Texas State Bobcats (12-6, 3-1 SLC) vs. UT Arlington Mavericks (7-11, 3-1 SLC)

Date: Wednesday, October 5

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Site: Arlington, Texas - Texas Hall

Live Chat: www.txstatebobcats.com

Live Stats: www.utamavs.com

Texas State Bobcats (12-6, 3-1 SLC) vs. Northwestern State Lady Demons (5-12, 2-3 SLC)

Date: Saturday, October 8

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Site: Natchitoches, La. - Prather Coliseum

Live Streaming: www.nsudemons.com

Live Chat: www.txstatebobcats.com

Live Stats: www.nsudemons.com

 
Game Notes

San Marcos, Texas – Following four consecutive matches in San Marcos, the Texas State volleyball team will be on the road for two of its four straight contests away from Strahan Coliseum this week when the team visits UT Arlington and Northwestern State.

The Bobcats will look to push their current winning streak to four matches on Wednesday, October 5 when they play the Mavericks of UT Arlington in a 7 p.m. contest at Texas Hall. The team will then have two days off before heading to Natchitoches, La., for a 2 p.m. match against Northwestern State on Saturday, October 8.

Entering the week's action, the Bobcats have a 12-6 overall record and 3-1 mark in the Southland to sit in a tie for second place in the SLC West Division with UT Arlington. The Mavericks currently own a 7-11 overall mark to accompany their 3-1 record in conference. Meanwhile, Northwestern State begins the week with a 5-12 record and 2-3 mark in the Southland for third place in the SLC East Division.

 For Wednesday's match, UT Arlington will host live stats on its website, www.utamavs.com, while an interactive play-by-play live chat will available on www.txstatebobcats.com.

For Saturday's match, Northwestern State will host live streaming and live stats on its website, www.nsudemons.com, in addition to the live chat that will also be available on www.txstatebobcats.com.

Notes:

Versus This Week's Opponents

Texas State and UT Arlington will meet for he first time this season after splitting their two matches a season ago. The Bobcats trail 23-40 against the Mavericks in the all-time series, but the Bobcats won the most recent match-up between the two teams last season in San Marcos. The Bobcats dropped the first 21 games of the all-time series against UTA dating back to 1971, but Texas State has had considerable more success of late, winning five of the past six games.

For the second time this season, Texas State and Northwestern State will play after they played earlier this season during the CenturyLink Premier. The Bobcats swept the Lady Demons in San Marcos and have won the past six games of the all-time series. Texas State will bring a 15-2 all-time record in Natchitohes on Saturday.

Six Of Seven

Texas State has won six of its past seven games during the week. During that stretch, the Bobcats have swept four matches and won the other two in four sets. The Bobcats hold a .285-.135 advantage of hitting percentages over their opponents, and setter Caleigh McCorquodale is averaging 10.59 assists per set over the team's last seven matches.

Efficient Offense

Offensively, the Bobcats have flourished of late, hitting .300 of higher as a team in four of the team's last six matches. The team leads the Southland Conference in the category with a .265 mark for the season, nearly 40 points higher than second place Nicholls (.227).

Offensive Player Of The Week Honorable Mention