AT A GLANCE
No. 24 Tarleton Volleyball will return home after a four-match tournament in Utah to open up Lone Star Conference play. The TexAnns will play a pair of matches this weekend against Texas Woman’s and No. 17 Texas A&M-Commerce.
THE GAMES
The TexAnns will open the weekend against Texas Woman’s on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. The TexAnns will then turn around to play their second ranked opponent of the season in No. 17 Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday at 2 p.m.
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Tarleton is ranked No. 24 in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The TexAnns and Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (17) are the only LSC teams ranked in the AVCA poll, while Angelo State and West Texas A&M are receiving votes. Tarleton has been ranked in every poll since the final ranking of the 2016 season.
GAME COVERAGE
Live stats will be available for every game. The stat links can be found on the Tarleton Volleyball schedule page at TarletonSports.com. All Tarleton Volleyball games will be streamed on the Tarleton Sports Network.
THE OPPONENT: TEXAS WOMAN’S
Tarleton and Texas Woman’s have met 57 times since the first meeting back in 1978. TWU leads the all-time series at 33-24, but the TexAnns seven matches with four coming in sweeps. TWU is 6-2 on the season and has won three straight matches.
THE OPPONENT: TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
Tarleton and Texas A&M-Commerce will play for the 40th time in program history when they meet on Saturday. The TexAnns lead the series 20-19 since they first play in 1984. The TexAnns are also 12-4 at home against TAMUC. The Lions are 6-2 on the year and have four wins against ranked opponents.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The TexAnns will host Angelo State on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Wisdom Volleyball Gym.
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