Troy Hosts Pair of Sun Belt Matches

TROY, Alabama – The Troy volleyball team will host two Sun Belt matches this weekend as Arkansas State and Texas State visit Trojan Arena on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Both matches will begin at 7 p.m. Admission to all home matches is FREE.

Live stats and live video for both matches will be available at TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter by following @TroyTrojansVB. Troy University will also announce the 2014 Homecoming Court after the second set of Saturday's match.

Troy (9-6, 1-2) opened Sun Belt play last week with a win over Georgia Southern at home before dropping a pair of five-set matches. The Trojans fell at UT Arlington on Friday before dropping a five-set match to undefeated Appalachian State at home on Sunday. Troy is now 5-1 at Trojan Arena this season after the loss to the Mountaineers.

Offensively, Blair Winston averages 3.16 kills/set to lead the Trojans. She averaged 3.29 kills/set last week in Troy's opening Sun Belt matches while Symone Shaw was second on the team with 3.07 kills/set last week. Tineille Waggoner is averaging 9.53 assists/set for a Troy team that is hitting .209 on the season.

Defensively, Ali Dowdall averages 4.14 digs/set to lead the Trojans. She posted dig totals of 20, 32 and 25 in Troy's three matches last week. Troy is holding opponents to a .183 attack percentage, thanks in large part to 2.16 blocks/set, the third highest mark in the Sun Belt.

Arkansas State (6-5, 1-1) opened Sun Belt play last weekend with a home loss to Texas State and road win over Georgia Southern. The Red Wolves are led offensively by Sarah Kemp (4.00 k/s) and defensively by Markie Shaedig (6.18 d/s).

Troy is 1-10 all-time against Arkansas State, but the lone win came in the last meeting between the two. Troy won last season's meeting at Trojan Arena in four sets while the Red Wolves won at home in five sets.

Texas State (8-7, 3-0) enters the weekend as one of four unbeaten teams in Sun Belt play. The Bobcats defeated UT Arlington at home last Tuesday before beating Arkansas State and ULM on the road last weekend. The Bobcats are led offensively by Shelby Vas Matt (3.40 k/s) and defensively by Sierra Smith (4.56 d/s).

Troy is 0-3 all-time against Texas State, including losses in both of last season's matches. Both matches last season went to four sets, as did the first meeting between the two sides in 1997.

Texas State will host South Alabama on Thursday before traveling to Troy for Saturday's match.

For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube by searching for Troy Athletics.

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