SAN ANGELO, Texas - The Angelo State volleyball team will seek to get back on track with a pair of conference matchups at the Stephens Arena this weekend, hosting Midwestern State on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. and Cameron on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m.

After a disappointing loss on the road last Friday, the Belles were left with a 15-4 overall record and a 4-1 conference record. They open the pair of conference match-ups in a three way tie for second place. Cameron, Saturday's match-up, and Tarleton State share the spot with the Belles.  

"We have to get back to doing what we do well, which is defending a transition," said head coach Chuck Waddington on the improvements that he will be looking for entering this week's match-ups. "Our blocking is an area that needs improvement, and we have spent a lot of time on it this week. Most importantly we have to play with a lot of confidence and that if we do what we do well we will probably get a win. Basically, getting back to basics is what we were trying to do."  

ASU is 12-1 under head coach Chuck Waddington against Midwestern State (5-14, 0-5 LSC). The Mustangs will be looking to continue the momentum off its last win against Southern Nazerene where it held the opponent to a .140 clip and won in five sets.

Waddington is 11-0 all time when facing Cameron University (13-1, 4-1 LSC). The Aggies are currently tied with ASU for second place in the conference and are also looking to get back on track as it is coming off its first loss of the season and first loss in the LCS to Tarleton State.     

Junior attack leader Mallory Blauser has a conference second 259 kills on the season and leads the ASU attack. Her 3.98 kills per set average is third in the conference and first on the team.  Brianna Sotello has contributed on both sides of the ball and marked her ninth double-double in ASU's last match with 14 kills and 14 digs. She is currently second on the squad in total kills (232), attack percentage (.194), and defensively with total digs (212) and digs per set (3.21). The duo have assisted the ASU attack to a NCAA DII leading 971 total team kills and a top 10 kills per set at 14.28. 

Dishing out assists for the Belles is Maggi Jo Keffury. She is first on the team and second in the conference with 761 total assist and an 11.53 assist per set average. Also recording a double-double in the Belles last match, the senior is currently second on the team in that category with seven. She has recently moved into seventh all time in the ASU record books with 2,214 total career assists.

Defensively for ASU, Katie MacLeay leads the Belles with 383 digs on the year which averages her 5.72 digs per set. The two time conference player of the week also leads the Belles with 14 total service aces. Zoey Hanrahan has also been a defensive force with a team leading 53 total blocks averaging her .82 per set. The middle blocker is also contributing offensively with a .323 hitting percentage.       

The Belles have also had major contributions from Kelly Hasbrouck, who dropped in a season high three service aces in the last match.