SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State Volleyball splits the week with a match on the road against Utah State on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and a match at home against Fresno State on Saturday, Nov. 7.

MATCH INFO

• Wednesday, Nov. 4 vs. Utah State (8 p.m. CT)
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• Saturday, Nov. 7 vs. Fresno State (1 p.m. CT)
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ABOUT THE BOBCATS

• Texas State will be honoring six seniors on Saturday: Ally Adair, India Bennett, Brooke Bentke, Ameena Campbell, Dylan Gilkey, and Jasmine Purakal.
• The Bobcats suffered a tough loss against Boise State on Saturday, Oct. 31. Texas State took the first set after sending the frame into extra points but came up short in the final three sets.
• Texas State currently has a 7-15 overall record and a 2-9 mark in Pac-12 play.
• Against Boise State, sophomore Peyton McKee led the way with 16 kills while senior Brooke Bentke accompanied her fellow pin hitter in double-digit kills with 13.
• McKee also led the team in hitting efficiency with a .289 [16-5-38] hitting percentage.
• India Bennett led the way at the net with seven blocks including two solo stuffs. Bennett's two solo blocks are the most solo efforts for the fifth year since the match against Washington State on Oct. 10.
• Senior Dylan Gilkey and McKee posted double-digit digs for the first time this season. Both totaled a team-high 12 digs on the afternoon.
• Gilkey posted 12 digs and 42 assists for her first double double of the season.
• The 42 assists from the senior were not only a season high, but a career high for Gilkey.
• Both McKee and Gilkey are on the cusp of significant career milestones. McKee is just two kills away from 500 career kills while Gilkey is 48 assists away from 1,000 career assists.
• Bentke continues to lead the Bobcats' offense with 240 kills so far this season with .192 efficiency. The senior also leads in kills per set at 2.89 and in service aces with 24.
• Jasmine Purakal has anchored the back row for Texas State all season, heading into this week with 253 digs and an average of 3.09 digs per set.
• Setter Anna Blaine continues to lead the offense with 525 total assists.
• In the conference statistics, India Bennett is ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage at .336 and eighth in blocks per set at 1.01. Both Blaine and Gilkey are ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, in assists per set. Blaine comes in at 6.91 assists per set while Gilkey has 5.89 per set.
• Rounding out the conference statistical rankings is Bentke and Purakal. Bentke is ranked ninth in service aces with 0.29 per set and Purakal is seventh in digs per set at 3.09.

SERIES HISTORY
About the Aggies

• Wednesday's match marks the second meeting between the two teams this season. Texas State opened its inaugural Pac-12 season with a three-set sweep of the Aggies on Sept. 24.
• Texas State is 2-4 all-time against Utah State and 0-3 when playing the Aggies in Utah.

About the Bulldogs

• Saturday's match between Texas State and Fresno State will be the first match since 1989.
• Fresno State holds the lead with a 2-1 record against Texas State.
• The Bobcats' one win against the Bulldogs came in 1972 in a 2-0 win.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
About Utah State

• The Aggies have a 4-16 overall record and a 3-7 mark in Pac-12 play.
• Two of Utah State's wins come against Gonzaga, and their most recent conference win was a five-set thriller against Washington State on Oct. 29.
• The Aggies currently have a .192 hitting percentage and a total of 161.5 blocks on the season.
• Sami Blackett leads the Aggies' offense with 258 kills on .168 hitting efficiency. Blackett has also tallied a team-high 21 service aces on the season, averaging 0.28 service aces per set.
• In the five-set win against Washington State, Blackett posted a season-high 23 kills.
• At the net, Ava Napierski leads with a team-high 62.0 blocks and an average of 0.91 blocks per set. Napierski's best blocking performance came on Oct. 15 against San Diego State with seven block assists.
• Anchoring the back row is Lily LaFlesch with 269 total digs and an average of 3.49 digs per set. LaFlesch's best back row performance came on Oct. 3 against Colorado State with 29 digs.

About the Bulldogs

• Fresno State currently has a 7-14 overall record and a 2-8 mark in Pac-12 play.
• The Bulldogs' two conference wins were both five-set wins against Gonzaga and Washington State.
• Fresno State currently has a .173 hitting percentage and 180.0 total blocks.
• Leading the Bulldogs' offense is Jenna Legault with 280 kills on .185 hitting efficiency. Legault earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9. The pin hitter also leads the team in service aces with 0.61 service aces per set and a total of 48 on the season. The redshirt senior also leads the conference in total service aces and service aces per set.
• Andee May is the best blocker for the Bulldogs with 75.0 on the season. The middle blocker is averaging 0.93 blocks per set, and she posted a season-high seven blocks against Washington State on Oct. 17.
• Anchoring the back row for Fresno State is Olivia Lombardi with 249 total digs and an average of 3.04 digs per set.