SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State volleyball team is on the road this weekend as they continue Lone Star Conference play, with the Rambelles taking on Lubbock Christian on Friday night before ending their weekend on Saturday afternoon against Eastern New Mexico in Portales. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Belles split this past weekend, losing to No. 5 West Texas A&M in four sets on Friday night before defeating Cameron in four sets on Saturday afternoon. Against the Aggies, Hannah Kinnison and Caleigh Enax posted new career highs, with Kinnison burying 23 kills and Enax recording 36 digs. 

DALE CHASING HISTORY
Setter Laney Dale has recorded 984 assists in her two seasons for the Belles, just 16 assists shy of hitting 1,000 career assists for the Blue and Gold. In the rally-scoring era (since 2001), Dale is eighth all-time in ASU history in assists and would be just the sixth player to cross the century mark in assists under head coach Chuck Waddington. Earlier this season, Dale earned her first LSC Setter of the Week award. She is one of two Belles to earn a weekly conference honor, with teammate Hannah Kinnison earning offensive player of the week last week. 

BELLES IN THE POLLS

•     The Belles are receiving 51 votes in the AVCA Top 25, the second-highest placed LSC team in the AVCA poll and just four positions out of the top 25. 
•     The Belles ended the 2022 season as the         eighth-ranked team in the LSC standings,         qualifying for the LSC Tournament. The Belles have qualified for the tournament every season under Waddington. 
•     The Belles were picked fifth in the LSC Preseason Poll behind West Texas A&M, UT Tyler, DBU, and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
•     They are one of three LSC teams to appear in the poll, behind fifth-ranked West Texas A&M and ahead of DBU, who are receiving 26 votes. 
•     The Belles started the 2022 season ranked 13th in the country before dropping to 23rd the following week and falling out of the poll the next week, failing to rejoin at any point during the rest of the season. 
•     The Belles started the 2021 season ranked first in the country off the heels of the 2021 AVCA National Championship; they spent the entire 2021 season within the top 25 of the poll. 

Game 1
RV Angelo State at Lubbock Christian
Friday, October 13th - 6 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center

The Lady Chaps are 12-5 on the season and 4-3 in conference play. After dropping three of their first four LSC matches, the Lady Chaps have won their last three conference matches. The Belles are 25-9 all-time against the Lady Chaps, with the Belles having won the last seven matchups against LCU. 

The Lady Chaps' attack averages 12.75 kills per set and hits .198 as a team. Their leading attacker is Kiana Fallaha, who is averaging 3.46 kills per set, which is fifth in the LSC. Setter Kayton Genenbacher, who is the reigning LSC Setter of the Week, is coming off a week in which she averaged 9.93 assists per set. 

Defensively, the Lady Chaps average 1.91 blocks per set and 16.82 digs per set; opponents are hitting .174 against the Lady Chaps this season. Chloe Menard averages 3.69 digs per set while Genenbacher (2.87 d/s), Fallaha (2.87 d/s) and Olivia Elofsson (2.66 d/s) follow closely behind. Senior middle Kalli Dalland averages 1.16 blocks per set, third-best in the LSC this season. 

LAST SEASON VS. LCU
The Belles went 2-0 last season against LCU, defeating them on September 10th at the LSC Crossover and beating them again on October 7th in a five-set thriller. 

Game 2
RV Angelo State at Eastern New Mexico
Saturday, October 14th - 3 p.m. CT
Greyhound Arena

The Greyhounds are 8-12 on the season and 0-7 in LSC play, having not won a match since the LSC Crossover back on September 16th. The Belles are 50-20 all-time against ENMU, with the Belles winning the last two matchups in Portales. 

The Greyhounds average 11.65 kills per set and are hitting .158 as a team. The attack is led by All-LSC selection Mikaela Garvin, who is fourth in the LSC with 3.54 kills per set. Garvin also leads the team with a .288 hitting percentage. 

The Greyhounds defense holds opponents to a .142 attack percentage, the lowest mark in the LSC; they average 17.38 digs per set, fourth in the LSC, and average 2.23 blocks per set, fifth in the league. The defense is anchored on the back line by senior libero Getsemani Carrasco, who averages 5.90 digs per set. She has had nine 20-dig performances, including a 41-dig effort against Midwestern State on September 16th. 

LAST SEASON VS. ENMU
The Greyhounds swept the Belles last season in San Angelo, which snapped a six-match winning streak in the series for the Belles. Gracelyn Stubbs led all players with 11 kills while Carrasco had 12 digs in the three-set affair. 

PERSONAL BESTS THIS SEASON

•     Twelve Belles have recorded at least one personal best this season.
•     Setter Kayla Baer had three service aces against UAFS on Sept. 16, including two in a row that gave the Belles the lead in the fifth set.
•     Setter Laney Dale recorded a pair of kills against New Mexcio Highlands on Sept. 5; she has seven kills this season, exceeding her total from the 2022 season. She also set a new career high with three service aces against East Central on Sept. 9 and has seven double-doubles this season. 
•     Libero Caleigh Enax recorded 36 digs against Cameron on Oct. 7; her career-best is tied for the fourth-most digs in a single match in program history.
•     Outside hitter Hannah Kinnison set a career-high attacking percentage of .750 against University of the Southwest on Sept. 1 She recorded a career-high 23 kills against Cameron on Oct. 7.
•     Setter Alli Kirkpatrick assisted 26 times against East Central on Sept. 9, the most in her debut season; she also recorded eight digs against TAMUK on Sept. 14.
•     Outside Elsa Lamphere hit .833 in the season opener versus Southwest, a new career-high for the senior. 
•     Outside hitter Madi Parrish buried 15 kills against Texas Woman's on Sept. 27. She recorded 13 digs against TWU on Sept. 27 for her second-career double-double. 
•     Defensive specialist Krizia Perez recorded six digs against Cameron on Oct. 7. She also recorded her first ace against MSU on Sept. 30. 
•     Middle Marina Sanchez had 13 kills vs. CSU Pueblo on Sept. 8, the first time she's had ten or more kills in a match in her career. She also had eight digs against the Thunderwolves, a career-high.  
•     Middle Hannah Spencer recorded three blocks against Henderson State on September 1st; she also recorded ten kills in her LSC debut versus WNMU; she hit .625 against UTPB on Sept. 23. She also recorded a pair of aces against St. Mary's on Sept. 15. 
•     Outside hitter Evelyn Torres set a new career high with 18 kills against UAFS on Sept. 16; she tied that mark again on Sept. 27 against Texas Woman's. 
•     Outside hitter Kamryn Williams recorded four kills each against Huston-Tillotson and Southwest; she hit .667 against the Mustangs.  

RETURNING STATS

• ASU returns four starters and 12 letter winners from last year's team while adding seven newcomers, including a pair of in-conference transfers.
• Angelo State returns 79.8 percent (1052 of 1319) of its kills, 94.7 percent (107 of 113) of its service aces, 88.3 percent (1572 of 1780) of its digs, and 34.2 percent of its blocks (81.5 of 238.5) from last season's team.

BELLES ADD SEVEN
Angelo State brought in seven newcomers in 2023, including a pair of transfers from within the LSC. 

    Alli Kirkpatrick
    Freshman * 5-11 * Setter
    Bonham, Texas * Bonham HS
Recorded 1,939 kills and 1,375 digs at Bonham HS; two-time district hitter of the year
    
    Madi Parrish
    Freshman * 5-9 * Outside Hitter
    Saginaw, Texas * Boswell HS
Recorded 981 kills and 1,049 digs at Boswell HS; two-time all-district selection.

    Krizia Perez
    Freshman * 5-6 * Defensive Specialist
    Laredo, Texas * United HS
Led United HS to four district championships; first-team all-district selection

    Maya Smalls
    Grad. Student * 5-10 * Right Side
    San Antonio, Texas * St. Edward's
2022 All-LSC First Team selection at St. Edward's; recorded 361 kills for the Hilltoppers in 2022

    Hannah Spencer
    Freshman * 6-1 * Middle Blocker
    San Antonio, Texas * Cornerstone Christian
Tallied 385 kills and 210 blocks; two-time all-district selection

    Evelyn Torres
    Senior * 5-9 * Outside Hitter
    Fort Worth, Texas * UT Tyler
All-LSC Second Team in 2022 for UT Tyler

    Kamryn Williams
    Freshman * 6-0 * Outside Hitter
    Wall, Texas * Wall HS
All-time kill leader at Wall HS with 1,260; most kills in a season with 448; 2021 All-West Texas MVP

UP NEXT
The Belles return home during Homecoming Week to take on Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday, October 20th, for the Belles' annual Dig Pink Match. They close that weekend on the afternoon of the 21st when they host Texas A&M International.