SAN ANTONIO – UTSA volleyball commences its final home stand of the season Sunday at noon against Middle Tennessee.
In a pre-match ceremony, seniors Montse Castro, Brianna McCulloch, Emily Ramirez and Kara Teal will be recognized for their contributions to the program during their Roadrunner careers.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (12-13) at UTSA Roadrunners (14-10, 7-4 C-USA)
12 p.m. | Nov. 10, 2019
Convocation Center | San Antonio, Texas
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FIRST SERVE
• Middle Tennessee and UTSA meet for the 10th time.
• UTSA has a five-match winning streak in the series and are 6-3 all-time, including 2-1 at home.
• The Roadrunners own a 5-1 mark in the series since joining C-USA prior to the 2013 season.
• Sunday's match is UTSA's 100th Conference USA match, winning 78 of the first 99.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Roadrunners are fifth in the league, while the Blue Raiders are seventh in the standings.
• Middle Tennessee faces UTEP in El Paso, Texas Friday before traveling to the Alamo City.
• UTSA is 6-4 in the last 10 and snapped a three-match losing streak with a win at FIU Sunday.
• The Blue Raiders are 6-4 in their last 10 matches but have won five straight.
• Both teams are looking to get one step closer to securing their spot in the Conference USA Volleyball Championship. Only the top-eight teams qualify.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
• Hitting .182 which is 12th in C-USA, while holding opponents to the seventh lowest at .208.
• Rank eighth in the league with 11.81 assists, 12.47 kills and 1.3 serving aces per set.
• Defense averages 14.83 digs – eighth in the conference – while the 1.81 blocks is 11th lowest.
• Urte Neimantaite registers 3.11 kills per set, placing her 11th in C-USA.
• Taylor Hammill averages the fourth-most assists at 10.08.
• Bri Tankesley's 3.72 digs per set is eighth-best in the conference.
LAST MEETING
• UTSA swept Middle Tennessee, 25-15, 25-14, 25-21, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2018.
• Hannah Lopez registered a team-high 10 kills.
• Castro earned eight kills.
• Mia Perales dished out 14 assists.
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