Vs No. 9 St. Mary's
Date: November 16, 2021 at 6 PM
Location: Odessa, TX / Falcon Dome
 
History: This will be the 14th meeting between the two teams. The Falcons have won the last two matches including a five set thriller earlier this year in the Falcon Dome.
 
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Scouting the Rattlers
St. Mary's comes into the postseason 14-10 and 8-9 in the Lone Star Conference.  They were on a three match losing streak until they defeated Lubbock Christian in three straight sets without them getting to 20 points.
 
Alissa Tolbert leads the attack with 326 kills during the year. The Rattlers use two setters, Aislan Lennon and Cali Nims who have combined for 949 assists.  Nims leads the Rattlers in service aces with 29. Defensively Gabi Sandoval leads the team in digs with 431 and Julia Deais leads in blocks with 67.
 
Your Falcons
After being down 2-0 against No. 13 UT Tyler the Falcons did the improbable and came back 3-0 to shock the Patriots in five sets. The win gave the Falcons the opportunity to host tonight in the Falcon Dome. The Falcons encourage you to wear black and pack the Falcon Dome for tonight's match.
 
On Thursday, Analise Lucio had a career night with a personal best 51 assists in a four-set match.  Aquincia Strambler added 19 kills while Isela Murillo added 11 kills along with 15 digs.
 
For the week the Falcons put up some impressive numbers. Lucio had a combined 103 assists in the two matches. She also had 19 digs, 11 kills, five blocks, and two aces as she contributed in every asset of the match in both contests. Strambler had 40 kills to go along with 19 digs and seven blocks. Murillo had 20 kills and 20 digs with Taurie Magee leading the team with 10 blocks and added 24 kills. Daylee Doggett led with 39 digs to close out the regular season in the Falcon Dome.
 
Falcon Rankings in the Lone Star Conference
 
Strambler ranks third in the conference with 323 kills on a .264 hitting percentage.  Lucio is fourth with a career high 824 assists. Doggett is battling for the LSC lead in digs.  She is currently second with 434, just five off the league lead.
 
A win and the Falcons advance to the second round of the LSC Playoffs on Thursday in San Angelo.  Download the UTPB Athletics App for the latest news on your favorite Falcon teams.