&M, Angelo State, UT Tyler and Texas Woman's University by clinching a spot in the LSC tournament.
As a team, Dallas Baptist has the second-best hitting percentage of .252 while its also ranked third in service aces with 157.
The Patriots are led on offense by fifth-year outside hitter Delaney Fuller, who has 393 kills to lead the LSC. Fuller is also third in the LSC with 34 service aces.
Sophomore outside hitter Karly Wells is seventh in the LSC with 295 kills.
Fifth-year defensive specialist Daylee Doggett is fourth in the LSC with 408 digs.
Saturday's opponent, UT Tyler, enters the match with a 15-6 overall record and 12-1 conference mark.
UT Tyler is riding a five-game win streak, having dropped just one set to Texas A&M International during the span.
The Patriots are in second place in the LSC behind conference-leading West Texas A&M.
Junior outside hitter Kota Hartman leads the offense with 306 kills. She also ranks fifth in the LSC in kills.
Defensively, senior libero Addison Evans has a team-best 329 digs. UT Tyler sports the fifth-best hitting percentage in the LSC.
>> THE LOBOS:
- Sul Ross State is trying to snap a seven-game losing streak.
- SRSU's last win came on Oct. 11 during a sweep of Cameron University.
- Natalie Hernandez leads the offense with 162 kills.
- Cassandra Espinoza is second on the squad with 134 kills.
- Eliana Mata has 351 assists in 18 matches played.
- Mata also leads the team with 23 service aces.
- Sweeten ranks second on the team with 122 assists and 15 service aces.
- Miranda Acosta has a team-high 226 digs.
- Colon is second in digs with 173.
- Edie Coleman leads the defense with 29 total blocks. She has a team-high five solo blocks and 24 block assists.
- Angelli Sanchez and Sarah Chavez are second on the team with 16 total blocks each.
GAME INFO
WHO: Dallas Baptist vs. Sul Ross State
WHEN: 6 p.m. CT (Friday, Nov. 8)
WHERE: Pete P. Gallego Center
HOW TO WATCH: FloSports ($)
LIVE STATS: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=540209
WHO: UT Tyler vs. Sul Ross State
WHEN: 11 a.m. CT (Saturday, Nov. 9)
WHERE: Pete P. Gallego Center
HOW TO WATCH: FloSports ($)
LIVE STATS: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=540210
