COMMERCE – The A&M-Commerce Lions head to Dallas for a pair of matches this week with DBU which will hold great importance in the race for LSC Tournament qualification.
 
WHO: A&M-Commerce at DBU
WHERE: Dallas | Burg Center
WHEN: 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 2-6 on the season, while DBU is 3-7
TELEVISION/LIVE VIDEO: LSC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: http://statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=tame
 
What's at stake:
This is the final series of the season for DBU, while A&M-Commerce has four matches to play. The top three of the four teams in the LSC Central Division will qualify for the tournament. UT Tyler has clinched the top seed in the division, leaving A&M-Commerce, DBU, and Texas Woman's in fighting position for the final two spots.

Team	Record	Matches Left
UT Tyler ^	10-0	2 (TWU)
Texas Woman's	3-5	4 (@ UTT, @ TAMUC)
DBU	3-7	2 (TAMUC)
A&M-Commerce	2-6	4 (@ DBU, TWU)

 
If the Lions sweep the series, they would clinch a tournament berth. 
 
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 186-133.
 
The Lions are looking to snap a six-match losing streak, which is the longest since the 2014 season. A&M-Commerce currently ranks 12th in the LSC in hitting percentage (.138) and 14th in opponent hitting percentage (.193).
 
Taryn Cast (Peaster) ranks ninth in the LSC in hitting percentage at .281, Celeste Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) ranks seventh in the league in assists per set at 6.48, and Riley Davidson (Commerce) ranks fifth in the league in digs per set at 4.72.
 
Sydney Andersen (Placentia, Calif.) leads the team in kills per set at 2.45, followed by Maiya Dickie (Huntsville) at 2.24, and Cast at 2.14. Cast and Dickie also lead the team in blocks at just under 2/3 of a block per set.
  
On the opponent…
DBU ranks behind the Lions in hitting percentage in 14th (.125), but is above A&M-Commerce in defense at .173, which is good for eighth in the league.
 
Bailey Hebert ranks 10th in the league in kills per set at 2.88, but no Patriots are in the top 20 in percentage. Alyssa Pevehouse's 4.64 digs per set are good for seventh in the conference.
 
The Patriots are coming off of a road series sweep of Texas Woman's last week with wins in four and five sets.
 
On the series history…
The Lions swept the series in Commerce to start the season, winning both matches in five sets.
 
The Lions and Patriots have met 34 times previously, with A&M-Commerce holding a 26-8 record in the series. The Lions have won eight straight matchups, with the last Patriot win coming in 2014. The Lions are 8-4 all-time against DBU in the Burg Center.