SAN ANTONIO – On Sunday afternoon, UTSA Volleyball hosted Wichita State in an American Conference matchup from the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners prevailed in four sets (25-15, 13-25, 26-24, 26-24), snapping a six-match losing skid. With the win, the Navy & Orange climbed to 13-12 with a 4-10 mark in league play. Meanwhile, the Shockers dipped to 7-19 overall, matching the ‘Runners at 4-10 against American foes.
FIRST SET
Caroline Tredwell started things off for the home side, landing two kills and a block before heading back to serve. The junior found the floor from the line amid a 7-1 run that saw Sydney Bryant join in with two blocks and a kill of her own, spending both WSU timeouts while pulling ahead 17-10. Giada Obregon then commanded a five-point run at the line that saw three more miscues from the Shockers, setting up Gigi Mason for a set-clinching kill at 25-15.
SECOND SET
The visitors’ offense heated up, jumping out to a four-point edge in a blink. Megan Hawkins notched her squad’s second ace of the afternoon, but the Shockers answered with an 11-0 swing to force Carol Price-Torok’s second timeout and swarm ahead 20-6. Fourteen kills and two blocks were enough for WSU to comfortably even the contest at one set apiece by a 25-13 margin.
THIRD SET
Both sides saw a service error in a back-and-forth early stage before four straight Roadrunners miscues pushed WSU ahead 10-5. Valeria Ortiz then found a rhythm, dialing up three different teammates for kills amid a 9-3 response, including Gigi Mason twice. Hawkins assumed setting duties, locating a trio of ‘Runners at the net before Ortiz came up with an ace. Mason continued her red-hot frame with her seventh termination to regain a lead, later setting up a 26-24 win courtesy of back-to-back WSU errors.
FOURTH SET
A personal 4-0 run from Arroyave saw three consecutive kills before a thunderous block, forcing a timeout from Chris Lamb’s bunch down 11-7. The visitors knotted things up before Bryant and Mason each continued their stellar afternoon. After falling behind 23-20, the duo teamed up for a four-point swing that saw three kills and a block, forcing another timeout from the Shockers and granting match point to the hosts. Following a WSU kill, Ortiz cued Bryant twice more for the final two blows of the affair. In a frame with a dozen ties and four lead changes, UTSA tallied 18 kills on a .405 clip , capping things with another 26-24 score.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
- For the fourth straight match, at least three different Roadrunners tallied 10 or more kills.
- For the second consecutive contest, Gigi Mason paced her squad in the category, doing so with 15 kills on a .343 hitting percentage.
- Sydney Bryant’s 13 termination were good for her 16th double-digit showing of 2026.
- The redshirt freshman added four blocks while hitting .379.
- Isabella Arroyave’s 11 kills came alongside 10 digs and two blocks, securing her fifth double-double of the campaign.
- After posting a career-high 27 digs on Friday, Alyssa Manitzas racked up 15 against the Shockers, pacing the Navy & Orange for the 17th time.
- The redshirt junior surpassed 500 digs for her career (508), including 192 across three seasons with Notre Dame.
- Middle blocker Ledisi Kpea tallied five kills and racked up six rejections in the win.
- The redshirt junior has paced her club in blocks on 16 occasions this fall, securing her 13th outing with at least five.
- Setter Valeria Ortiz’s 26 assists led UTSA as the senior paced her club for the 20th time.
- The senior also poured in 12 digs, two kills and an ace against the Shockers, notching her team-high seventh double-double of 2026.
- Megan Hawkins added 16 assists, six digs and an ace alongside Ortiz in UTSA’s 6-2 system.
- True freshman Logan McGinnis finished recorded her first career dig on Sunday, ending the day with three while matching her career best of two kills.
- Raegan Ramirez’s first collegiate assist came in set three as she also racked up a personal-best two digs for the third straight outing.
- UTSA tallied nine blocks in the loss, notching its 16th outing of eight or more.
- The ‘Runners are now 5-5 in navy jerseys on the campaign.
- UTSA jumped to 2-2 in four-set American Conference matchups this season.
UP NEXT
Next week, UTSA wraps up the 2026 campaign with two more in-state bouts. The ‘Runners are slated to visit North Texas on Wednesday at 5 p.m. before hosting Memphis on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matchups will be available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com and streamed live on ESPN+.
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