• Live Stats: Tarleton State vs. Angelo State
• Live Stats: Angelo State vs. Newman
• Live Stats: Tarleton State vs. Newman
• Video Broadcast: Tarleton State
 
STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton State volleyball returns to the friendly confines of Wisdom Gym this weekend as the TexAnns look to improve on their 10-win start to the season against Angelo State Friday at 6 p.m. and Newman Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
 
AT A GLANCE
Records: Tarleton State TexAnns, 10-4 (4-3 LSC); Angelo State Rambelles, 11-2 (6-1 LSC); Newman 6-7, (3-5 Heartland)
Coverage: Live Stats will be available for all of this weekend's games by visiting the Tarleton Volleyball schedule page or the links associated with the Game Day Preview. A live video broadcast of the TexAnn games will be available at TarletonSports.com/listenlive.
 
EXTRA ACTION
In addition to Tarleton's contests against Angelo State and Newman, there will also be a third game played at Wisdom Gym as the Rambelles and Jets will face each other in a neutral-site match Saturday at 12 p.m. Tarleton State participated in a similar weekend earlier this month when they played Midwestern State and Harding in back-to-back matches during the TexAnns' annual visit to Wichita Falls.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton State is looking to bounce back from a tough road trip last weekend when the TexAnns dropped back-to-back matches via sweep by West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico.
 
TARLETON vs ANGELO STATE
This will be the 41^st meeting between the TexAnns and Rambelles since the inaugural meeting in 1978. Tarleton State has won 12, including the last meeting on senior day in Stephenville in 2013's regular season finale. On Nov. 16 of last year, the TexAnns battled back from a 0-2 deficit to beat Angelo State for the first time since the 2006 season.
 
TARLETON vs NEWMAN
The TexAnns and Jets are meeting for just the second time in the history of the Tarleton volleyball program and the TexAnns hold a 1-0 series advantage. The two teams met for the first time at the Arkansas Tech Spikefest on August 25, 2007 when Tarleton earned a five-set win.
 
SET NOTES
After going on a school-record run of five-set matches to begin the season, Tarleton State has turned things in the opposite direction with four-straight sweeps – two of which Tarleton has won. The TexAnns opened the season with seven five-set matches in the first 10 games, which topped the previous high of four five-setters over the first 10 games in school history, and Tarleton has played just one four-set match all season – the first game of the year against Arkansas-Fort Smith.
 
TOPS IN THE NATION
Tarleton State has three individuals in the top 40 in the country in statistical categories. Katie Covell is 40^th in the nation in digs with 244 while Hailey Roberts is 30^th in total attacks (530) and 20^th in kills (202). Meanwhile, Kenya Alexander is making top-10 noise as the top-ranked player in total blocks with 77 total blocks. She is also sixth in the nation with 1.35 blocks per set.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton State will wrap up the current home stand with a Tuesday night, regional battle with Dallas Baptist at 7 p.m.