SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA volleyball team returns to the Alamo City after a three-week road swing and welcomes Texas Tech, Texas State and Wichita State for the Roadrunners Roundup Sept. 15-17.
UTSA (6-3) will take on Texas State on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. for its home opener and will follow with Texas Tech on Friday at 1 p.m. A match-up with Wichita State on Saturday at 12 p.m. will close out the weekend's festivities.
The Roadrunners head into the weekend off a sweep at the Nike Invitational, the second tournament crown of the season. Senior Dajana Boskovic was named tournament MVP en route to earning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors. Joining Boskovic on the all-tournament team were Marijeta Runjic and Tessa Dahnert.
Opening up with I-35 rival Texas State, the Roadrunners face a Bobcats team that brings an even 6-6 overall record. TXST has won three of its last five matches and is 1-3 on neutral grounds. The Bobcats rank 10th in the nation in total blocks (106.5), 13th in team assists (531) and 17th in team kills (565).
UTSA will face a pair of teams with hitting percentages ranking in the top-30 in the country. Texas Tech makes the trek to the Alamo City with a 9-2 record and on a nine-match win streak. The Red Raiders own the 28th-best hitting percentage with a .274 clip while Wichita State ranks 15th with a .293 attack percentage.
Texas Tech has also won five of its nine matches in sweeps and has gone the distance twice, earning a split.
Wichita State sits at 5-3 on the season and has won four of its last five contests. Its only loss was against Texas this past weekend.
Single-game tickets can be purchased at the ticket office or online here and will be good for the day of competition.
