GAME DAY INFORMATION
	When: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 2-3, 2016
	Where: San Angelo, Texas | Junell Center
	Record: Tarleton TexAnns 0-0, 0-0 LSC
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AT A GLANCE
For the first time in school history, Tarleton Volleyball begins a season as the defending regular season champions of the Lone Star Conference. The TexAnns will kick off the athletic season at noon with a match against St. Mary's to begin a four-game run at the Angelo State Kathleen Brasfield Invitational.
 
THE GAMES
Tarleton opens the season against the Rattlers at 12 p.m. and will wrap up day one with a 4 p.m. bout with Regis. On Saturday, Tarleton will square off with South Dakota Mines (10 a.m.) and St. Edward's (4 p.m.).
 
GAME COVERAGE
Live stats will be available for every game of the tournament. The stat links can be found at Tournament Central or on the Tarleton Volleyball schedule page at TarletonSports.com. Only games on the main court at Angelo State will be broadcast, which will be Saturday's games for Tarleton.
 
THE OPPONENT: ST. MARY'S
Tarleton is 6-12 all-time against the Rattlers, dating back to the inaugural meeting in 1998. The TexAnns went 1-9 against St. Mary's before Mary Schindler took over as head coach and have since won 5 of the last 8 meetings, including each of the last two by 3-0 sweeps.
 
THE OPPONENT: REGIS
This will be the first meeting between Tarleton and Regis, which located in Denver, Colorado. Regis is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
 
THE OPPONENT: SOUTH DAKOTA MINES
This will be the first meeting between Tarleton and South Dakota Mines, which located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Hardrockers are a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
 
THE OPPONENT: ST. EDWARD'S
The second Heartland opponent of weekend will be waiting in the tournament finale for the TexAnns. St. Edward's and Tarleton will serve things up at 4 p.m. Tarleton is 8-13 all-time against the Hilltoppers, including six wins in the last seven meetings. Tarleton also enters the match with a four-game winning streak against St. Edward's, dating back to 2012.
 
KEY RETURNERS
Tarleton returns three starters from last year's LSC championship team, including two-time All-American Hailey Roberts. In addition to Roberts, who set the single season school record for kills last season, Chandler Gow returns for her junior season after setting the single-season school assist record last year. Adrianna Knutson enters her sophomore campaign after cracking the starting lineup as a freshman defensive specialist a year ago.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The TexAnns will return home for the TexAnn Invitational Tournament, which is set to begin with a 7 p.m. showdown with Lubbock Christian Thursday night in Wisdom Gym.