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No. 1 Seed Bobcats Ready for Southland Conference Tournament
Nov. 17, 2009
SAN MARCOS, Texas- No. 1 seed Texas State will play No. 8 seed Southeastern La. in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament on Friday, Nov. 20 at 11:00am at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, hosted by UTSA. The tournament runs from Nov. 20-22. Texas State enters the tournament as the top seed for the second straight year. Head coach Karen Chisum and the Bobcats are on a 10-match win streak with a 19-12, 13-3 SLC record. Texas State started league play 3-3, before going on a hot streak to end the regular season. It has swept seven out of the last 10 matches, including the last three to become the No. 1 seed in the tournament. They are led by senior Jessica Weynand and junior Mo Middleton on the outside. The duo has registered 622 kills, 462 digs and 47 service aces. Handling things in the middle is sophomore Amber Calhoun who has shined this season, as she has recorded 86 blocks and is leading the league in hitting percentage with .353. Texas State leads the league in hitting percentage (.256) and opponent hitting percentage (.144). It is second in assists (12.33), kills (13.36) and service aces (1.52). The winner of match one will play on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1:00pm versus the winner of the Lamar/UT Arlington match. The championship match will be held on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2:00pm, shown live on Southland TV. All seven matches of the 2009 tournament will be streamed live for free on SLC NOW and the championship match will be televised by the Southland Conference Television Network. Texas State matches can also be heard live on www.txstatebobcats.com. Ticket prices for a day session are $8 for an adult and $5 youths. A tournament pass is $16 for adults and $10 for youths (age 3-18). There is no charge for Southland Conference students with a valid institutional I.D. Notes: Texas State in the Tournament Texas State is 28-14 all-time in the SLC Tournament, with 10 finishes in the Top 2 as it looks to captures its sixth tournament championship. The Bobcats took second in last year's tournament after a 3-2 loss to Lamar in the championship match. Eight current Bobcats have tournament experience as they head into the weekend. Junior right side hitter AJ Watlington is a two-time SLC All-Tournament Team member, earning Most Valuable Player honors in 2007. Scouting Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern La. makes their first postseason appearance since 2002 and played their way into the tournament in the last match of the season with a five-set win over McNeese State. The Lady Lions are led by Jessica Srajer and Lauren Mayer. Srajer is averaging 2.49 kills per set, while Mayer is averaging 2.79 digs per set. All-Time Series vs the Lady Lions The Bobcats and the Lady Lions faced off just once this year in San Marcos with Texas State coming away with the sweep. Texas State has won 10-straight over Southeastern La., leading the Lady Lions 24-5 all-time. Tournament Schedule
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