ABILENE – Moody Coliseum will play host this weekend to the ACU/Whitten Inn Classic, a five-match, round-robin event that will pit the Wildcats' volleyball team against Texas-Permian Basin in addition to Lone Star Conference foes Midwestern State and Cameron.
The first match between ACU (4-11, 1-6 LSC) and Midwestern State begins Friday at 5 p.m. and will be web streamed via
SkyboxLive.com. The Mustangs (4-12, 2-6 LSC) will then play the nightcap vs. Texas-Permian Basin (5-10, 2-5 Heartland) at approximately 7 p.m.
Saturday's tripleheader starts at 10 a.m. with the Wildcats vs. Cameron (6-12, 2-6 LSC), followed by the Aggies and Falcons at 12:30 p.m., and Wildcats vs. Falcons at 3 p.m.
ACU, Cameron and Midwestern State are currently situated in the bottom half of the Lone Star Conference standings, but still have plenty of opportunities remaining to turn around their respective seasons. ACU has 13 matches left to play over the next month, including nine at home.
Angelo State and Texas Woman's begin the week atop the standings at 7-1 followed closely by West Texas A&M (5-1) and Tarleton State (6-2). The remaining seven schools are either a match above or playing below .500 in conference play.
ACU's
Sara Oxford and Cameron's Kathryn Evans are among the top players to watch this weekend. Oxford ranks among the league leaders with 3.02 kills per set, as does Evans, who is averaging 3.44 kills and 3.59 points per set.
The Wildcats also have received quality play this season from freshmen
Sarah Siemens and
Madison Hoover, who rank among the league leaders in assists and digs, respectively, with per set averages of 9.20 and 3.70.
