Wildcats host TWU, St. Edward's

ACU looking to improve on three-match winning streak

ABILENE -- The ACU volleyball team will carry a three-match winning streak into this weekend when it will host a pair of matches at Moody Coliseum against Texas Woman's University and St. Edward's University.

The Wildcats and Pioneers are set to start at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by Saturday's 2 p.m. match against the Lady Hilltoppers of St. Edward's.

ACU ran its winning streak to three matches with an easy three-game win (30-26, 30-16, 30-24) win over Midwestern State in a Lone Star Conference crossover match at Moody Coliseum. Sophomore outside hitter Michelle Bernhardt led all players with 15 kills, while senior outside hitter Haylee Hartline had 11 kills in a match in which the Wildcats never trailed.

Now ACU turns its sights on Texas Woman's, which will bring a 1-7 record and four-match losing streak into Friday's LSC crossover match. Texas Woman's only victory this season was a four-game win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Aug. 30.

Bernhardt leads the Wildcats in kills with 152, followed by Hartline with 102 and sophomore middle blocker Amanda Slate with 98. Sophomore setter Lindsey Martin leads the club with 386 assists, an average of 11.03 assists per game.

Junior middle blocker Jenny Madrid leads the Pioneers in kills with 77, followed by freshman outside hitter Robin Hawkins, who has 69 and senior middle blocker Marci Brinkman with 66.

Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum, the Wildcats will take on St. Edward's, which is 5-4 before it plays Friday night at 1-7 Angelo State. The Lady Hilltoppers are led by Erika Figueiredo, who has 133 kills and Letitia Campos, who has 96 kills on the season. Setter Anne Brito has 304 assists (11.26 per game).