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Missouri State vs. Evansville, Indiana State
Dates and Times	Nov. 4, 6 p.m. vs. Evansville (10-17, 7-6) Nov. 5, 5 p.m. vs. Indiana State (3-18, 2-11)
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Hammons Student Center
ESPN3	UE \| ISU
Live Stats	Sidearm Stats
Program	Digital Match Program
Missouri State	Match Notes \| Volleyball Home Page
Evansville	Volleyball Home Page
Indiana State	Volleyball Home Page
Promotions	Saturday - Senior Night Saturday - $1 tickets

Storylines for the Weekend
1) Missouri State will play three of its final five regular season matches at home, beginning with visits from Evansville (10-17, 7-6) at 6 p.m. Friday and Indiana State (3-18, 2-11) at 5 p.m. Saturday. MSU will honor its lone departing senior, Manuela Ibarguen, at Saturday's match.

2) The Bears have played beyond three sets in 17 of 25 matches this season with 10 matches going the distance. MSU is averaging 4.08 sets per match this year and have only eclipsed 4.0 on one other other occasion, the 2020-21 season at 4.18. In MVC matches, MSU averages 4.23 sets with seven five-setters in 13 outings.

3) Senior Manuela Ibarguen has six matches with 20-plus kills this season, including four in MVC play. Those four came in succession from Oct. 1-14, making her the first MSU player since Joleen Meservy in 1997 with four straight 20-kill matches.

4) The Bears rank 69th nationally with 15.58 digs per set and 12th in total digs. Those numbers come from a balanced defensive effort with five players averaging at least 1.92 digs per set.

5) Missouri State is hitting .255 over its last six matches and .247 or better in five of those after only hitting above .247 once in the first 19 contests of the season.

6) Despite a 5-8 league record, the Bears have a 28-27 record in MVC sets and have an aggregate point score of plus-66 over the opposition, including more total points in three of the team's losses, and have owned at least one match point in eight MVC matches. Six of MSU's eight MVC losses came in five sets.The Bears have been outscored by more than four total points in a match just three times and are 5-15 in 20 sets decided by two points, including four such fifth sets.

7) Senior Azyah Green has led MSU in blocking each of her first three seasons and is on pace to do so again this year. All-American Linette White is the last Bear to lead the club three years in a row, doing so in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The last player to lead the team in four consecutive years was Mindy Struckhoff from 1985-88. Green ranks 10th in school history with 444 career blocks and 11th with a 1.05 per set average. Both totals are the highest for any player who played exclusively in the 25-point scoring era (since 2008).

8) MSU has notched the top two ace averages since the 25-point scoring era began in the last two seasons, posting 1.61 per set in 2020-21 and 1.38 last season, and this year's average sits between those at 1.58. The 2022 MSU roster has served a combined 289 aces in the Maroon and White, and the Bears rank 21st nationally this season with 161 total aces.

Series Histories
The Bears are 51-7 all-time against Evansville. Four of UE's wins in the series have come since 2019.
MSU is 71-4 all-time against Indiana State. The Sycamores' lone win in Springfield came in 1994.

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