Volleyball hosts UTRGV and Lamar on the weekend

ABILENE - After opening WAC play on the road, the Wildcats return home to host Southwest Division foes, UTRGV and Lamar. The Wildcats will get their first look at a new team in the WAC when they host UTRGV on Thursday night in the Teague Center. The Vaqueros sit at 1-1 in conference play while Lamar is 0-1 with their only conference against coming last weekend against UTRGV.  

SERIES HISTORY

UTRGV

• ALL-TIME | 3rd meeting (UTRGV leads, 2-0)
• LAST MEETING | Sept. 16, 2016 (UTRGV won 3-2)
• STREAK | UTRGV, W2
• IN ABILENE | 0-0
• IN NACOGDOCHES | 0-0
• NEUTRAL | UTRGV 2-0

LAMAR

• ALL-TIME | 11th meeting (ACU leads, 6-4)
• LAST MEETING | Feb. 13, 2021 (ACU won 3-0)
• STREAK | ACU, W2
• IN ABILENE | ACU leads, 6-1
• IN HUNTSVILLE | LU leads, 3-0

ACU STORYLINES

• Madison Rohre continues to lead the WAC in assists per set, averaging 10.35 per set.
• The Wildcats had a couple of solid individual performances last weekend with Brea Box hitting .579 with 11 kills at SFA and Bryley Steinhilber with eight kills on a .381 hitting percentage at Sam Houston
• ACU has four players ranked within the top 10 in the WAC in different categories: Lindsey Toney kills per set (2, 4.49), Madison Rohre assists per set (1, 10.35), Madison Lawler digs per set (6, 4.19), Breanna Box hitting percentage (5, .350)
• Three different Wildcats have reached 100 kills on the season: Jada Birkel, Breanna Box, and Lindsey Toney. Toney leads the way with 184 on the year. 

SCOUTING THE VAQUEROS

• UTRGV comes into the weekend 9-6 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. 
• The team is fifth in the WAC in kills per set at 13.18 per set, just ahead of the Wildcats who average 13.12 per set. 
• Jandova leads UTRGV in hitting percentage at .321 on the season while Cruz leads the team in kills per set at 4.39. 
• The Vaqueros have had a balanced defense on the season with five different athletes totaling over 100 digs and averaging over two digs per set. 

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS

• Lamar comes into the weekend 4-11 on the season with an 0-1 conference record. Lamar's only conference competition was a loss against UTRGV last weekend. 
• The Cardinals will play Tarleton on Thursday night before making the trip to Abilene for the match on Saturday. 
• Junior Kaitlyn Gil is leading Lamar with 2.96 kills per set and 3.32 points per set. 
• Giselle Santini leads the team in digs with 173, averaging 3.33 per set. 

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