Match Info	Opponent Info
Texas Woman's vs. UT Tyler TWU: 7-4, 1-1 LSC | UTT: 5-5, 2-0 LSC Wednesday, Oct. 2nd | 5:30 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
#23 Dallas Baptist at UT Tyler DBU: 8-4, 2-0 LSC | UTT: 5-5, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Oct. 5th | 2 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On returning home for a pair of conference wins to start out the LSC schedule... "It was great to be back home. The crowds were phenomenal. We felt like we had great support on Friday and Saturday and I feel like that makes it easier for our team to perform the way they are capable of. I thought we played well against Oklahoma Christian, hitting one of our best outputs as a team. I thought we got off to a slow start against Cameron, but once we put things together in sets two, three and four we really finished up strong. Great way to start Lone Star Conference play and proud of the team."

On finding ways to pull out wins in sets despite falling behind at times this weekend... "That was something we really talked about all week long following the trip to Kingsville, when being down we still have to handle the pressure well. We worked a lot in pressure scenarios and so that's helped to just make our team understand that if we just calm down and play point for point, that we can come back and win sets against teams. Proud of that mindset that we had last weekend and that we were kind of able to show ourselves that we can fight back in those moments."

On re-matching two teams that previously won 3-2 matches against the Patriots earlier this season... "I think our team is very excited to get to play both of those teams again, especially in our home gym. We have the mindset that this is a great opportunity for our team. We know that moving to 4-0 is going to be a big deal for us moving forward and it's been a big goal of ours to protect our home floor so I fully expect our team to be ready to battle and compete this week."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler answered a tightly-contested opening set loss with three convincing victories to win 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-13) over Cameron on Saturday afternoon. Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado played a large part in the Patriot's improvement over the course of the match, finishing the afternoon with 19.0 points on 13 kills, six blocks and a service ace. The McKinney, Texas native was one of three Patriots alongside Kota Hartman and Jackie Velzis to finish with 13 kills, while Autumn Perry had 12 to construct a balanced offensive effort for UT Tyler. Cameron claimed the opening frame 25-23 and enjoyed the early stages of a second set that started out 7-7, but had no answer for an awakening Patriot offense that closed out the match with .429 hitting percentages in both of the dominant third and fourth set wins. Libero Addison Evans led UT Tyler with 24 digs and put across seven of the 15 service aces for the Patriots in the match to help match that offensive output on the defensive side of the net alongside Rogers-Hurtado.

UT Tyler volleyball returned home in style on Friday night to open up Lone Star Conference play with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22) victory over Oklahoma Christian. The Patriots totaled 15 or more kills in all three sets, hitting .303 as a unit, and featured a trio of heavy hitters in Autumn Perry, Kota Hartman and Jackie Velzis on the offensive side of the net. Perry hit .345 on the night with a team-high 13 kills, while Hartman and Velzis each reached double-digit kill totals with 12 and 10 respectively. The return home to the Herrington Patriot Center was exactly what the Patriots needed to start Lone Star Conference play out on the right foot and find fluidity in their offense. Setters Saige Rivera and Riley Clinton both played at an elite level running the offense, while libero Addison Evans notched a double-double with a team-high 15 digs and 10 assists. UT Tyler out-killed Oklahoma Christian by a 60-to-42 margin on the night, going for 15, 19 and 16 kill totals in each frame.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler shined in their home and Lone Star Conference openers last weekend inside the Herrington Patriot Center and will now shift their attention to a pair of rematches from earlier this season against Texas Woman's and #23 Dallas Baptist. Six teams managed the opening weekend of LSC play with a 2-0 record, including UT Tyler and DBU.
- UT Tyler is now 38-10 as a Division II program inside the Herrington Patriot Center and have gone 32-9 in home Lone Star Conference matches. The Patriots have lost just three home matches dating back to the 2021 season, going 27-3 in home matches over the course of the last three seasons.
-  Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado was selected as the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week following UT Tyler's wins over Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. Rogers-Hurtado's presence at the net helped limit Oklahoma Christian and Cameron to a combined .184 attack percentage as the Patriots opened Lone Star Conference play with 3-0 and 3-1 victories. This week marks the third time that Rogers-Hurtado has been selected as a Defensive Player of the Week by the Lone Star Conference. The McKinney, Texas native totaled eight blocks between the two matches, including six against Oklahoma Christian on Saturday afternoon. She added to the Patriot offense with 19 kills and a .567 hitting percentage for the weekend.
- UT Tyler clearly put forth two of their best offensive matches in the Oklahoma Christian and Cameron wins over the weekend, hitting .288 as a team. The Patriots averaged 15.86 kills per set and saw Kota Hartman, Autumn Perry and Jackie Velzis all average north of three kills per set. Rogers-Hurtado and Makhai Lewis also got more involved in the offense from their middle blocker positions, hitting .567 and .381 respectively.
- The program holds an all-time record of 344-279 (.553) across 21 seasons of competition and have produced a record of 86-48 (.653) since beginning Division II play in 2019. The Patriots have qualified for three straight NCAA Division II National Tournaments in each of the first three seasons of postseason eligibility for the program at the Division II level. UT Tyler won 20 games in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
- UT Tyler ranks 11th on the year in the LSC with an average of 12.63 kills per set. The Patriots .214 team hitting percentage ranks 10th in the league.
- The Patriots average the six most service aces per set in the league with an average of 1.66.
- Junior Kota Hartman ranks 12th in the LSC with an average of 3.22 kills per set and has reached double-digit kills in nine straight matches. Hartman has totaled 132 kills and has posted a hitting percentage of .220 for the year.
- Autumn Perry eclipsed the 100-kill threshold for the year this weekend and has reached double-digit kill totals in six out of the last seven matches.
- Senior libero Addison Evans became the 10th Patriot to eclipse the 1,000 dig mark for her career over the course of the opening weekend of games. Evans ranks seventh all-time with 1,128 digs in her four-year UT Tyler career.
- UT Tyler previously met both of their opponents this weekend earlier this season, falling by 3-2 finals to each team.

SCOUTING TEXAS WOMAN'S

- Texas Woman's is 7-4 on the year and opened LSC play last weekend at home with a 3-1 win over Lubbock Christian and a 3-2 loss to #14 Angelo State. That 3-2 loss to the Rambelles snapped a five match winning streak for the Pioneers.
- The Pioneers average the third best kills-per-set mark in the LSC with an average of 13.85 this season. Balance has been the key for Texas Woman's in their offense as they feature three Pioneers that have reached 100 kills for the year in Erin Jones, Tori Woods and Malla Viernes.
- UT Tyler holds a 7-3 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs. The win for Texas Woman's over UT Tyler back on Sept. 20th in Kingsville snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Patriots in the series.

SCOUTING DBU

- DBU sits 8-4 on the year and opened LSC play last weekend with 3-0 sweeps at home against Cameron and Oklahoma Christian. The Patriots will host Midwestern State on Wednesday night prior to their meeting with UT Tyler on Saturday.
- Setter Aryn Walton was named the LSC Setter of the Week for her work facilitating the DBU offense last weekend, amassing 58 assists, 18 digs, five kills, and three blocks. 
- The Patriots have been within the Top 25 of the AVCA DIvision II Coaches Poll all season and have stayed put at no. 23 in back-to-back weeks.
- Reigning Lone Star Conference Player of the Year Delaney Fuller ranks in the top 15 nationally and leads the LSC in a handful of statistical categories, including eighth in kills (207), ninth in kills per set (4.50), 10th in attacks per set (12.11), 11th in attacks (557), and 14th in points per set (4.92).
- DBU is 7-5 in the all-time series and has won four straight meetings between the two teams.