The Opponent: 
Tarleton State (14-3, 4-1 LSC) | Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Angelo State (15-4, 4-1 LSC) | Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats

Looking back:  In week five of the season, the Cameron volleyball team now sits at 13-1 overall and 4-1 in LSC play after defeating Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Commerce but falling to Texas Woman's.   The Aggies began the week on Sept. 29 with a comeback victory over Eastern New Mexico in five sets (22-25, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15, 15-9). Freshman Jenna Gillean led the Aggies with a career high 17 kills and a .389 attacking percentage. Senior Kat Evans followed up with 12 kills and 12 digs for her eighth double-double of the year. Sophomore Cristina Viera contributed 18 digs, while freshman Tori Luckenbill had 43 assists for the Ags.
 
Cameron followed up with a sweep of Texas A&M-Commerce (25-14, 25-18, 25-20) on Oct. 2. Evans and Gillean led the CU offense, each notching eight kills. Additionally, Gillean had a team high attacking percentage of .412. Luckenbill contributed 22 assists to the Aggies, and Viera led the Black and Gold defense with 15 digs. Cameron would fall the next day, Oct. 3, to Texas Woman's (19-25, 25-20, 19-25, 20-25). Evans recorded her ninth double-double of the year by contributing eleven kills and 16 digs for the Ags. Gillean followed up with ten kills, and freshman Kayla Allen had nine. Luckenbill recorded 25 assists on the match, while Viera led the Black and Gold defense with 22 digs.
 
Cracking the poll: Thanks to a 13-1 start, the Aggies have made their first appearance in the AVCA Coaches Poll in over a decade with five votes.  Angelo State, Tarleton State, and Texas Woman's join CU as the LSC teams in the poll getting votes.
 
Setting the stage: The 2007 season was the last time that an Aggie team won at either Tarleton State or Angelo State with present history slanted toward the opposition this weekend.  Against the TexAnns, Cameron has dropped their last 11 matches and have only won two sets in their last four visits to Stephenville.  Cameron does hold the overall series 24-14 with TSU holding at 6-7 record at home.  
 
The trip to San Angelo will be a reunion for head coach Qi Wang who was ASU's top assistant from 2009-13 before leaving for CU.  Coach Wang and the Aggies will have to reverse as 12 match skid and the Aggies are 4-10 in San Angelo.  In conference play, CU is 1-20 overall with their lone win coming in 2007.
 
The Friday and Saturday matches will be important for a young CU squad with the all three teams appearing in this week's AVCA coaches poll.
 
About Tarleton State: Tarleton State is currently riding a six game winning streak with a 14-3 overall record and is 4-1 in conference play. Tarleton State's lone conference loss was to Angelo State in a 1-3 match on Sept. 16. The TexAnns remain undefeated at home with a 5-0 record, while they are 4-2 away, and 5-1 at neutral sites. Offensively, sophomore Hailey Roberts leads the TexAnns in kills with 365 on the year where she averages 6.08 kills per game to put her at the top of the national individual rankings.
 
As a team, the TexAnns are ranked third nationally in kills per set with 14.85. They are also second in the nation in assists per set guided by sophomore Chandler Gow who averages 11.9 assists per set and has recorded a total of 691 assists this season. Senior Ayssa Garcia was named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon after her performance in back-to-back wins over St. Edward's and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The libero led the team with 37 digs, averaging 5.29 digs per set in seven sets and added six assists on the week.
 
About Angelo State:  Angelo State is currently 15-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Angelo's lone conference loss was to Texas A&M—Kingsville after the Javelinas captured the 3-1 upset over the Rambelles, snapping their eight game winning streak. Angelo still remains unbeaten at home at 7-0 but is 5-2 on the road and 3-2 at neutral sites. Junior Mallory Blauser leads the Rambelle offense in kills with 259 total, averaging 3.98 per set. Sophomore Brianna Sotello is behind her, averaging 3.52 kills per set with 232 total on the season. Senior Maggi Jo Keffury averages 11.53 assists per set, while Katie MacLeay leads the Rambelle defense with 383 digs, averaging 5.72 per set.
  
The rest of the league:  Midwestern State will have the inversed schedule to Cameron with the Mustangs at Angelo State on Friday and at Tarleton State on Saturday.  Texas Woman's will be hosting Texas A&M-Commerce, and Eastern New Mexico will play a doubleheader with a non-conference match against Newman coming before Texas A&M-Kingsville.  West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville will also both play Newman on Saturday in Canyon.
  
By the numbers: 
1 – 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 106 matches and has 1,207 kills, which is sixth highest all-time at Cameron, and 20^th highest among active volleyball players in the nation in NCAA Division II.
12 – Youth will be the theme of the 2015 season for the Aggies with 12 freshmen on the roster 
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.  
37 – This is the 37th overall season for the Aggie volleyball program which ran from 1972-81, and was reestablished in 1987. 
45 – Cristina Viera broke the school record for digs in a match on Sept. 26 against Southern Nazarene. 
51 – The number of assists 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.
245 – Head Coach Qi Wang's number of wins in 11 seasons. 

On the horizon:  The Aggies will remain out of town next week with the team traveling to Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M.