Wildcats, Lady Buffs set to settle South
Win over West Texas would give ACU back-to-back LSC South titles
CANYON - With only two regular season matches remaining on the schedule, all of ACU's pre-season goals are still in reach. However, the nationally ranked Wildcats will have to earn the right to check some of them off the hard way: on the road.
ACU -- 25-3 on the season and ranked No. 11 in the nation, according to the latest American Volleyball Coaches' Association top 25 -- will take its perfect 8-0 Lone Star Conference South Division record on the road this weekend to two of the toughest places to play in the league in Canyon and Portales, N.M.
The Wildcats lead West Texas A&M (25-7 and 7-1) by one game in the LSC South standings, thanks to a 3-0 sweep of the Lady Buffs on Oct. 8 in Moody Coliseum. ACU and West Texas A&M will play Thursday at 7 p.m. in the First United Bank Center in Canyon in the match that could determine the LSC South Division champion and the team that will host the LSC Post-Season Tournament. To listen to the West Texas A&M internet broadcast of the match, click here.
The Wildcats will then close out the regular season Saturday at Eastern New Mexico's Greyhound Arena against the Zias, who are out of the picture for a post-season berth. Still, there will be unfinished business in Portales, N.M., for ACU's quartet of seniors who have never won a match at ENMU.
For more on this weekend's matches and how the Wildcats can win the LSC South Division title and the right to host the post-season tournament, read this week's volleyball notes.
