Volleyball Heads Southwest for WAC Road Trip This Weekend

Freshman Lacee Adams

Match #19
Chicago State (10-8, 1-1) at New Mexico State (8-6, 0-1)
Pan American Center - Las Cruces, N.M.
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 - 8 p.m.
Live Video - Live Audio - Live Stats

Match #20
Chicago State at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (7-7, 1-0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse - Edinburg, Texas
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 - 12 p.m.
Live Video - Live Stats

CHICAGO -

This Week: Chicago State volleyball travels southwest this weekend to compete in a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches that begins Thursday night at New Mexico State starting at 8 p.m. The Cougars then head to Texas two days later to battle the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a start time of 12 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network.

Scouting CSU: The Cougars bring a 10-8 season record into this weekend's matches which include a 1-1 conference record following Monday night's 3-0 non-conference defeat to Drake which ended a seven-match homestand at the Jacoby Dickens Center. Last weekend, CSU opened conference play at home with a 3-1 loss to league-leading CSU Bakersfield and a 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon. Junior outside hitter Lauryn Dela Cruz (Provo, Utah/Timpview) leads the team with a conference-best 4.64 kills and 3.64 digs per set, and freshman setter Lacee Adams (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) is producing an average of 10.49 assists a set.

Scouting NMSU: New Mexico State has posted an 8-6 record enter Thursday's battle with CSU after falling to UT Rio Grande Valley on the road last Saturday in a five-set, conference-opening battle in Edinburg, Texas. Senior outside hitter Kassandra Tohm is leading the Aggies in kills with an average of 3.06 per set, while senior middle blocker Sasha-Lee Thomas has posted a team-best 43 blocks (four solo, 39 assisted) and junior setter Brianna Ainsworth is dishing out 6.22 assists a set.

Scouting UTRGV: UT Rio Grande Valley brings a 7-7 season record and a four-match winning streak into this week's action after posting a five-set home victory last Saturday against New Mexico State. Junior outside hitter Ragni Steen Knudsen has produced an average of 3.54 kills a set with 13 service aces and junior libero/defensive specialist Gysell Zayas leads the Vaqueros in digs at 3.85 a set. Junior setter Dubravka Vukoja has tallied a team-best 9.14 assists per set.

Up Next: The Cougars finish off their three-match road swing on Friday, Oct. 6 at UMKC in a WAC Digital Network broadcast with a start time of 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Lacee Adams: S; 5' 7"; Freshman

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz: OH; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#2 Lacee Adams
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: S

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz
: 5' 8"; Junior
: OH

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Players Mentioned

#2 Lacee Adams

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz

Players Mentioned

#2 Lacee Adams

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz