Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler at Lubbock Christian UTT: 16-6, 13-1 LSC | LCU: 13-11, 9-5 LSC Friday, Nov. 15th | 6 p.m. Lubbock, Texas | Rip Griffen Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at #11 Angelo State UTT: 16-6, 13-1 LSC | ASU: 23-2, 13-1 LSC Saturday, Nov. 16th | 2 p.m. San Angelo, Texas | Junell Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On a pair of sweeps in last week's long road trip at Midwestern State and Sul Ross State... "A long road trip for sure, but we did exactly what we wanted to do and got two sweeps, so I was proud of our team for doing that considering we were gone from Wednesday to late Saturday night. I thought we played really well against Midwestern State, but I think the biggest thing for us in really both games, was that we have to be a little bit more checked in in set three. We're doing a great job right now of fighting back when the pressure is on in those situations, so I'm very proud of them for that."

On the outstanding play as of late from Dakota Rogers-Hurtado... "I think Dak has really come along and into her own. She really is being that senior middle blocker that we need her to be. She is performing on an offensive level, but she is also doing a great job blocking. To break the UT Tyler solo block record is a big deal and I'm proud of her for also getting player of the week. We need her to continue to step up big for us going into the last weekend of the regular season."

On the final weekend of the regular season at Lubbock Christian and Angelo State... "Two very good opponents. Lubbock Christian is just a solid team that is very athletic and scrappy and plays very hard. We're also going to be in their gym, so we will have to be ready to go. Angelo State is having a great season and we're going to be there on their Senior Night, so we're going to have to be ready to play. At the end of the day you have to be ready to go play and win big games, we've talked alot about that. We are going to get our moment so hopefully we will step up."

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler volleyball defended their way to a fourth-straight 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-20) sweep in Lone Star Conference play on Saturday morning at Sul Ross State. The Patriots limited Sul Ross State to a .000 team hitting percentage in the match, blocking the Lobos eight times. Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado led the offense with 11 kills, posting a .647 hitting percentage for the match, and added four blocks. Rogers-Hurtado has now posted a hitting percentage north of .500 in five straight matches and has recorded just a single hitting error over that span. The McKinney, Texas native put down her 11 kills on Saturday in just 17 swings without an error. UT Tyler forced Sul Ross State into 25 errors and limited the Lobos to just 25 kills in the match. Addison Evans (14) and Emma Vazquez (10) both notched 10 or more digs for a defense that out-dug Sul Ross State by a 47-to-43 margin.

UT Tyler notched a third straight 3-0 sweep on Wednesday at Midwestern State. The Patriots won 25-15 first and second set victories and then closed out their eighth sweep in Lone Star Conference with a 25-21 third set win. Junior Kota Hartman and sophomore Autumn Perry both had 13 kills, while middle blockers Makhai Lewis and Dakota Rogers-Hurtado combined for 13 kills without a single hitting error on the night. The Patriots notched 29 kills between the first and second sets with just a single hitting error in each frame, posting .344 and .485 team hitting percentages. The Patriots hit .339 for the match, their third consecutive outing with a team hitting percentage north of .300. UT Tyler provided a strong serve throughout the evening, totaling seven aces as a unit. Setter Saige Rivera led the team with 42 assists while Addison Evans (15) and Emma Vasquez (14) both registered 10 or more digs. Lewis and Rogers-Hurtado were both outstanding from their middle blocker positions as Lewis put down seven kills in just 12 swings for a .583 hitting percentage and Rogers-Hurtado six kills on 10 swings for a .600 hitting percentage.

PATRIOTS NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler will head to Lubbock Christian and #11 Angelo State for the final week of the regular season after four consecutive sweeps in their last four matches. The Patriots sit 16-6 on the year and begin the weekend tied for second place alongside Angelo State for second place in the LSC regular season standings with a record of 13-1. Both matches this weekend will come against teams vying for both LSC Championship Tournament and South Central Region positioning on their home floors.
- 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.
- The University of Texas at Tyler volleyball team debuted at no. 7 in the first ranked edition of the South Central Regional Rankings as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday's rankings are the first ranked edition and the second of three total editions of the regional rankings that will be announced by the NCAA selection committee prior to the announcement of the NCAA Division II National Tournament field on Monday, Nov. 25^th via an online selection show. The Patriots debut at no. 7 ahead of Colorado Christian in the no. 8 spot and behind Dallas Baptist in the no. 6 spot. West Texas A&M sits atop of the rankings, while MSU Denver (no. 2), Angelo State (no. 3), Colorado Mesa (no. 4) and Texas Woman's (no. 5) round out the top five. The Patriots are seeking a fourth straight trip to the NCAA Division II National Tournament in each of the first four years of postseason eligibility for the program.
-  Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado has been named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. The senior totaled eight blocks and posted a .630 hitting percentage between the two UT Tyler wins at Midwestern State and Sul Ross State last week. This week's accolade is the fourth Player of the Week distinction for the UT Tyler volleyball program and marks the second time that Rogers-Hurtado has been named the Defensive Player of the Week. Rogers-Hurtado has posted a hitting percentage north of .500 in each of the last five matches and has recorded just a single hitting error in each of her last four outings. She ranks third in the Lone Star Conference with a .380 hitting percentage for the season.
- Rogers-Hurtado broke the UT Tyler volleyball record for solo blocks in a career over the weekend and now has 86 for her career. She ranks sixth all-time in the Patriot record books with 215 total blocks.
- The Patriots closed out their 2024 regular season home schedule with a 7-1 record. UT Tyler is 45-11 as a Division II program inside the Herrington Patriot Center and have gone 37-10 in home Lone Star Conference matches. The Patriots have lost just four home matches dating back to the 2021 season, going 32-4 in home matches over the course of the last three seasons.
- UT Tyler leads the LSC in conference matches with 15.29 kills per set and rank third in hitting percentage (.272) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.149). Kota Hartman has averaged the third most kills per set in league matches (4.33) across the conference and Autumn Perry the sixth (3.52) most kills per set. Setter Saige Rivera has averaged 12.15 assists per set in LSC matches, the highest mark in league play this season.
- Hartman has been the mark of consistency for the Patriot offense all season, having reached double-digit kill totals in all but two matches. She ranks third in the LSC with an average of 3.84 kills per set and has totaled 315 kills on the year.
- UT Tyler ranks fourth in the LSC with a season hitting percentage of .243. The Patriots have averaged 13.91 kills per set on the year, third best in the conference.
- 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 fourth all-time with 1,295 digs in her four-year UT Tyler career. She ranks fourth in the LSC in conference matches with an average of 4.85 digs per set.
- 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 161-68 (.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 355-190 (.649) overall record.

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN

- Lubbock Christian enters Friday night's match in sixth place in the LSC regular season standings. The Lady Chaps are 13-11 on the year and 9-5 in league play. They have lost three out of their last five matches.
- The Lady Chaps are led offensively by Lily Bickley, who has totaled 293 kills on the season. She is one of four Lady Chaps to have totaled 200 or more kills on the year (Kiana Fallaha, Payton Murray, Bryleigh Schweer). Bickley ranks sixth in the LSC with a .345 hitting percentage for the year.
- Kayton Genebacher ranks second in the LSC with an average of 11.05 assists per set. Lubbock Christian ranks fourth in the LSC with an average of 13.80 kills per set and fourth in the league with a .243 hitting percentage.
- UT Tyler is 5-0 all-time against Lubbock Christian. The Patriots have won 3-1 in each of the two meetings between the two programs in Lubbock.

SCOUTING ANGELO STATE

- Angelo State will take on DBU on Friday night ahead of their match on Saturday afternoon against UT Tyler. The Rambelles are 23-2 on the year and ranked no. 11 in the latest AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Rambelles and Patriots could be playing for the no. 2 seed in the LSC Championship Tournament on Saturday, barring the results of Friday night's matches. Angelo State is ranked no. 3 in the South Central Region Rankings.
- The Rambelles have been led all season by a pair of former Patriots in Evelyn Torres and Adeline Ortman. Torres leads Angelo Satte with 339 kills while Ortman has 962 assists for the year, leading the LSC with an average of 11.59 assists per set.
- Angelo State ranks within the top three alongside UT Tyler in the majority of offensive categories across the Lone Star Conference.
- Angelo State holds a 4-3 all-time record in the series between the two teams. The Rambelles snapped a three-match losing streak in the series in the most recent meeting on Nov. 16th, 2023.