UTSA (10-7, 3-1 C-USA) vs. LA Tech Lady Techsters (11-6, 1-2 C-USA)
6 p.m. | Oct. 11, 2019
Convocation Center | San Antonio, Texas
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UTSA Roadrunners (10-7, 3-1 C-USA) vs. UAB Blazers (9-7, 1-2 C-USA)
1 p.m. | Oct. 13, 2019
Convocation | San Antonio, Texas
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FIRST SERVE
• UTSA's Dig Pink Match in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.
• Friday's match against LA Tech is the 1,200th in program history.
• Sunday is Hispanic Heritage day.
SETTING THE SCENE
• UTSA is a combined 20-3 against this weekend's opponents, with a perfect 9-0 mark at home.
• The Roadrunners hold a 10-2 mark against LA Tech, including a 5-0 record at home.
• In the 10 wins, UTSA dropped just seven games, with five 3-0 results.
• The Roadrunners are 10-1 against UAB all-time, including a perfect 4-0 at home.
• UTSA is 10-0 in the last 10 matches, with four sweeps and winning 30 of 39 sets.
• UAB won just three sets in four matches in San Antonio, being swept in two contests.
SCOUTING LA Tech
• LA Tech ranks in the lower half of C-USA in most statistical categories.
• Hitting .222 (7th), while holding opponents to a .214 average (11th).
• Kills–12.60 (8th), Assists-11.46 (9th), Blocks–1.94 (8th), Aces–1.46 (6th) and Digs–15.67 (5th) .
• Abigail Hildenbrand averages 6.48 assists, which ranks ninth in the league.
• Morgan Currie's 4.63 digs per set places her fifth in C-USA.
• Kaitlyn Adams leads the Lady Techsters with a .263 hitting percentage and 2.64 kills per set.
LAST MEETING
• UTSA won a four-set win (20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-17) at Louisiana Tech Nov. 2, 2018.
• Montse Castro registered a career-high 11 kills on 19 attacks, adding two blocks.
• Brianna McCulloch had a team-high 12 kills with six digs.
• Kara Teal sported eight kills, four service aces and five blocks.
• Kirby Smith added eight kills and nine digs.
• Emily Ramirez dropped in four aces and eight digs.
• Mia Perales added 19 assists and four digs.
SCOUTING UAB
• UAB ranks third in C-USA in services aces with 1.85 per set.
• Sixth in C-USA with 11.87 assists, hitting .221 (8th), while holding opponents to a .186 clip (5th).
• Rejects two attacks per set, ranking sixth, with 12.62 kills (7th) and 14.90 digs (9th).
• Rachel Morse leads the team and ranks sixth with 8.54 helpers.
• Emma Mitchell averages 3.20 kills, the eighth highest total in the league.
• Grace Koper and Kiana Mack posts .35 aces per set, ranking eighth and ninth in the conference.
• Anna D'Cruz blocks the fourth most attempts in the league, averaging 1.12 per game.
LAST MEETING
• UTSA claimed a four-set victory (25-17, 25-20, 19-25, 25-16) at UAB Oct. 7, 2018.
• Teal collected 13 kills on 17 swings and hit .647 with three blocks.
• Smith recorded a double-double with 13 kills, 18 digs and added four service aces.
• Lopez posted a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
• Perales had 20 assists.
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