St. Mary's (10-6, 4-5) at UAFS (9-10, 4-6)
Friday, October 22 • 6 p.m. • Fort Smith, Ark. (Stubblefield Center)
St. Mary's at Oklahoma Christian (6-14, 2-8)
Saturday, October 23 • 2 p.m. • Oklahoma City (The Nest)
The Series: UAFS
Overall: 4-20
Home: 2-8
Away: 2-11
Neutral Sites: 0-1
Current Streak: L2
Three Sets: 2-16
Four Sets: 2-4
Coach Ulrich vs UAFS: First Meeting
The Series: Oklahoma Christian
Overall: 1-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 1-0
Current Streak: W1
Five Sets: 1-0
Coach Ulrich vs OC: 1-0
First Serve
•The Rattlers remain on the road, traveling to UAFS and Oklahoma Christian over the weekend. This will be the second match of the year between StMU and OC - and the second in the series.
•Senior OH Alissa Tolbert earned the team's first-ever Lone Star Player of the Week award, earning Defensive honors after recording 33 digs and 17 kills in the four-set win at St. Edward's.
•The Rattlers are in the middle of the pack in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 4-5 record. The four victories are a new record for Lone Star wins by the team, as they won three in 2019 and two in 2020.
•In seven of the nine 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 1.94 in Lone Star play.
•In the last five matches, the Rattlers are averaging 19.10 digs per set - an average that would rank in the top five in the Division II statistics. They are also holding opponents to a .166 hitting percentage over the same stretch.
