| Match Info |
Opponent Info |
St. Mary's vs. UT Tyler
STMU: 14-10, 10-3 LSC | UTT: 15-8, 8-4 LSC
Friday, Oct. 28th | 6 P.M.
Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center |
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St. Edward's at UT Tyler
SEU: 9-16, 6-8 LSC | UTT: 15-8, 8-4 LSC
Saturday, Oct. 29th | 1 P.M.
Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center |
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AN UPSET LOSS ON THE ROAD
UT Tyler suffered an unexpected result in a 3-0 loss at the hands of UAFS on Wednesday night, marking the first time the Patriots have been swept in a Lone Star Conference match since the 2019 season. UT Tyler committed 22 attacking errors on the night, while UAFS put down 39 kills in 110 swings for a .300 team hitting percentage. Senior
Mikayla Ware led the way offensively with 10 kills, while
Evelyn Torres and
Hannah Callison chipped in eight and seven kills, respectively. Senior
Savannah Guzman notched 16 digs on the night to provide a bright spot for a shaky Patriot defensive effort. The loss snapped a four-match winning streak for the Patriots, and moves their overall record to 15-8 on the year and 8-4 in Lone Star Conference play.
WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING
On what this year's senior class has meant to the program... "We've had a couple senior nights that have been really tough for us over the year, it's never easy to lose kids that have been with you for a long time. This is a big group that has impacted our program in this Division II realm and done some really great things for our program. They've helped us gain the confidence, lead the team and set the standards and done so much for our team. It's going to be a sad night, we're really close with this group and when you get five years with kids it's hard not to be close with them at the end."
On the leadership the senior class has provided to a talented crop of freshman this season... "I think the seniors have done a good job of including the freshman and newcomers right away and have made them feel apart which helps them get comfortable right away. They've led by example in the way that they're playing and holding the standards. Every season there are some bumps in the road, but they've done a good job of responding and continuing to lead. We have some really impactful freshman that even though they aren't playing and seeing alot of court time, they've been learning alot and seeing alot as we've been through this season.
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 UPS
St. Mary's enters this weekend's play 14-10 on the year and in fourth place in the LSC standings with a record of 10-3 in league play. The Rattlers three losses this year in conference play have come at the hands of Texas Woman's, West Texas A&M and Texas A&M International. The Rattlers rank 11th in team hitting percentage (.169) and 10th in opponent hitting percentage (.177) and have leaned on a strong block and timely services aces in 2022. St. Mary's ranks sixth in the LSC with an average of 2.15 blocks per set and second in the LSC with an average of 1.70 service aces per set. Freshman Landri Withers leads the Rattlers with 252 kills in 2022, and averages 3.56 kills per set. UT Tyler posted a 3-0 win in the lone meeting between the two programs last fall.
St. Edward's enters Saturday's match on the outside looking in for the conference tournament race in ninth place in the league standings with a record of 6-8 in league play. The Hilltoppers have won three straight to put themselves back in position for a birth in the postseason, including an upset 3-0 sweep of DBU last night on their home floor. St. Edward's is also a strong blocking team, averaging the third most in the LSC with 2.36 per set. The Hilltoppers are led by Maya Smalls, who possesses the seventh best kills per set average in the LSC with 3.48 per set. St. Edward's holds a 2-1 advantage over the Patriots all-time, including a 3-2 win last year on Nov. 18.
IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS ONCE AGAIN
UT Tyler was included as one of 10 teams from the South Central Region under consideration for the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Tournament as announced by the NCAA selection committee on Wednesday afternoon. The first edition of the rankings comprise of 10 teams under consideration for the NCAA Division II Volleyball National Tournament from the South Central Region, listed in alphabetical order as opposed to by rankings. Wednesday's rankings are the first of three editions that will be announced by the NCAA selection committee prior to the announcement of the national tournament field on Sunday, Nov. 13
th via an online selection show. The winners of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and Lone Star Conference (LSC) Postseason Tournaments will receive the two available automatic qualifying bids into the tournament, while the final six teams of the eight-team South Central Regional Tournament field will be at-large bids determined by the NCAA selection committee. That South Central Regional Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 17-19 at the no. 1 seed's host site.
| NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rankings |
| Team |
In-Region Record |
Overall DII Record |
| Colorado Mesa |
15-2 |
17-4 |
| Colorado School of Mines |
15-2 |
17-5 |
| Colorado State University Pueblo |
15-5 |
17-5 |
| Dallas Baptist University |
16-3 |
20-4 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver |
19-0 |
21-1 |
| Regis (Colorado) |
13-6 |
16-6 |
| Texas A&M International |
13-3 |
19-5 |
| Texas A&M-Kingsville |
15-8 |
16-8 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler |
14-6 |
15-7 |
| West Texas A&M |
19-3 |
20-4 |
A PEAK AT THE STANDINGS
UT Tyler needs two wins this weekend to lock up their spot in the 2022 LSC Volleyball Championships after sliding down to sixth place in the league standings after Wednesday's loss at UAFS. The Patriots sit a game back of Texas A&M-Kingsville and two games back of St. Mary's with a record of 8-4 in league play. The top eight teams will head to the no. 1 seed's host site for the tournament on Nov. 10-12.
SENIOR DAY FESTIVITIES
UT Tyler volleyball will recognize five seniors that have left a lasting impact on the program on Saturday prior to the St. Edward's match.
Mikayla Ware,
Savannah Guzman,
Hannah Callison,
Hattie Murray and
Kylee Becker will all be competing in their final two matches inside the Herrington Patriot Center this weekend. This year's seniors helped build a foundation of success for the program at the Division II level, culminating in the program's appearance in the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Tournament last fall in the first season of postseason eligibility. These five Patriots have had key roles in the team's 49-13 record over the past three seasons which included a 2021 Spring Lone Star Conference Volleyball Divisional Championship, the program's first national ranking at the NCAA Division II level and the opportunity to host the 2021 Spring Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championships on their home floor.
STAT CHECK
UT Tyler ranks third in the Lone Star Conference with a team hitting percentage of .218 for the year, and fifth in the league with an average of 13.33 kills per set. Defensively the Patriots have limited their opposition to a .173 hitting percentage in 2022, eighth best in the LSC, and average 2.00 blocks per set. Ware leads the Lone Star Conference in points per set (4.89) and kills per set (4.40). She ranks eighth in all of Division II volleyball in kills per set and 11th in the country in points 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 123-48 (.724) as the leader of the Patriots. The 2021 Spring Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year is now 317-170 (.652) as a collegiate head coach after six seasons at UT Tyler and 10 seasons at East Texas Baptist.
