Match Info	Opponent Info
No. 8 UT Tyler vs. No. 1 / #5 West Texas A&M UTT: 17-11, 11-5 LSC | WT: 28-3, 14-2 LSC Thursday, Nov. 30th | 5 p.m. Canyon, Texas | WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box"		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased online starting on Monday, Nov. 27th at 12:00 P.M. CT or fans can purchase their tickets at the WTAMU Ticket Office located inside the Virgil Henson Activities Center (VHAC) in Canyon. Tickets will also be sold at the door on the day of competition.

Thursday's schedule will be split up into two sessions with the arena being cleared following Session I, fans will be asked to exit the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" then re-enter with their Session II ticket.

Reserved Chairback Session Pass - $10
General Admission Session Pass - $5
Student of Participating Institution Session Pass (Must Show Valid ID) - $3
Children 3 and under - Free 

LIVESTREAM COVERAGE: Each match can be purchased online for $9.95 per match or for $29.95 for access to all Division II Volleyball Championship games. Links for each match of the tournament can be found HERE.

THE BRACKET: 

Match Times/Schedule
Thursday, November 30
12 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match #1 – No. 7 Angelo State vs. No. 2 Regis
2:30 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match #2 – No. 6 Texas A&M Kingsville vs. No. 3 MSU Denver
5 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match #3 – No. 8 UT Tyler vs. No. 1 West Texas A&M 
7:30 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match #4 – No. 5 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Colorado Mesa

Friday, December 1
5 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match # 1 Winner v. Quarterfinal Match # 2 Winner 
7:30 p.m. CT - Quarterfinal Match # 3 Winner v. Quarterfinal Match # 4 Winner 

Saturday, December 2
5 p.m. CT - NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball South Central Regional Championship Match 

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On the overall impact of a third straight trip to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the program... "I couldn't be more proud of this program and all the work that has been put in. It's not easy. This is such an amazing conference and Division II volleyball as a whole is just so competitive, so I'm proud of our team and doing what it took to put ourselves in position."

On a largely unproven roster in 2023 that solidified another national tournament appearance for the program... "This team learned from some really great players ahead of them what the standards our and what our effort of play is going to be. They've done a good job throughout the year of just leaning into that. We've had some ups and downs this season, but at the end of the day when push came to shove, we won the games we needed to. I couldn't be more proud of the way that we've had people step up when we needed them most."

On the excitement around the team to get another chance at taking down West Texas A&M... "West Texas A&M is a great team and a great program obviously with what they've done over the last couple of years. We get another opportunity to play in a great atmosphere at "The Box" and our kids overall really enjoy playing in that type of atmosphere. We're going to have to play with a nothing to lose mentality. We cannot have any fear. We can't not show up. And we have to be able to play as hard as we can."

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler volleyball will make a third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament in each of the first three years of postseason eligibility for the program. The Patriots are 57-25 (.695) over the last three seasons and enter the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament as the no. 8 seed with an overall record of 17-11 in 2023.
- The Patriots are 1-2 all-time at the South Central Regional Tournament with a 3-1 victory in their inaugural match back in 2021 over Colorado Mesa, and consecutive losses to eventual South Central Regional Champions West Texas A&M. All three regional tournament matches for UT Tyler have taken place inside the Auraria Event Center on the campus of MSU Denver.
- The Patriots are 10-19 all-time in postseason play and 4-6 in Division II postseason play since the 2020 season.
- Freshman Shaye Koski highlighted the All-Lone Star Conference accolades for the Patriots as the league's Freshman of the Year and All-Lone Star Conference First Team performer. Koski was the lone freshman recognized on the All-LSC First Team list and ranks fourth in the Lone Star Conference with an average of 3.55 kills per set. She was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team as well. 
- Setter Adeline Ortman and middle blocker Maiya Peña were both named All-LSC Second Team performers. 
- Ortman adds a second All-LSC accolade to her resume in 2023 following an Honorable Mention All-LSC selection in 2022. The Rhome, Texas native found her name on the All-LSC Second Team list this year after averaging the fourth most assists per set in the Lone Star Conference with an average of 7.61. She was also named to the LSC All-Academic Team for a second-straight season as well.
- Peña earns a third-straight All-LSC accolade and second consecutive All-LSC Second Team nod after captaining the UT Tyler defense at the net all season long. Peña leads the team with 83.0 total blocks in 2023 and is the program's all-time leader in career blocks with 348.0 and counting for her career.
- UT Tyler closed out the regular season as winners in eight of their last nine matches prior to a 3-1 loss to (RV) Angelo State in the quarterfinals of the 2023 LSC Volleyball Championship Tournament.
- Junior Sophie Connor has been playing her best volleyball of the season during the month of the November for the Patriots. The Derby, Kansas native has gone for double-digit kill totals in each of her last five outings, including 15 or more kills efforts in four out of those five matches. 
- The Patriots are 81-42 (.660) since beginning Division II play in 2019, and have posted a record of 55-24 (.695) in Lone Star Conference matches. 
- UT Tyler is 37-10 inside the Herrington Patriot Center as an NCAA Division II program and have been especially dominant in home Lone Star Conference matches, posting a 27-3 mark in LSC home games since 2020. 
- UT Tyler is 9-15 against opponents associated with the AVCA National Top 25 Coaches Poll since 2020.
- Head coach Lyndsay Mashe is the all-time leader in career wins as head volleyball coach at UT Tyler with a record of 145-61 (.705). Mashe enters her eighth season as head coach of the Patriots, and 18th season overall as a collegiate head coach having spent 10 seasons on the sidelines of her alma mater East Texas Baptist. Mashe went 199-123 over the course of those 10 years in Marshall, and sports a career record of 339-183 (.649).
- UT Tyler and West Texas A&M in will meet for the seventh time in just the last two seasons on Thursday inside "The Box". The Lady Buffs have knocked UT Tyler out of the South Central Regional Tournament in each of the last two seasons on their way to consecutive South Central Regional Championship crowns. West Texas A&M holds a 7-3 all-time advantage in the series, and have won five straight matches dating back to a 3-0 UT Tyler sweep on Sept. 10th, 2022.