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Cameron starts final home stand against Western and Eastern New Mexico

Opponents
Western New Mexico: Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
Eastern New Mexico: Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
 
Around the LSC: Elsewhere in the Lone Star Conference on Friday, UT Permian Basin makes a trip to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M visits Angelo State, Texas A&M-Kingsville hosts Texas A&M-Commerce and Midwestern State welcomes Eastern New Mexico to Wichita Falls, Texas. On Saturday, Texas Woman's visits the Javelinas, WT heads to face the TexAnns, the Rambelles host UTPB and MSU hosts both WNMU and Southern Nazarene.  
 
Looking Forward: The Aggies are still seeking their first LSC win as they are 0-13 in league play and 2-20 overall. Jenna Gillean has had double-doubles in two of her last three matches, which helped her surpass her career number of kills set in a season by 22 spikes to total 203 so far on her sophomore campaign. As team, Cameron is third in the LSC with 17.42 digs per set, while averaging just over 10 kills and 10 assists per set.

Western New Mexico (14-9, 6-6 LSC)
- The Mustangs have been up and down all season; in their last two matches, they swept UTPB 3-0, but then fell in five sets to Texas A&M-Kingsville.
- Third in the LSC in both hitting percentage (.237) and blocks (2.18 per set), while averaging the second best service ace numbers at 1.66 per set.
- Senior Shannon Rich is second in the LSC with 1.13 blocks per set, while coming in at fourth in attack percentage (.324).

All-Time vs. Western New Mexico
-Overall: 5-1 WNMU
-CU's lone win against the Mustangs came in 2009.
-Last meeting: Sept. 23, 2016 in Silver City, N.M. (3-0 WNMU win)
 
Eastern New Mexico (12-10, 7-5 LSC)
- Currently on a two game winning streak after beating both West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville in straight sets last week.
- Third in the LSC in kills and assists, with 13.64 kills and 12.80 assists per set.
- Senior Lauren Frye is second in the league with 4.5 kills per set, hitting at a .314 mark.

All-Time vs. Eastern New Mexico
-Overall: 21-20 CU
-In their last 10 meetings the Aggies are 4-6 against the Greyhounds.
-Last meeting: Sept. 24, 2016 in Portales, N.M. (3-1 ENMU win)

Looking Back: Cameron went 0-2 last weekend, losing to both West Texas A&M and UT Permian Basin. After falling in three sets to WT on Friday, the Aggies started the match against UTPB with a commanding two set lead, but the Falcons were able to claw back into the contest and win sets three through five. Four CU netters recorded double-doubles against UTPB, as Jenna Gillean led the way with 22 kills and 11 digs. Paige Dixon added an 11 kill, 26 dig performance to the Aggie cause, while Brittany Lawson had 12 kills and 19 digs and Shelby Mench had 38 assists and 12 digs.

By The Numbers:
0-The number of seniors on this year's CU roster.
7-The Aggies have been pushed to five sets in five of their 22 matches this season.
13-The state of Texas is represented well in the 2016 roster with 13 student-athletes.
38-This is the 38th overall season for the Aggie volleyball program which ran from 1972-81, and was reestablished in 1987.
191-Jenna Gillean has played in every set for CU since she stepped onto campus last season.  
239- Number of coaching victories by head coach Qi Wang who is in his third season at Cameron.
 
Looking ahead: The Aggies will close out the home stretch with their final contest at the Aggie Gym this season, as they host Texas A&M-Commerce on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
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Players Mentioned

Paige  Dixon

#8 Paige Dixon

OH/RS
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jenna Gillean

#23 Jenna Gillean

MH/OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Brittany  Lawson

#6 Brittany Lawson

DS/OH
5' 8"
Sophomore
Shelby Mench

#5 Shelby Mench

S/DS
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paige  Dixon

#8 Paige Dixon

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH/RS
Jenna Gillean

#23 Jenna Gillean

5' 10"
Sophomore
MH/OH
Brittany  Lawson

#6 Brittany Lawson

5' 8"
Sophomore
DS/OH
Shelby Mench

#5 Shelby Mench

5' 7"
Sophomore
S/DS