NCAA The Rivalries
Wednesday, October 5 • San Antonio • Bill Greehey Arena
St. Edward's (5-12, 2-4) at St. Mary's (8-9, 4-2) • 6 p.m.
Friday, October 7 • San Antonio • Bill Greehey Arena
Western New Mexico (2-17, 0-7) at St. Mary's • 6 p.m.
Home Sweet Home: After being on the road for 15 of their first 17 matches, the Rattler Volleyball team starts a stretch where six of the next seven will be in Bill Greehey Arena.
Featured: Wednesday the "Battle of the Saints" rivalry will be filmed for the new NCAA Docu-series, LG Presents: NCAA The Rivalries. The show will feature the history of the rivalry, interviews from coaches and players, and live action from the match. The first 250 StMU students will receive free food and there will be giveaways from LG, including two laptop computers. The match begins at 6, with tailgating at 5 p.m.
On A Roll: The Rattlers have won four of their last five matches and are now 4-2 in Lone Star Conference play and tied for sixth place in the standings. The team has a 14-9 set advantage against conference foes and the team is hitting almost 40 points higher since conference play began.
A Look Back: St. Mary's was one of six teams in the Lone Star Conference to post a 2-0 record last week, winning in five sets at Eastern New Mexico and swept Lubbock Christian for the second-straight time. The team hit .206 for the week with 2.13 blocks per set.
Going The Extra Mile: At Eastern New Mexico on Friday, the Rattlers won two of their three sets in "bonus" volleyball, winning the second set 26-24 and the fourth set 29-27 to improve their record to 4-3 this season in sets that extend past the 25-point threshold.
Series Histories: St. Mary's owns a 63-55 lead in the all-time series with St. Edward's and snapped a five-match losing skid to the Hilltoppers a season ago with a four-set win in Austin. The Rattlers are also 26-20 at home. StMU trails 4-6 in the all-time series with Western New Mexico. The team snapped a six-match losing streak against the Mustangs last season with a four-set win in Silver City. This will be the first time WNMU has played in San Antonio since 2013.
Off And Running: In the second set against Cameron, the Rattlers used a 23-2 run to win the set 25-7. Junior S Aislan Lennon served 16 straight points for StMU, including four aces to tie for the second-most lopsided set win in the 25-point era (25-4 vs OLLU). The four aces for Lennon doubled her previous career-high of two.
Aces High: St. Mary's ranks sixth in the Lone Star Conference in aces per set with 1.59, but has no players ranked among the top 15. Four different Rattlers have 10 or more aces this season, led by sophomore S Cali Nims with 20. In fact, all 14 players who have attempted a serve this year have at least one ace.
Win the Month: St. Mary's posted a winning record in September for the second-straight season, going 7-5 in 2022 after recording an 8-4 record in 2021.
A First: For the first time this season, the Rattlers won a match after dropping the first set, winning in five sets at Eastern New Mexico on Friday.
