COMMERCE – The A&M-Commerce Lions start their second run through the Lone Star Conference Central Division this week, welcoming division leaders UT Tyler to the Field House for a pair of matches.
 
WHO: UT Tyler at A&M-Commerce
WHERE: Commerce | The Field House
WHEN: 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2 and 6 p.m. on  Wednesday, March 3
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 2-4 on the season, while UT Tyler is 8-0.
RANKINGS: UTT is ranked No. 22 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll, while the Lions are just outside of the Top 25, receiving votes.

TELEVISION/LIVE VIDEO: LSC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: http://statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=tame
 
On the Lions:
A&M-Commerce is led by 11th-year head coach Craig Case, who is the winningest coach in program history. His record at A&M-Commerce stands at 186-131. The Lions were divisional champions in 2019 and qualified for the NCAA Division II Championship.
 
The Lions are looking to snap a four-match losing streak, which is the longest since the 2014 season. A&M-Commerce currently ranks 12^th in the LSC in both hitting percentage (.143) and opponent hitting percentage (.180).
 
Taryn Cast (Peaster) ranks sixth in the LSC in hitting percentage at .317, and Sydney Andersen (Placentia, Calif.) ranks 16^th in the LSC in kills per set at 2.68.
 
Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) ranks seventh in the LSC in assists per set at 6.54 and Riley Davidson (Commerce) ranks seventh in the league in digs per set at 4.60
  
On the opponent…
Undefeated UT Tyler is the hottest-hitting team in the LSC with a .254 team hitting percentage. The Patriots also rank third in the conference in opponent hitting percentage at .128.
 
Christina Escamilla leads the league in hitting at .408 with 76 kills in 32 sets. Mikayla Ware's 3.25 kills per set ranks eighth in the conference.
 
Taylor Stoops ranks ninth in the conference in assists per set at 6.13 and Savannah Guzman ranks eighth in the conference in digs per set at 4.19.
 
On the series history…
This series will mark the sixth and seventh matches all-time between the two programs. A&M-Commerce has a 3-2 lead in the all-time series, winning the first three matches before dropping the pair in Tyler earlier this season.