AT A GLANCE
No. 10 Tarleton heads west to close out the regular season and looks to post an undefeated record in conference play as they travel to Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin. The TexAnns will play the Mustangs on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. and UT Permian Basin on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m. The TexAnns have already won the Lone Star Conference title and will host the LSC Tournament on Nov. 8-10.
 
GAME COVERAGE
Live stats will be available for every game. The stat link can be found on the Tarleton Volleyball schedule page at TarletonSports.com. For a fee, there will be a live video feed for the match courtesy of the home team.
 
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Tarleton moved up one spot to No. 10 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. It's the first time Tarleton has been ranked in the top 10 in program history. Tarleton is one of two Lone Star Conference schools in the top 25, joining Texas A&M-Commerce who is ranked 21st. Tarleton has been ranked in every poll since the final ranking of the 2016 season, which is 26 consecutive weeks in the national spotlight.
 
REGIONAL RANKINGS
The road to the NCAA Division II National Tournament is on track to run through Stephenville as Tarleton checks in at the top of the season's second regional rankings. The TexAnns lead the poll with Texas A&M-Commerce, who have two head-to-head losses against Tarleton this season, coming in at No. 2. Colorado Mines (3), Dixie State (4), Colorado Mesa (5), Angelo State (6), Regis (7), and Metro State (8) round out the top eight. West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian are on the outside looking in at No. 9 and 10, respectively. The top eight teams in the regional rankings at the end of conference tournament championship weekend will advance to the NCAA postseason. The conference tournament champions are guaranteed an automatic berth into the playoffs, which could affect the rankings if a non-regionally ranked team wins their respective tournament and earned the berth.
 
ABOUT TARLETON
Tarleton enters the weekend leading the way in the Lone Star Conference standings with an 26-2 record overall and a 18-0 mark in the league. Tarleton is also among the national leaders in blocks per set (2.86) which ranks third in the nation and also the conference leader in hit percentage (.260). Adriana Darthuy leads the team with 280 kills while Hannah McManus, a two-time LSC Defensive Player of the Week, ranks fourth in the nation with 1.40 blocks per set. Blanca Izquierdo, also a four-time LSC Setter of the Week, is leading the team with 593 assists and Adrianna Knutson leads in digs with 436.
 
DIGGING FOR A MILESTONE
Adrianna Knutson, Tarleton's senior libero, is became the all-time leader in digs at Tarleton State University this past weekend. Knutson's 1,852 career digs passed Shea McBrearty (1,847) for the all-time lead.
 
CRACKING THE TARLETON TOP 10
Hannah McManus is making her own history at Tarleton as the senior middle blocker enters the weekend having recently passed Kenya Alexander for fourth place on the all-time total blocks list with 373. She is also second all-time in assisted blocks with 311 having recently passed Kenya Alexander. McManus needs 25 assisted blocks to pass Marissa Galich (334) for first on the all-time list.
 
SERIES HISTORY: WESTERN NEW MEXICO
Tarleton and Western New Mexico are meeting for the 17^th time in program history after first meeting in 1988. The TexAnns and Mustangs are tied 8-8 in the series, but the TexAnns have won the last eight meetings, including a 3-0 sweep on Oct. 6 in Stephenville.
 
SERIES HISTORY: UT PERMIAN BASIN
Tarleton and UT Permian Basin are meeting for the 15^th time in program history since they first met in 2004. Tarleton leads the series 9-5 and have won six straight against the Falcons, including a 3-0 sweep back on Oct. 5 in Stephenville.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton has clinched the No. 1 seed and the right to host the LSC Tournament for the second straight season. The tournament will take place in the Wisdom Volleyball Gym from Nov. 8-10.