Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Permian Basin vs. UT Tyler UTPB: 12-7, 5-5 LSC | UTT: 12-6, 9-1 LSC Friday, Nov. 1st | 6 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
Western New Mexico vs. UT Tyler WNMU: 7-15, 3-7 LSC | UTT: 12-6, 9-1 LSC Saturday, Nov. 2nd | 2 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

On a road sweep against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International last weekend... "I'm just very proud of the way we stepped into both of the games as a team. Our team was definitely motivated to go get a different result than the last time we made this road trip last year. We did a great job of sweeping Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday and then I think we were alittle bit asleep in our first set against Texas A&M International, but I thought we did a really great job of responding and winning the next three to get out of there and sweep the weekend."

On the improvement and emergence of Autumn Perry and Jackie Velzis as offensive options for the Patriot offense this season... "They are both really coming on and the more options we have out there the harder it is for teams to just know who they need to key in on. Been very proud of Autumn and Jackie for just getting after it every single day and starting to produce for us the way that they are capable of. They've done a great job and we've also had some middle play start to increase and I think that's making us a harder team to defend against because we do have all three options up there and they are scoring for us."

On the importance of Senior Weekend and playing well in the final home matches of the season... "It doesn't get any easier this weekend, UT Permian Basin is a great team that's really athletic and they've done some really good things this year. Then Western New Mexico on Saturday for Senior Day. I'm so excited for our team to get to celebrate those five and come out and have a great day for them. All five of them have done incredible things for our program, a few of them being transfers and a few of them being here all four years. They're dedicated to their team, to this program and we're so proud of the contributions they have made."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler finished their weekend road trip with a pair of wins after a 3-1 (19-25, 25-11, 27-25, 25-13) victory over Texas A&M International on Saturday afternoon. The Patriots recovered after dropping the opening set to win three straight and improve their Lone Star Conference record to 9-1 on the year. The UT Tyler defense was great all afternoon, limiting Texas A&M International to negative team hitting percentages in two out of the four sets in the match. Junior Saige Rivera eclipsed the 1,000 assist mark for her career with 47 in the match and reached double-double figures with 10 digs. Junior Autumn Perry led the way with 16 kills, Kota Hartman added 15, Jackie Velzie totaled 12 and Dakota Rogers-Hurtado added 10 to make it four Patriots in double-digit kill figures. The Patriot defense out-dug Texas A&M International by a 65-to-47 margin and totaled eight blocks. Libero Addison Evans led the way with 14 digs while fellow defensive specialists Emma Vazquez and Makayla Villarreal notched 13 and 11 digs respectively.

UT Tyler scored a 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 27-25) sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville to return to the win column on Friday night. The Patriots responded to their first loss in Lone Star Conference play in their most recent outing with convincing 25-16 and 25-14 first and second set victories and then a 27-25 third set win. Kota Hartman and Autumn Perry combined to total 27 of the Patriots 42 kills on a night in which UT Tyler posted a .352 team hitting percentage. Hartman led the effort with 17 kills, Perry posted 10 and Jackie Velzis added eight kills. Setter Saige Rivera notched 35 assists to help manufacture a steady Patriot offensive output. Texas A&M-Kingsville committed 23 errors in the match while UT Tyler posted just 10. The Patriots put down 42 kills on 91 swings. Libero Addison Evans led UT Tyler with 14 digs. Bella Briceno added 11 digs to the effort.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler returns home for the final time this season with an overall record of 12-6 on the year and a Lone Star Conference record of 9-1. The Patriots stand second in the LSC standings alongside Angelo State with that 9-1 record, a game back of West Texas A&M, who is undefeated in conference play. This week's pair of matches against UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico will be the final matches ahead of the first NCAA Division II South Central Regional Rankings set to be published on Nov. 6th. 
- The top eight teams in the Lone Star Conference regular season standings at season's end will qualify for the Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship Tournament on Nov. 21-23. The no. 1 overall seed will host the eight team bracket.
- The winners of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and Lone Star Conference (LSC) Championship Tournaments will receive the two available automatic qualifying bids into the South Central Regional Tournament, while the final six teams of the eight-team field will be at-large bids determined by the NCAA selection committee. That 2024 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament is scheduled for Dec. 5-7 at the no. 1 seed's host site.
- UT Tyler will host Pajama Night for Friday night's match. The first 100 fans in attendance will receive free limited edition UT Tyler pajama pants.
- The Patriots will recognize five seniors in Jenna White, Makayla Villarreal, Addison Evans, Sophie Connor and Dakota Rogers Hurtado prior to Saturday's match as part of the program's annual Senior Day festivities.
- UT Tyler is 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.
- UT Tyler leads the LSC in conference matches with 15.44 kills per set and rank third in hitting percentage (.260) and third in opponent hitting percentage (.162). Kota Hartman has averaged the third most kills per set in league matches (4.36) across the conference and Autumn Perry the seventh (3.58) most kills per set. Setter Saige Rivera has averaged 11.92 assists per set, second most in league matches.
- 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 fourth in the LSC with an average of 3.77 kills per set and has totaled 264 kills on the year.
- UT Tyler ranks sixth in the LSC with a season hitting percentage of .232. The Patriots have averaged 13.76 kills per set on the year, fourth best in the conference.
- UT Tyler sits fifth in the LSC with an average of 1.56 service aces per set. Emma Vazquez ranks third in the LSC with an average of 0.40 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 fifth all-time with 1,266 digs in her four-year UT Tyler career
- Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado ranks third all-time in the UT Tyler volleyball record books with 76 solo blocks for her career, just six blocks shy of matching Maiya Peña for the most in program history. Rogers-Hurtado ranks seventh all-time in program history with 201 total blocks.
- 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 157-68 (.698) 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 351-190 (.649) overall record.

SCOUTING UT PERMIAN BASIN

- UT Permian Basin enters Friday's match with a 12-7 overall record and a 5-5 record in LSC play. The Falcons sit in a tie for eighth place in the LSC standings alongside St. Mary's, and will be in search of much-needed wins this weekend as they vie for one of eight available sports in the LSC Volleyball Championship Tournament.
- The strength of the Falcons this season has undoubtedly been their defense as they lead the Lone Star Conference in opponent hitting percentage (.144), blocks per set (2.32) and opponent kills (11.48). The Falcon offense has been middle-of-the-road in 2024, ranking ninth in the league with a .220 hitting percentage and eighth in the league with an average of 13.25 kills per set.
- Lauren Demuth ranks fourth in the LSC with an average of 1.02 blocks per set and Chyra Thompson 10th in the league with an average of 0.91 blocks per set.
- Kennedi Wright leads the Falcons with 170 kills on the year and an average of 3.06 per set.
- UT Tyler holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs. The Patriots have won the last two meetings after dropping the inaugural meeting in 2021.

SCOUTING WESTERN NEW MEXICO

 - Western New Mexico enters their Friday night match against DBU 7-15 on the year and 3-7 in Lone Star Conference play.
- Jazmyne Walker leads the Mustands with 267 kills on the year and an average of 3.30 per set.
- Eimaya Medina is the primary setter option for the Mustangs with 587 on the year.
- UT Tyler is 3-0 all-time against Western New Mexico and have claimed victory in all three matches by 3-0 finals.