LAWTON, Okla. – The Aggie volleyball team welcomes in UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico this weekend for their final homestand of the 2019 season.

Match Information:
Cameron (6-19 / 2-12 / 1-7) vs. UT Permian Basin (17-6 / 9-5 / 4-4) | Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
Cameron (6-19 / 2-12 / 1-7) vs. Western New Mexico (6-16 / 4-10 / 2-6) | Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video

Special Recognitions:
The Cameron Athletic department will be celebrating Veteran's Day a little early, as they will be recognizing all who have served and currently serving during the set break between two and three of Saturday's match. Immediately following that match, Aggie volleyball will be honoring their two seniors, Katrina Campbell and Peyton Little, for their hard work on and off the court.  

Against the Opponents:
The Aggies are 7-5 all-time against UT Permian Basin. They have won just two of the last six meetings and are 2-1 against the Falcons in the Aggie Gym. CU is 3-8 all-time against WNMU and has won two of the five matches played at home. Their last win came in 2017, as the Mustangs have won the last three meetings.

Last Time Out:
Cameron is coming off a two-loss road trip at UT Tyler and A&M-Commerce last weekend. Despite totaling 11.0 blocks against UTT, the Aggies fell 3-1, hitting just .117 on the attack. Caitlyn Henderson led the way with eight blocks, while Little had a team-high 18 digs. The next day, CU lost a three set match after hitting just .186 against the No. 23 ranked Lions. Demirjian and Walia Franklin each had five kills in the match, while Desiree Marmolejo and Katherine Manning combined for 27 assists.

About the Aggies:
After losing their last three matches, the Black and Gold are 6-19 on the season with a 2-12 Lone Star Conference record. With their 1-7 record against division opponents, they are in sixth in the standings, needing to reach the top-4 to earn a spot in the conference tournament. They only have two more division matches left on the schedule, against Texas Woman's and Midwestern State next week. Statistically, Arianna Navarrete (2.31 kills per set) and Demirjian (2.22 kills per set) lead the offensive attack, followed closely by Sarah Wright and her 2.20 kills average. Manning and Marmolejo average just over 5.00 and 4.00 assists per set respectively, while also combining for 32 service aces at the setter position. Additionally, Henderson averages just under 1.00 block per set, while Riana Blount and Franklin average 0.70 per set; CU's libero, Little averages a team-best 3.82 digs per set.

Scouting the Falcons:
The Falcons have had a strong season this fall, posting a 17-6 record with a 9-5 Lone Star Conference mark. After winning five in a row in early October, they are currently 2-3 in their last five matches. UTPB is strongest on defensive, where they average 2.8 blocks per set as a team led by Travana Matthews with 79.0 blocks and Skyler Friel with 74.0. Matthews also leads the team with 2.31 kills per set, while setter Analise Lucio is tops on the squad with 6.83 helpers per frame, just over two more than Kiera Granado. Friel and Isela Murillo lead the Falcons with over 20 service aces apiece.  Megan Ashton leads the team with 3.95 digs per set, while Murillo is second on the team in both digs (217) and kills (159). Three other Falcons have reached the century mark in kills this year, including Friel, who averaged 1.78 per set.

Scouting the Mustangs:
Western New Mexico has had a similar season to the Aggies, posting a 6-16 overall record, but with a 4-10 record in league play have two more wins than CU. They snapped a five-match losing skid with a win over Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 25 and since then have gone 1-2. Only two Mustangs have reached 100 kills up to this point in the season, Erin Moss (188) and Bria Augustine (167). The offense runs a two setter system with both Sarah Campoli and Madelynn Culp averaging right around 5.00 kills per set; the duo also leads WNMU with 14 and 18 aces respectively. Defensively, Western New Mexico has three players with 40.0 or more total blocks, Deyzha Samuelu (46.0), Hannah Tishlarich (41.0), and Delaney Seitz (40.0), with libero Gabi Lau leading the team with 4.28 digs per frame.

Up Next:
Cameron conclude their regular season on the road next weekend, as they visit Texas Woman's on Friday, Nov. 15, and Midwestern State on Saturday, Nov. 16.