The Opponent: Texas A&M-Kingsville (14-9, 4-4 LSC) | Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. |
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Live StatsLooking back:Â Â Cameron volleyball fell in its fourth straight match on Oct. 16 after Eastern New Mexico defeated the Aggies in four sets, (25-23, 16-25, 19-25, 15-25). Overall, ENMU boasted 64 kills on the match with a .226 hitting percentage compared to CU's 35 kills and .094 hitting clip. While the Greyhounds also had more digs, 86 to CU's 59, and more service aces, eight to CU's three, Cameron came away with more blocks, 6.0 to ENMU's 3.0.
Cameron's road woes continue as they would fall 3-1, (15-25, 18-25, 25-21, 18-25), at West Texas A&M on Oct. 17. Cameron had two players achieve a double-double on the match. Evans led the Aggies in kills with 17 and had ten digs to grab her tenth double-double on the year. Luckenbill achieved her sixth career double-double after contributing 39 assists and 11 digs.
West Texas A&M ended the match with 65 digs, 58 kills and a .329 attacking percentage, while Cameron had 59 digs, 52 kills and a .157 hitting clip overall. The Lady Buffs also achieved 11 blocks versus the Aggies' three.
Setting the stage: The Aggies return home for their next two matches after a 0-4 road trip and dropping their last five matches. During the skid, the Aggies have hit below .157 with teams hitting above .190 and on defense CU trails in team digs 19.5 to 16.4. Cameron will be also looking to avoid their longest losing streak in two years and it matches the longest under head coach
Qi Wang.
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About Texas A&M-Kingsville: The Javelinas will be at Midwestern State on Friday for a doubleheader with the Mustangs and Arkansas-Monticello before facing the Aggies but they will be entering the weekend winning seven of its last 10 matches. Earlier this season, the Aggies swept TAMUK on the road for the first time since Oct. 12, 1991 to move to 9-0 and opening Lone Star Conference play with a victory. On the road this season TAMUK is 5-2 and 2-2 in LSC play, as a team they are averaging 13.1 kills per set and hitting .198 per match. In defense, they have averaged 17.5 digs per set and at the net they average two blocks per set. Krystal Faison and Ashley Bukowski pace the Javelina offense with three kills per set and Brett Zaccardo has a team high 4.95 digs per set. Against the Aggies, TAMUK is 10-22 overall and 3-8 in Lawton.
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The rest of the league: Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman's will be hosting Eastern New Mexico and West Texas as the only other LSC matches for the weekend outside TAUMK visiting Cameron and Midwestern State. Angelo State is in San Antonio playing Dallas Baptist and St. Mary's, Tarleton State is in Wichita, Kan. to face Newman and Lubbock Christian.
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By the numbers:Â
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Kat Evans is the lone senior on the Aggie squad and is one of nine CU volleyball players to surpass 1,000 kills. The Pearland, Texas native has played in 110 matches and has 1,245 kills, which is sixth highest all-time at Cameron.
12 – Youth is the theme of the 2015 season for the Aggies with 12 freshmen on the rosterÂ
13 – Cameron opened the season with their best start since the 1998 season where they opened the year 22-0.
15 – Cameron's roster consists of players from two states and one international, with 15 out of the 17 hailing from the state of Texas. Â
37 – This is the 37th overall season for the Aggie volleyball program which ran from 1972-81, and was reestablished in 1987.Â
45 –Â
Cristina Viera broke the school record for digs in a match on Saturday, Sept. 26 against Southern Nazarene.Â
51 – The number of assistsÂ
Tori Luckenbill had in three sets during a victory against Harding; that number is second highest for a match this season in NCAA Division II volleyball.
244 – Head CoachÂ
Qi Wang's number of wins in 11 seasons.Â
On the horizon:Â Â Cameron have their Pink Out game when will face West Texas A&M on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.