Volleyball Prepares For Two at Home

West Texas A&M (10-2, 4-1) at St. Mary's (8-5, 2-4)
Friday, October 8 • 6 p.m. • San Antonio (Bill Greehey Arena)

Eastern New Mexico (1-12, 1-4) at St. Mary's
Saturday, October 9 • 2 p.m. • San Antonio (Bill Greehey Arena)

The Series: West Texas A&M
Overall: 2-20
Home: 2-8
Away: 0-11
Neutral Sites: 0-1
Current Streak: L13
Three Sets: 0-12
Four Sets: 1-6
Five Sets: 1-2
Coach Ulrich vs WT: First Meeting

The Series: Eastern New Mexico
Overall: 8-6
Home: 3-0
Away: 0-1
Neutral Sites: 5-5
Current Streak: W2
Three Sets: 7-2
Four Sets: 1-3
Five Sets: 0-1
Coach Ulrich vs ENMU: First Meeting

First Serve

•It's the tale of two teams this week as the Rattlers host West Texas A&M which has one league loss on Friday and Eastern New Mexico on Saturday, which has one league win. 
•The Rattlers are in the middle of the pack in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 2-4 record. With one more win, the team will tie for the most conference wins in a season, matching the 2019 squad.
•Senior OH Alissa Tolbert has enjoyed playing Eastern New Mexico throughout her career. In two matches, she's averaged 3.75 kills per set, while hitting at an astounding .433 clip.
•The freshmen and sophomores in the lineup are responsible for 56.7 percent of the team's kills in 2021.
•In five of the six 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 1.77 in Lone Star play.
•StMU is relying on a balanced attack this season as seven different players are averaging over one kill per set. Senior OH Alissa Tolbert leads the way with 3.15 terminations a set, which also ranks 10th in the Lone Star Conference.