UTSA Volleyball Team Celebration (Oct. 14, 2026 - San Antonio, Texas)UTSA Volleyball Team Celebration (Oct. 14, 2026 - San Antonio, Texas)
Vashaun Newman
Volleyball

Second consecutive win comes in straight sets over North Texas

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO – On Wednesday, UTSA Volleyball hosted North Texas from the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners swept their way to victory, prevailing 25-19, 25-10, 25-21. With the win, Carol Price-Torok’s bunch climbed to 12-6 overall, improving to 3-4 in American Conference play. The Mean Green dropped to 9-9 with a 2-5 league record.

FIRST SET

After splitting the evening’s first 12 points, Ledisi Kpea landed a pair of kills, with the second kickstarting a 7-1 run commanded by Alyssa Manitzas. The redshirt junior poured in two aces amid the stretch as the hosts took a five-point edge into the media stoppage. Sydney Bryant thwarted UNT’s comeback attempt with two terminations before Isabella Arroyave and Kpea each came away with a block. A .355 hitting percentage guided the ‘Runners to a comfortable 25-19 opening-set victory.

SECOND SET

Three more blocks from Kpea pushed her side in front 9-5 before a UNT service error sent Manitzas back to the line once again. As was the case in set one, the libero led a long run with her serve, capitalizing on four Mean Green miscues as UTSA jumped out in front 17-8. Two ensuing Caroline Tredwell kills sent fellow junior Ally Tribe to the line up nine. An ace from the outside hitter preluded three straight attack errors to cap the frame by a convincing 25-10 margin.

THIRD SET

Tredwell followed up with two more denials and a perfect serve to keep momentum in the hosts’ favor early on. MaKinsey Jones then found the floor twice courtesy of Valeria Ortiz, but the Mean Green responded to take a two-point advantage at the technical timeout. Two more blocks from the ‘Runners highlighted a five-point burst that gave the lead right back at 19-17. Four consecutive errors from the visitors down the stretch set up match point for Megan Hawkins, who sent her serve straight to the floor and capped things at 25-21.

NUMBERS OF NOTE

  • The Roadrunners picked up their first win over North Texas since Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, when they prevailed 3-2 in Denton.
  • UNT was held to a -.010 hitting percentage on Wednesday, marking the lowest clip from any UTSA opponent this season.
  • Carol Price-Torok’s bunch is now 12-0 when holding opponents to a hitting percentage of .250 or lower, with 10 such outings coming in below .200.
  • With 13 blocks on Wednesday, UTSA secured its fifth match in double-digit territory this fall.
  • Alyssa Manitzas posted a team-best 18 digs for the second straight match, recording her 11th outing with at least 10 on the campaign.
  • The redshirt junior has paced UTSA in digs 12 times this season, including nine straight contests.
  • Manitzas finished one dig shy of tying her single-match career high, which she set against Texas State on Sept. 19.
  • The Notre Dame transfer poured in two aces, making her the lone Roadrunner with multiple against the Mean Green.
  • Setter Megan Hawkins earned her sixth start of the campaign, logging 11 assists and six digs alongside Ortiz in UTSA’s 6-2 system.
  • Ally Tribe paced the Navy & Orange for the fourth time this season with eight kills on the night.
  • Ledisi Kpea’s first block in the opening set was the 250th of her four-year collegiate career, including three campaigns with Kansas City.
  • The redshirt junior led the way with seven blocks on the night, pacing her squad for the 11th time this season.
  • For the third straight match, no Roadrunners recorded 10 or more kills.
  • UTSA’s 36 kills the program’s fewest in a win this season, coming in ahead of its mark against Tarleton State (37).
  • For the first time in a home American contest, UTSA did not go to a fifth set against UNT.
  • The ‘Runners are now 4-0 in white jerseys on the campaign.

UP NEXT

On Friday, UTSA heads north for a matchup at Wichita State. The hosting Shockers are 4-14 on the season with a 1-5 mark in American play. The ‘Runners look to end the week at .500 in league play and take their third straight victory. All the action will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.

For complete coverage of UTSA Volleyball during the 2026 season, visit goutsa.com. On social media, follow the Roadrunners on Twitter/X (@UTSAvolleyball), Instagram (utsa_vb) and Facebook (UTSA Volleyball).

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