Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. UAFS UTT: 17-7, 8-3 LSC | UAFS: 12-12, 4-7 LSC Wednesday, Oct. 26th | 6:00 P.M. Stubblefield Center | Fort Smith, Ark.		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

A THIRD STRAIGHT SWEEP

UT Tyler volleyball held the advantage in every statistical category to roll to their third consecutive Lone Star Conference sweep in a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-16) road win last weekend over Oklahoma Christian. The Patriots hit .336 for the match and didn't allow Oklahoma Christian to reach the 20-point mark in any set to extend their set-win streak to 12 straight on Wednesday night. Senior Mikayla Ware had 15 kills and classmate Hannah Callison posted 10 kills to pace a Patriot offense that totaled 46 kills while committing just a combined 10 attacking errors in the match. The win extended the set win streak to 12 straight for the Patriots and precluded a much-needed off weekend from Lone Star Conference play for the squad.

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On this week's midweek trip to UAFS... "It is a very important week. We're at the point in our season where it's kind of do-or-die and we have to continue to take care of business on the court. Arkansas-Fort Smith is going to be a great game. They're in the mix fighting for a spot for conference tournament and in watching film on them we've seen that they're scrappy and play really hard."

On the weekend's off days that were awarded to the team... "I think the off week was huge. We've had a brutal schedule and I think that they needed just a break from volleyball for a little bit. I fully expect them to come back to practice even more hungry and have a great week coming out of the break."

On what the team needs to do to take their performance to the next level... "I just think our consistency. I think that's been a big theme the last several weeks, just everyone showing up at the same time. I think it's really important that our girls are playing really well together right now. We have to remember how important that is with the goals that we have set as far as our hitting percentage and defensively. When we're all clicking we see how good of a team we can be."

THE MATCH UP

UAFS enters Wednesday night with a record of 12-12 on the year and 4-7 in LSC play. The Lions sport a 3-3 record on their home floor, but are in the midst of a three match losing streak. Freshman Caelyn Gunn has been the heart of the UAFS offense with an average of 3.58 points per set, and ranks second on the team behind Reagan Macha with 183 kills on the year. UT Tyler has won each of the last two meetings between the two programs by 3-0 sweeps, while UAFS won both of the first two meetings back in 2019. 

FINDING THEIR FORM

UT Tyler volleyball has been as impressive as any team in the Lone Star Conference over the course of their current four-match winning streak. After dropping the opening set back on Oct. 8th against Texas A&M-Kingsville, the Patriots have now reeled off 12 straight set victories behind what can only be described as total team efforts from start to finish. UT Tyler has out-scored their opposition 244-to-168 over the span of those four victories, and has posted a team hitting percentage of .282 over that span as well. UT Tyler has notched 196 total kills, and is averaging over 15 kills per set over their current winning streak. Mikayla Ware has averaged 4.77 kills per set while Hannah Callison, Maiya Peña, Dakota Rogers-Hurtado and Evelyn Torres have all posted hitting percentage north of .300 to create what has been a clicking offense. Libero Savannah Guzman has elevated her play to an outstanding level as well, averaging 5.31 digs per set while matching a program record 27 digs in a three-set match and eclipsing the 1,500 dig total for her career in the process.

A LOOK AT THE STANDINGS

With two weeks left in the regular season, seeding for the 2022 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Postseason Tournament is far from decided. The Patriots currently sit in a tie for fifth place in the LSC standings with a league record of 8-3 alongside Texas A&M-Kingsville. West Texas A&M remains the lone undefeated team in LSC play, while DBU and Texas A&M International both sit with one loss heading down the stretch. St. Mary's, who the Patriots will welcome this weekend to the HPC, sits a game ahead of the Patriots with a mark of 10-3 in conference play.
 

SCHOOL	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL
West Texas A&M	12-0	1.000	20-4	.833	W13	9-1	9-1	2-2
DBU	11-1	.917	20-4	.833	L1	10-0	6-2	4-2
Texas A&M International	10-1	.909	19-5	.792	W5	5-0	6-4	8-1
St. Mary's	10-3	.769	14-10	.583	W2	7-1	3-5	4-4
UT Tyler	8-3	.727	15-7	.682	W4	5-1	4-3	6-3
Texas A&M-Kingsville	8-3	.727	16-8	.667	W5	6-0	6-3	4-5
Angelo State	7-5	.583	11-13	.458	L3	7-6	4-4	0-3
UT Permian Basin	6-6	.500	11-12	.478	L2	6-4	3-4	2-4
Lubbock Christian	6-8	.429	10-15	.400	W1	7-4	2-7	1-4
St. Edward's	5-8	.385	8-16	.333	W2	5-9	1-6	2-1
UAFS	4-7	.364	12-12	.500	L3	3-3	4-6	5-3
Texas Woman's	4-8	.333	13-11	.542	W1	11-3	1-6	1-2
Oklahoma Christian	4-8	.333	13-12	.520	L4	9-6	3-5	1-1
Midwestern State	4-8	.333	6-19	.240	L1	4-3	0-8	2-8
Eastern New Mexico	4-10	.286	13-13	.500	L1	2-4	4-7	7-2
Cameron	0-12	.000	5-22	.185	L18	0-8	0-10	5-4
Western New Mexico	0-12	.000	2-22	.083	L13	0-10	0-8	2-4

STAT CHECK

UT Tyler ranks third in the Lone Star Conference with a team hitting percentage of .221 for the year, and fifth in the league with an average of 13.34 kills per set. The Patriots average the fifth most service aces per set with an average of 1.57 per set, and concede the fourth fewest opponents service aces per set with just 1.06 per set. Defensively the Patriots have limited their opposition to a .168 hitting percentage in 2022, seventh best in the LSC, and average 2.00 blocks per set. Ware leads the Lone Star Conference in points per set (4.95) and kills per set (4.44). She ranks ninth in all of Division II volleyball in both points and kills per set. Sophomore Adeline Ortman ranks third in the LSC with an average of 0.43 service aces per set, and fifth in the league with an average of 7.93 assists per set.

COACH MASHE

Head coach Lyndsay Mashe is in the midst of her seventh season as the program's all-time winningest coach with 123 wins as head coach of the Patriots. Mashe is 123-47 (.724) as the leader of the Patriots. The 2021 Spring Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year is now 317-169 (.652) as a collegiate head coach after six seasons at UT Tyler and 10 seasons at East Texas Baptist.