Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler at Texas A&M-Kingsville UTT: 10-6, 7-1 LSC | TAMUK: 11-8, 3-5 LSC Friday, Oct. 25th | 6 p.m. Kingsville, Texas | Physical Education Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at Texas A&M International UTT: 10-6, 7-1 LSC | TAMIU: 7-10, 4-4 LSC Friday, Oct. 26th | 2 p.m. Laredo, Texas | TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler dropped their first Lone Star Conference match of the season by a 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-21) final to #9 West Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. West Texas A&M survived extra points in the opening frame and then settled into a rhythm to secure a win in a meeting of the final two unbeatens in Lone Star Conference play this season. Junior Kota Hartman totaled 13 kills for a UT Tyler offense that hit .112 in the match. The Patriots put down 39 kills on 134 swings in the match. West Texas A&M notched just 43 kills, but put down 13 total blocks to add the extra offense needed to the point total.

UT Tyler women's volleyball moved to 7-0 in LSC play on Friday night behind a 3-0 sweep over Eastern New Mexico with scoreds of 25-13, 25-11, and 25-18. As a team, the Patriots collected 47 total kills on 90 attacks as Kota Hartman and Autumn Perry each tallied 14 kills. Setter Sage Rivera tacked on 42 assists for the night in a strong display from the Patriots on the offensive side. Jackie Velzis recorded eight kills, Makhai Lewis recorded five, and Addison Evans picked up 13 digs in the contest. As a team, the Patriots .411 hitting percentage is their highest in any contest this season, and the .011 hitting percentage from the Greyhounds was the lowest for a Patriots opponent on the year.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler will carry a 10-6 overall record and a 7-1 mark in Lone Star Conference into a road trip at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International. The Patriots sit alongside Angelo State in second place with one loss in conference play. UT Tyler has positioned themselves back near the top of the LSC standings and into conversation within the South Central Regional rankings, the first of which is set to release on Nov. 6th.
- The Patriots will have a chance to avenge a third loss on the season in Friday night's match against Texas A&M-Kingsville. UT Tyler already avenged early season losses against DBU and Texas Woman's on their home court and will now have a chance to avenge a third loss albeit on the against the Javelinas.
- UT Tyler leads the LSC in conference matches with 15.69 kills per set and rank fourth in hitting percentage (.256) and third in opponent hitting percentage (.174). Kota Hartman has averaged the second most kills per set in league matches (4.31) across the conference and Autumn Perry the eighth (3.55) most kills per set. Setter Saige Rivera has averaged 11.97 assists per set, second most in league matches.
- UT Tyler is now 43-11 as a Division II program inside the Herrington Patriot Center and have gone 35-10 in home Lone Star Conference matches. The Patriots have lost just four home matches dating back to the 2021 season, going 30-4 in home matches over the course of the last three seasons.
- Hartman has been the mark of consistency for the Patriot offense all season, having reached double-digit kill totals in all but one match. She ranks fifth in the LSC with an average of 3.68 kills per set and has totaled 232 kills on the year.
- UT Tyler ranks 7th in the LSC with a season hitting percentage of .226. The Patriots have averaged 13.68 kills per set on the year, fifth best in the conference.
- UT Tyler sits fifth in the LSC with an average of 1.59 service aces per set. Emma Vazquez leads the LSC with an average of 0.46 aces per set and has totaled 23 on the year.
- 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 1,236 digs in her four-year UT Tyler career.
- Head coach Lyndsay Mashe is in her ninth season as the head coach of UT Tyler volleyball and is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the program with a 195-123 (.614) record. 2024 will mark her 19th season as a collegiate volleyball head coach after serving as head coach at East Texas Baptist University for 10 seasons and holds a 349-190 (.648) overall record.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE

- Texas A&M-Kingsville sits 11-8 on the year and 3-5 in Lone Star Conference play. The Javelinas snapped a three-match losing streak with a victory over Cameron in their most recent action.
- Texas A&M-Kingsville ranks ninth in the LSC with a team hitting percentage of .218 for the year and surrenders the eighth best opponent hitting percentage (.198).
- Ayanna Jackson leads the Lone Star Conference with a .425 for the year and ranks second in the league with an average of 1.14 blocks per set. Jackson also leads the team with an average of 2.76 kills per set.
- UT Tyler holds a 4-3 all-time record over Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Javelinas have won the two most recent meetings including the match earlier this season on Sept. 21 in Kingsville.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL

- Texas A&M International will meet DBU on Friday night ahead of Saturday's UT Tyler match. The Dustdevils hold a 7-10 overall record and a 4-4 mark in Lone Star Conference play.
- The Dustdevils have been led all season by a quality offensive duo in Mia Molina and Aryanna Ledet. Molina ranks fourth in the LSC with an average of 3.78 kills per set and Ledet ninth in the league with an average of 3.42.
- Emma Lade returns as a top setter in the LSC, averaging 10.18 assists per set, sixth best in the LSC.
- UT Tyler is 3-2 all-tine against Texas A&M International, but dropped a 3-0 decision in their lone trip to Laredo last season.