Opponents
West Texas A&M: Sept 16 at 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
UT Permian Basin: Sept 17 at 2 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
 
Around the LSC: Four other Lone Star Conference matches are on tap on Friday with Texas A&M-Kingsville hosting Western New Mexico, Texas A&M-Commerce at Tarleton State, UT Permian Basin visiting Midwestern State and Texas Woman's at Angelo State.  On Saturday, Tarleton State hosts Texas Woman's, Texas A&M-Commerce will be at Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico goes to Texas A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M is heading to Midwestern State.  Western New Mexico will play a tri-match with Texas A&M-International and St. Edward's in Laredo, Texas.
 
Rededication: On Friday's match against West Texas A&M, Cameron University will be honoring the McMahon Foundation and rededicating the Aggie Gym for their contributions in upgrades to the seating and sound system between sets two and three.  Fans who come the contest on Friday will receive a voucher for free popcorn and soda, plus a spirit roll out banner.
 
Looking Forward: Cameron will be looking to open their season with a LSC win for the second season in a row on Saturday where they will host the Lady Buffs. The Aggies snapped a 26 match skid to the Buffs with a five set win in Lawton last year. CU has yet to beat WT twice in a row. Against the Falcons, Cameron has won their last four meetings, with Saturday's match being the first visit to Lawton and LSC clash.  Within the LSC, the Aggies are eighth in both team and opponent hitting percentage; while in blocks they are last averaging 0.74 per set. Cameron does sit in fourth in the league for digs per set at 18.41.
 
BoxCast: This weekend will start CU's new partnership with BoxCast who will provide coverage for Aggie webcasts during the 2016-17 athletic season.  All standard definition (SD) broadcasts will continue to be provided for free, however there is a nominal $4 charge for viewers wishing to watch contests in high definition (HD).

West Texas A&M 
-Hosted tournament to open season where the Buffs went 2-2 on their home floor and are 4-4 currently.
-Selected to finish fourth in the LSC's preseason poll after finishing last season 16-17 and 5-11 in the league.
-Led by Elisa Bentsen who is hitting .353, averages 1.07 blocks and 2.38 kills per set.

All-Time vs West Texas A&M
3-46 overall
3-16 at home
Last meeting: Oct. 27, 2015 (3-2 win in Lawton)
 
UT Permian Basin
-Currently holds a 4-5 record and has been swept in straight sets in their last four matches.
-LSC newcomers were selected to finish 11th in the league's preseason poll; went 8-17 last season and 5-11 with the Heartland Conference.
-Are hitting .108 as a team and average 10.26 kills per set.

All-Time vs UT Permian Basin 
5-1 overall
First visit to the Aggie Gym
Last meeting: Oct. 6, 2012 (3-0 win in Odessa, Texas)
 
Looking Back: Through eight matches the Aggies have been pushed to five sets in already four matches. On their fourth try, the Aggies duked out a 3-2 win over St. Edward's after being down two sets to none. The win was CU's only one of the weekend after falling in four sets to Emporia State and being swept by Southern Nazarene; Southeastern Oklahoma edged out CU in a seesaw five set battled as well. Jenna Gillean was named to the All-Tournament team after having 62 kills in her last four matches. Through opening nonconference play, the Aggies have been hitting .170 as a team while averaging 11.53 kills per set.

By The Numbers:
0-The number of seniors on this year's CU roster.
20-Sophomore Jenna Gillean is ranked 20th in NCAA Division II with 130 kills, she went through a streak of 17 and 18 straight kills in matches last weekend at Midwestern State's Invitational.  
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.
251- Number of coaching victories by head coach Qi Wang who is in his third season at Cameron.
 
Looking ahead: Cameron will close their three match home stand on Sept. 20 with Midwestern State.