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ANGELO STATE VS…

vs. Abilene Christian
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Time: 7 p.m. CT

vs. Tarleton State
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: 7 p.m. CT

Location: San Angelo, Texas
Arena: Stephens Arena, Junell Center
Capacity: 5,500
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The Matches
• Abilene Christian: The Rambelles will face the Wildcats for the 83rd time in program history, with ASU holding the edge, 53-29. The two Lone Star Conference squads will go head-to-head in a non-conference match Tuesday evening. Last season, the Wildcats defeated the 'Belles, 3-0, in Abilene, Texas and 3-2 at the Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon, Texas. Angelo State will look for its first victory over Abilene Christian since a 3-1 win in San Angelo, Texas in 2008.
• Tarleton State: ASU will meet Tarleton State Thursday evening to kick off Lone Star Conference action. The 'Belles hold a 21-10 advantage in the all-time series and swept the TexAnns last season on Nov. 5 at the Junell Center. Tarleton State is looking for its first victory over Angelo State since 2006 in Stephenville, Texas.

The Coaches
• Angelo State: Chuck Waddington (Rensselaer, 1993) took over the ASU program in 2008 and has since guided the 'Belles to a 42-33 overall mark. Waddington has propelled the Rambelles to back-to-back conference appearances in 2008 and 2009. Under Waddington's tutelage, the 'Belles finished third in the LSC Tournament.
• Abilene Christian: Kellen Mock (Abilene Christian, 2005), a former standout at ACU, has begun her fifth season with the Wildcats, leading them to an overall 94-42 mark. Mock guided the Wildcats to a 29-6 record last year and helped them finish second in the Lone Star Conference Championships.
• Tarleton State: Mary Schindler (Tarleton, 2002), a former setter for the TexAnns, marks her sixth year with Tarleton State guiding the team to its best start in history (8-0). Their eight victories thus far are only two away from their total number of wins last season.

The Program
• The 'Belles are looking to get back on winning track after finishing 1-3 at the Angelo Retina/ ASU Invitational over the weekend.
• ASU defeated Texas A&M International, 3-0, to start the tournament, but dropped three close contests to Nebraska- Omaha (3-2), No. 22 Lubbock Christian (3-1), and Colorado School of Mines (3-2).
• Sophomore setter Alex Woolsey was the lone 'Belle to be named to the Angelo Retina/ASU Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Woolsey totaled 149 assists, 23 kills, 43 digs, nine total blocks and a .438 hitting percentage in the four matches. She tallied a pair of double-doubles against Nebraska-Omaha (31 assists, 15 digs) and Colorado School of Mines (48 assists, 14 digs), respectively.
• Head coach Chuck Waddington added assistant coach Qi Wang to his staff over the summer. Wang brings a wealth of experience to ASU as he was the former head coach at Florida Tech, Northern Michigan and Truman State. The China native led Truman State to the national title game in 2002 and 2004, and was named Division II National Coach of the Year in 2002.
• Former East Central standout Holly Hicks also has joined the 'Belles coaching staff as graduate assistant. Hicks enters her first year of coaching with numerous hours of playing time on her resume. The Round Rock, Texas native competed as a member of the Austin Juniors, one of the top club programs in the state, and earned an athletic scholarship to Texas Tech.
• ASU Volleyball was picked to finish third in the conference behind West Texas A&M and Abilene Christian University.

This Week's Opponents
• Abilene Christian: The Wildcats are coming into the Junell Center on a five-match win-streak after sweeping the St. Edward's Invitational last weekend. ACU went 4-0, earning victories over Northwest Missouri State (3-1), Dallas Baptist (3-0), Missouri Southern State (3-0) and St. Edward's (3-1). The Wildcats are 6-2 overall with their only losses coming at the hands of Fort Lewis College (3-2) and Regis College (3-0) at the Oredigger Classic in Golden, Colo. The Wildcats are led by Shawna Hines and Jennie Hutt, who both have 88 kills on the year. Setter Ijeoma Moronu leads ACU in assists (299), while Kelsie Edwards holds the team lead in digs (109).
• Tarleton State: With an 8-0 record to start the 2010 season, the TexAnns are off to their best start in school history. Over the weekend, Tarleton State hosted the TexAnn Invitational and knocked off Southern Arkansas (3-0), St. Mary's (3-2), Texas-Permian Basin (3-1) and Southwest Baptist (3-2). The TexAnns are led offensively by Rachel Wolf (103 kills) and Danielle Barker (.405 hitting percentage). Setter Jessie Hartman leads the team with 197 assists, while Shea McBrearty holds the team lead with 119 digs and 13 service aces.