Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. Cameron UTT: 7-4, 0-0 LSC | CU: 5-7, 0-0 LSC Friday, Sept. 16th | 5:30 P.M. Lawton, Okla. | Aggie Gym		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at #17 West Texas A&M UTT: 7-4, 0-0 LSC | WT: 7-4, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Sept. 17th | 2 P.M. Canyon, Texas | WTAMU Fieldhouse		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

A FIVE MATCH WINNING STREAK

The UT Tyler volleyball team will carry a five match winning streak into the opening weekend of Lone Star Conference play this weekend. Three of those wins have come against LSC foes marked as non-conference competition, and none of those victories were as important to the Patriots than the final two wins over Angelo State and then no. 13 ranked West Texas A&M. UT Tyler swept those two traditional LSC powers by 3-0 final scores in consecutive nights to finish the LSC Crossover last weekend with a perfect 3-0 record to move their overall record to 7-4.

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On the importance of the three wins at the LSC Crossover... "It was really good for our confidence to know that we are capable of getting out there and playing really well as a team. I think all of the talks that we've had about just trusting and playing with passion and confidence, and how that makes such a difference in our team, are working and we beat some really great teams last weekend."

On the continued improvement of the Patriot defense... "We haven't had a high like that in a really long time like we did against Angelo State as far as total blocks, and I think we saw what a difference it makes to actually get the blocks and get positive touches at the net. It makes a big difference for us defensively to be able to play off of that and then allows us to run our offense with quality touches."

On the outlook of the team for the LSC schedule... "You sort of treat each phase of season a little differently. I think we know that we're going into conference play and that each game matters to us and what we're trying to do for our goals this season. I think it will be interesting going on the road and playing West Texas A&M in back-to-back weekends as well as a Cameron team that is a solid team. So the message is that we have to focus on every single game because this conference is one of the best in the nation."

THE MATCH UP

UT Tyler holds a 3-0 record all-time against Friday night's opposition Cameron. The Patriots have bettered their performance over the Aggies in each meeting, beginning with 3-2 and 3-1 wins in 2019, and a 3-0 sweep last season on the road. The Aggies have shown signs of improvement this season and enter LSC play with a record of 5-7. Arianna Navarette and Paris Patterson have produced the majority of the offense for Cameron in 2022, having averaged 4.20 and 3.38 points per set respectively. 

West Texas A&M slipped back to no. 17 in this week's AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 following the upset loss to UT Tyler in the final match of the LSC Crossover. The Lady Buffs will welcome two teams who are receiving votes in the latest national poll to their home floor as they are scheduled to take on DBU on Friday night prior to the Saturday rematch with UT Tyler. The Lady Buffs were dominate in their other two matches of the LSC Crossover, sweeping Angelo State and Lubbock Christian and enter the weekend with an identical 7-4 record.  

A CLEAN SWEEP

The UT Tyler volleyball program won all three LSC Player of the Week Awards this week after the 3-0 weekend at the LSC Crossover. Senior Mikayla Ware was named the Offensive Player of the Week, sophomore Dakota Rogers-Hurtado the Defensive Player of the Week and sophomore Adeline Ortman the Setter of the Week. Ware had 15 or more kills in all three matches and averaged 5.40 kills per set, leading the team in kills in all three matches while posting a .248 hitting percentage for the weekend. Rogers-Hurtado totaled 15.0 blocks over the course of the weekend and captained a UT Tyler defense that limited Lubbock Christian, Angelo State and No. 13 West Texas A&M to a .167 hitting percentage for the weekend. Ortman averaged 11.10 assists per set and totaled 111 assists between the three matches.

BACK IN THE RECEIVING VOTES CATEGORY

The University of Texas at Tyler volleyball program is back in the receiving votes category of the latest AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll this week. UT Tyler garnered 17 votes after completing their non-conference portion of the 2022 season with a 7-4 record. The Patriots had a one-week absence from the national poll last week, but have returned to receiving votes in the poll as they have done for each edition throughout the last two seasons.

STAT CHECK

UT Tyler enters Lone Star Conference play with the sixth best offense in terms of hitting percentage (.208) and third best offense in terms of kills per set (13.57) in the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots limited their non-conference competition to the 11th lowest hitting percentage (.193), but have surrendered the second worst opponent kills per set total (13.05). Senior Mikayla Ware leads the Lone Star Conference and ranks sixth in all of DIvision II volleyball with an average of 4.76 kills per set, and has totaled 176 kills so far in 2022. Sophomore Adeline Ortman ranks fifth in the LSC with an average of 8.69 assists per set, while classmate Dakota Rogers-Hurtado ranks seventh in the LSC with 1.22 blocks per set. Senior Maiya Peña has once again been one of the most efficient attackers in the LSC so far this season, and leads the LSC with a season hitting percentage of .339.

COACH MASHE

Head coach Lyndsay Mashe is in the midst of her seventh season as the program's all-time winningest coach with 115 wins as head coach of the Patriots. Mashe is 115-44 (.729) as the leader of the Patriots, including a 31-9 mark over the last three seasons. The 2021 Spring Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year is now 307-166 (.651) as a collegiate head coach after six seasons at UT Tyler and 10 seasons at East Texas Baptist. 

RECORD WATCH

Guzman sits third in the program's all-time record books with 1,355 digs and counting. The all-time leader in program history is Megan McCarty, who totaled 1,763 digs in 408 sets from 2005-08. Ware currently holds the program's all-time record with an average of 3.75 kills per set and ranks tenth in program history with 638 total kills for her career.

A WEALTH OF PRODUCTION

UT Tyler volleyball welcomed back 2021 All-Lone Star Conference selections Savannah Guzman, Hannah Callison and Maiya Peña in 2022. Guzman is now a two-time All-LSC selection, adding the 2021 Second Team selection to an All-Conference nod during 2020's shortened spring season. Callison and Peña both found their names on the all-conference list for the first time in 2021, while 2020 All-LSC selection Hattie Murray opted to return for her final season as a Patriot in 2022.