SAN ANTONIO — After a stomach virus spoiled the Roadrunners’ Conference USA opener at Rice on Tuesday, UTSA will now begin league action this Friday and Sunday when it welcomes Middle Tennessee and North Texas respectively.
UTSA heads into the weekend with an overall record of 9-5 and off a loss to SMU at its own Doubletree Invitational. The Roadrunners went 1-2 over the weekend with a lone victory over Clemson. The win marked the third win this season over a Power 5 school.
The win also brings head volleyball coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff within two wins of reaching the 500 career win mark. Neugebauer-Groff currently has a 498-246 record.
In the C-USA standings, the Roadrunners sit ninth and are one of two schools that have yet to play a conference match. UTSA is third in the circuit in hitting percentage (.242) and are holding opponents to the league’s fourth-best attack percentage at a .163 clip.
Dajana Boskovic continues to lead the Roadrunners offense as the junior outside hitter is averaging a league fourth-best 4.10 kills per set. Boskovic also adds 95 digs and 23 blocks to the defense.
MT heads to the Lone Star State with a 3-12 overall record and a 1-0 mark in C-USA. The Blue Raiders picked up its third win against UAB on Sept. 16. In their last action, the Blue Raiders went 1-2 at the Hokie Invitational. MT sits in the middle to lower half of the league’s team statistics. The squad is ninth in hitting percentage (.202) and allowing opponents to hit .255 (13th).
North Texas (9-7, 1-0) will head to the Alamo City after taking on UTEP on Friday. The Mean Green head west off a 3-1 loss to Baylor on Tuesday. The last time the two programs met, UNT snapped the Roadrunners’ 15-match win streak.
First serve for Friday’s match is set for 6 p.m. while Sunday’s start time is slated for 1 p.m.
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