Missouri State (23-7, 14-2 MVC) at Evansville (5-24, 1-15) | Southern Illinois (21-9, 12-4 MVC)
Dates and Times	Nov. 18, 7 p.m. at Evansville | Nov. 19, 7 p.m. at Southern Illinois
Locations	Evansville, Ind. | Carbondale, Ill.
Sites	Carson Center | Davies Gym
ESPN3	Evansville
Live Stats	Evansville | SIU
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Missouri State (23-7, 14-2 Missouri Valley Conference) seeks to clinch its third MVC regular season championship this weekend when it closes the league schedule with matches at Evansville (7 p.m. Friday) and Southern Illinois (7 p.m. Saturday).
    The Bears can secure a share of the MVC title and a first-round bye in next week's league tournament with one more win, and a victory Friday would likely make the Bears the No. 1 seed, though that may not be determined until after play is completed Saturday.
    MSU is currently on a 14-match winning streak, the school's longest since winning 18 consecutive matches during the 2003 season, which represents the last time the Bears claimed the regular season crown and the longest MVC win streak in school history at 15 matches.
    MSU is holding opponents to a .149 attack efficiency during its current win streak while hitting .273 as a team and surrendering only 34 aces in 51 sets.
    
The Opponents
Evansville is 5-24 overall and 1-15 in league matches. The Purple Aces allow opponents to hit .246 while attacking at just a .139 clip themselves, and average 9.97 kills, 0.79 aces, 12.67 digs and 2.14 blocks per set.
    Southern Illinois sits in a tie for third in the MVC with a 21-9 overall record and 12-4 league mark despite the loss of all-conference setter Meg Viggars to injury. Six Salukis average at least 1.74 kills per set, and SIU hits .241 as a team this year with a .203 opponent attack efficiency. The Salukis average 13.45 kills, 1.17 aces, 2.38 blocks and 14.10 digs per set.
    
The Series
The Bears lead Evansville by a 43-3 margin, losing just twice since 1999.
    Missouri State leads SIU 52-19 in the all-time series, winning 21 of the last 26 meetings.
    
First Meetings This Season
The Bears hit .378 and limited Evansville to an .042 efficiency in an Oct. 10 victory in Springfield, holding the Aces to 15 points or fewer in all three sets.
    Missouri State lost in five sets to SIU at home on Sept. 26 despite a dominant 25-13 win in the first. Lily Johnson finished with 25 kills in the loss.