St. Mary's (9-6, 3-5) at St. Edward's (9-6, 4-4)
Thursday, October 14 • 6 p.m. • Austin (Recreation & Athletics Center)
The Series: St. Edward's
Overall: 62-55
Home: 26-20
Away: 26-30
Neutral Sites: 10-5
Current Streak: L5
Two Sets: 12-3
Three Sets: 23-21
Four Sets: 19-15
Five Sets: 8-16
Coach Ulrich vs SEU: First Meeting
First Serve
•Thursday will be the fourth-straight meeting in the Battle of the Saints to take place in Austin. The Rattlers have not hosted the Hilltoppers since the first meeting of the 2019 season.
•The Rattlers improved their numbers in every single season statistical category after the two matches at home last week.
•StMU has split three of the first four weeks of the Lone Star Conference season. This is the only week of the year where the Rattlers play only one match.
•The Rattlers are in the middle of the pack in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 3-5 record. With one more win, the team will surpass the most Lone Star wins in a season, passing the three by the 2019 squad.
•In six of the eight Lone Star Conference matches, the Rattlers have either equaled our out-blocked the opposition. They have increased their block production from 1.07 per set against non-league foes to 1.83 in Lone Star play.
•Senior OH Alissa Tolbert became just the fourth player in St. Mary's Division II history to record both 800 kills and 800 digs in a career. She currently has 819 kills and 830 digs.
