DENTON, Texas – On Wednesday, UTSA Volleyball visited North Texas for an American Conference matchup from UNT Volleyball Center. The Roadrunners dropped a five-set affair to their in-state foes by a final ledger of 25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 9-15. With the loss, UTSA moved to 13-13 overall and 4-11 in league play. The Mean Green climbed to 14-12, including a 7-8 mark against American foes.
FIRST SET
Despite back-to-back UTSA blocks in the early stages that included a solo stuff from Sydney Bryant, the Mean Green offense found its groove to the tune of a .500 hitting percentage as it pulled ahead 10-8. After libero Alyssa Manitzas came through with her second kill of the season, her side saw struggles at the service line. Isabella Arroyave notched a personal 4-0 run in response, landing three straight kills before teaming up with Ledisi Kpea for a block that put the ‘Runners ahead by three. The Colombia native followed up with another subsequent kill and an ace to jump in front 24-19 before a pair of perfect UNT serves posed a comeback threat. Eventually, an attack error capped the frame at 25-23, handing the ‘Runners victory as they hit .417 collectively.
SECOND SET
Raegan Ramirez’s second collegiate ace got her side going early, setting up five total kills from Arroyave and Tredwell as UTSA took seven of 11 rallies for a 10-7 edge. The hosts answered to pull ahead by two at the media stoppage before landing a pair of perfect serves amid an eight-point swing that brought about set point. A block capped the frame in favor of the Mean Green as they hit .435 to even the affair by a 25-17 margin.
THIRD SET
Five Mean Green miscues surrounded Megan Hawkins’ ace, preceding an eventual five-rally UTSA burst that saw two Arroyave terminations capped by Giada Obregon’s serve straight to the hardwood. In short order, Kpea returned to form with a pair of blocks, later landing a kill between two aces from Arroyave to swarm ahead by a half dozen at 21-15. UNT’s response brought the home side within one on two occasions as their offense caught fire, but Hawkins dialed up the local native Tredwell twice to seal another 25-23 triumph.
FOURTH SET
The stanza’s fourth and final tie came courtesy of yet another solo rejection from Kpea at 8-8. From there, Dave Fleiming’s bunch opened up a three-point advantage despite a quartet of missed serves. Four different ‘Runners each notched three kills as the squad hit .407, clawing their way back to a 24-23 deficit after Tredwell teamed up with Logan McGinnis for a block. UNT answered on the next ball, sending the contest to a decisive fifth frame at 25-23.
FIFTH SET
Gigi Mason connected on a pair of offerings from setter Valeria Ortiz while adding a block, keeping her squad in a four-all stalemate. The ensuing six rallies all went to the Mean Green, save for one service error as they jumped ahead by four. While Bryant sent two consecutive Hawkins balls to the floor, UNT hit .500, securing a 15-9 defeat for the Navy & Orange.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
- For the fifth straight match, at least three different Roadrunners tallied 10 or more kills, including four on Wednesday.
- Isabella Arroyave led the way with a new-career-best 18 terminations, pacing her squad for the fifth time on her 12th double-digit showing of the campaign.
- The Colombia native also led both sides with 12 digs in the loss, spearheading the Roadrunners’ back row for the second time.
- Arroyave moved within one of Valeria Ortiz for the team lead with her sixth double-double of the season.
- The third-year Roadrunner capped her career outing with three aces and one block, finishing with a new best of 21.5 points.
- Sydney Bryant and Caroline Tredwell matched each other with 13 kills apiece, marking a new season high for the latter.
- Tredwell notched a team-best five blocks alongside her hyper-efficient baker’s dozen terminations on a .667 clip.
- Gigi Mason logged her third consecutive double-digit kill tally since returning from injury, pouring in 12 against the Mean Green while hitting .409.
- The redshirt sophomore’s three blocks also matched a personal season high.
- UTSA’s .336 hitting percentage was good for its third-best mark of the campaign, setting new highs for both American contests and all matches away from home in 2026.
- With four rejections at UNT, Ledisi Kpea now needs seven on Sunday to break the program’s single-season record for blocks in the 25-point rally-scoring era (since 2008).
- The redshirt junior recorded her 300th career block on Wednesday, including 183 at Kansas City from 2023-25.
- Setter Valeria Ortiz’s 25 assists led UTSA as the senior paced her club for the 21st time.
- The senior added three digs and a kill in the loss.
- Megan Hawkins finished narrowly behind with 24 assists and an ace alongside Ortiz in UTSA’s 6-2 system.
- The second-year Roadrunner now has more than 1,000 assists with the program, surpassing the milestone against the Mean Green.
- True freshman Logan McGinnis recorded her first career blocks on Wednesday, tallying one apiece in sets three and four.
- Raegan Ramirez’s four digs were good for a new career high as she added her second Division I ace.
- UTSA tallied nine blocks in the loss, notching its 17th outing of eight or more.
- The ‘Runners are now 4-7 in navy jerseys on the campaign.
- UTSA dropped to 1-6 in five-set American Conference matchups this season.
UP NEXT
On Sunday, the ‘Runners conclude their 2026 campaign, welcoming Memphis to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center. After the match, three graduating Roadrunners will be recognized during UTSA’s Senior Day ceremony. All the action will be available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com and streamed live on ESPN+.
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