HOOVER, Ala. – On Sunday afternoon, UTSA Volleyball visited UAB to wrap up a three-match road trip, playing from nearby Hoover High School’s Competition Gym. The ‘Runners suffered their fifth straight defeat, doing so in four sets (26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 18-25). With the loss, the Navy & Orange moved to 12-11 overall with a 3-9 American Conference mark. Climbing to 11-13 (5-7 AMER) was UAB, doing so with 22 total blocks on the day.
FIRST SET
Sydney Bryant tallied two of her team’s first three kills while Megan Hawkins notched aces on back-to-back points, but a trio of service errors kept the hosts in front. Starting opposite hitter Brooke Elliott then got involved with two terminations and as many blocks, cutting the deficit to two at the media timeout. After drawing even at 19-19, the Blazers ripped off four straight, eventually cueing set point up by four. Isabella Arroyave answered, capping her efficient five-kill, one-block opening stanza as she found the floor to seal a 6-0 burst and a 26-24 comeback win.
SECOND SET
Elliott continued her hot start with two more kills before Ally Tribe’s ace drove UTSA in front 9-3. Bryant managed her side’s only points courtesy of Hawkins amid a 12-2 run from UAB that saw five blocks and an ace. Tribe successfully ended a pair of rallies as her squad cut the deficit to one on six separate occasions after the media stoppage, but the Navy & Orange never reclaimed the lead. UAB hit .222 as a group, utilizing eight blocks to level the affair with a 25-23 victory in set two.
THIRD SET
Two more Tribe kills preceded a productive dump from Valeria Ortiz to jump in front 10-7. The Blazers responded, taking seven of the ensuing 10 rallies before Raegan Ramirez’s first collegiate ace helped take a one-point edge into the technical break. A trio of kills from Caroline Tredwell kept her side in front by three, but UAB rattled off the final four rallies of the set, prevailing 25-23 in the contest’s third consecutive two-point game.
FOURTH SET
Aces on two straight points and three more blocks sent head coach Carol Price-Torok into a huddle down 10-6 early on. Arroyave crushed two more balls to the floor, but still faced a six-point deficit into the media stoppage. Logan McGinnis then entered her second career match, finding a pair of terminations in short order. Ledisi Kpea landed four kills in the frame, setting up another ace from Arroyave, but the hosts cruised to a 25-18 victory, ending the matchup.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
- For the second straight match, at least three different Roadrunners tallied 10 or more kills.
- Sydney Bryant and Isabella Arroyave led the way with 11 terminations apiece, each entering double-digit territory for the second contest.
- Ledisi Kpea joined the duo with 10 kills, hitting .389 while racking up three blocks.
- Caroline Tredwell posted a team-high seven rejections, pacing her club for the seventh time this fall while adding eight efficient kills.
- For the first time since Oct. 9, Giada Obregon entered double digits with 11 digs, leading UTSA for the fourth occasion this campaign.
- Megan Hawkins supplemented Obregon with 10 digs of her own, also pacing the ‘Runners with 23 assists.
- The junior logged her second consecutive double-double, adding three of her side’s seven aces.
- Setter Valeria Ortiz earned her 14th start of the season, logging 22 assists, seven digs, an ace and a kill.
- Opposite hitter Brooke Elliott’s six kills set an individual high in conference play, coming on a .455 hitting percentage alongside four total blocks.
- Sophomore Raegan Ramirez earned her first start of the season, opening the contest as a libero alongside Alyssa Manitzas, who notched her 14th straight appearance in the opening rotation.
- The second-year Roadrunner landed her first collegiate ace in the third set, also finishing the afternoon with two digs.
- True freshman Logan McGinnis entered the contest in set four, tallying two kills on four swings, setting a career high in both categories.
- UTSA tallied 11 blocks in the loss, notching its eighth contest with double digits and 14th outing of eight or more.
- The ‘Runners are now 4-5 in orange jerseys on the campaign.
- UTSA moved to 1-2 in four-set American Conference matchups this season.
UP NEXT
After wrapping up their road swing, the Roadrunners will return home and play their final four regular season matches in Texas. Rice and Wichita State roll in for a pair of contests from the Convocation Center this Friday and Sunday, respectively. Both matchups will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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