Raegan Ramirez Prepares To Receive Serve During Sunday Road Defeat At East Carolina (Oct. 4, 2026 - Greenville, N.C.)Raegan Ramirez Prepares To Receive Serve During Sunday Road Defeat At East Carolina (Oct. 4, 2026 - Greenville, N.C.)
Jacob Ramirez
Volleyball

Pirates extend streak as UTSA falls in straight sets

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – On Sunday, UTSA Volleyball visited East Carolina for an American Conference matchup from Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Roadrunners suffered their first sweep of the season (17-25, 15-25, 13-25), dropping to 10-5 overall and 1-3 in league play. The Pirates (11-5, 4-0 AMER) won their fifth straight contest and remained unblemished in conference action.

FIRST SET

Three kills from Caroline Tredwell kept her side in the fight at 10-12 before ECU landed an ace amid a 10-2 run that opened up a 10-point edge. A small push cut the margin back to seven, but the visitors drew no closer. Tredwell finished the frame with half of her side’s 10 kills, but seven UTSA attack errors resulted in a hitting percentage of .091, boosting ECU to a 25-17 opening-set victory.

SECOND SET

Carol Price-Torok had already expended both of her second-frame timeouts by the time the Pirates pulled ahead 12-3 courtesy of six Navy & Orange errors. While Tredwell remained efficient, Sydney Bryant and Ally Tribe each poured in two kills of their own. Raegan Ramirez came off the bench, making her third appearance of 2026 in the back row, but ECU kept the comeback attempt at bay. Three kills and an ace to cap the stanza sent the match to a third set by a score of 25-15.

THIRD SET

Isabella Arroyave’s second kill of the early stages brought about a 4-4 tie, but a trio of errors and another ECU ace pushed the hosts ahead 11-6 into a timeout. After a termination from Tribe, UTSA would not cut the deficit within five the rest of the way. Six errors and three missed serves proved costly as the Pirates mashed .542 en route to a 25-13 win to close out the match.

NUMBERS OF NOTE

  • Caroline Tredwell led the way with a hyper-efficient 10 kills on an .833 clip.
  • The junior’s outing was her second of the season with exactly 10 kills on 12 attempts without an error (also versus East Texas A&M on Sept. 11).
  • Valeria Ortiz paced UTSA with 24 assists in the loss, finishing as the lone ‘Runner in double digits.
  • The Arkansas State transfer has led the Roadrunners’ offense in assists 13 times this season, including each of the past four matches.
  • Alyssa Manitzas posted a team-best 14 digs, recording her eighth outing with at least 10 on the campaign.
  • The redshirt junior has paced UTSA in digs nine times this season, including six straight outings.
  • Raegan Ramirez made her third appearance of the season, recording her first collegiate dig in the third set.
  • Isabella Arroyave’s second-set ace was the visitors’ lone perfect serve on Sunday and the Colombian’s third of the weekend.
  • UTSA entered Sunday with a 4-0 record in three-set matches this fall.
  • The ‘Runners are now 4-3 in orange jerseys on the campaign.

UP NEXT

UTSA is set to open next weekend’s action on the road, taking on Tulsa (11-3, 3-0 AMER) at 6 p.m. from Reynolds Center. Two days later, the ‘Runners return home to take on South Florida (4-10, 3-1 AMER) in a 1 p.m. Sunday affair. 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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