ABILENE – The No. 21 ACU volleyball squad returns to action on Tuesday with a rare non-conference game with Angelo State. Tipoff inside Moody Coliseum in set for 7 p.m.
Matches: ACU (13-3, 4-0 LSC) vs. Angelo State (7-9, 3-1 LSC)
When: Oct. 5 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Abilene, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
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Live stats: acusports.com
LAST TIME OUT
?ACU saw their 12 match winning streak snapped by No. 12 Truman State, but not before knocking off No. 11 Emporia State. The Wildcats finished 3-1 at the Fall Classic with wins over SBU, UNO, and ESU.
WILDCAT?QUICK HITS
HOME SWEET HOME
Inside Moody Coliseum ACU?has a 19 game winning streak dating back to Sept. 18, 2008. With a win in the Wildcats only home game so far this season they are 21-1 over the last three seasons and will look to extend the streak starting a four game home stand Tuesday.
TOURNAMENT HONORS
Seniors IJ Moronu and
Shawna Hines added another honor to an already stellar list of credentials this weekend. The pair was named to the Lady Blues Fall Classic all-Tournament Team after Hines led the Wildcats offensively and defensively with 43 kills and 23 blocks over four games. Moronu tallied 148 assists over the weekend as the Wildcats hit .201 as a team.
CRACKING THE TOP 25
For the first time this season the Wildcats have cracked the AVCA Top 25. ACU returns to their first poll at No. 21 as the only Lone Star Conference team in the top rankings after West Texas A&M dropped out.
RANKED AND FALLING
After a tough weekend for LSC teams the Wildcats made their claim to the top 25 knocking off a top 25 foe for the second straight year. The Wildcats win over the Hornets was the first loss in 53 matches to an un-ranked opponent. Last year ACU knocked off No. 19 Pittsburg State at the ACU Volleyball Classic.
UP NEXT
ACU?will finish their home stand on Tuesday with a non-conference match with UTPB before returning on the road for a pair of LSC matches with Midwestern State and Cameron.
