THE TEAMS:    

    •    Tarleton State Texans (13-8, 7-2 WAC)   

    •    Abilene Christian Wildcats (11-14, 4-5 WAC)  

WHERE: Stephenville, Texas   
ARENA: Wisdom Gym  
TIME: 1 p.m. CT   

STREAMING PLATFORM: ESPN+   
   
TEXAN VOLLEYBALL MATCH WEEK: Tarleton State enters this matchup against Abilene Christian looking to build on recent momentum and continue climbing the WAC standings. The Texans just knocked off the WAC leaders Utah Valley on Thursday and are just a half-match back of first place themselves. This will be another high-intensity rivalry showdown, with both teams familiar with each other's tendencies and eager to make a statement late in the season. 

Quick points: 

•    The Texans will honor four seniors pregame on Saturday; Victoria Fontenot, Morgan Carter, Megan Hodges and Emma Burke. 

    •    The Texans' reverse sweep of WAC leader Utah Valley on Thursday marked their fifth straight win.

    •    Madison Rice-Locket led the Texans in kills against the Wolverines with 15, as well as 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. 

    •    Tarleton State defeated ACU in their match earlier this season, 3-2.  

    •    Teya Nguyen recorded a season-high performance in the Texans last match against ACU with 32 assists. 

    •    Emma Burke recorded a season high kills and blocks against ACU in their first match of the season, totaling 14 kills and nine blocks.  

    •    Breannah Peterson recorded 12 kills in the Texans' last match at ACU. 

    •    LaNeah Lara just earned WAC Player of the Week honors after her career-high performace at UTA with 25 kills. 

    •    Emma Burke also earned WAC Player of the Week for the match week of October 19th. 

    •    Morgan Carter is currently second in the WAC for digs with 321 digs.