Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State UTT: 0-3, 0-0 LSC | SWOSU: 1-2, 0-0 GAC Friday, Sept. 13th | 2 p.m. Shawnee, Okla. / Noble Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler at Oklahoma Baptist UTT: 0-3, 0-0 LSC | OBU: 2-3, 0-0 GAC Friday, Sept. 13th | 7:30 p.m. Shawnee, Okla. / Noble Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
McKendree vs. UT Tyler MU: 1-3, 0-0 GLVC | UTT: 0-3, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Sept. 14th | 10 a.m. Shawnee, Okla. / Noble Complex		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

WHAT COACH MASHE IS SAYING

On her team's performance last week at the Dallas Classic... "We have alot of growing things that we need to work through. We saw some good things throughout the weekend. I didn't feel like we had a good showing in our first match against East Central, but we had a good response against Dallas Baptist. We didn't end up getting a win, but at the end of the day we were in position to be there. We have to learn from the mistakes that we're making, we are committing errors and mistakes at critical times and we can't do that moving forward. So we have alot of learning to do. We have to figure out the right combinations of girls to get on the floor that want to play hard for each other and for this program. That will be what we are looking for this weekend. Finding that group that wants to be out there and work hard."

On the benefits of playing three great teams on the first weekend of the season... "We wanted to be challenged, because we're going to be challenged all season long in our conference. The biggest thing we want to see though is how we respond to what the outcome of the weekend was. We are not satisfied as a coaching staff and I don't think the players are satisfied with the results of the weekend either. So it challenged us, it's going to make us better, but we have to respond moving forward."

On the outlook for this weekend's OBU Fall Tournament... "It's going to be another challenging tournament. Oklahoma Baptist always has a solid team, we're going to be on their home floor and I expect a similar atmosphere to what we got last week. All three teams are going to be good again, so we're looking forward to being challenge again, because that's what we are going to get in our conference. We really are going to look to our experience and returners to accept the challenge and lead us in the way that we need to be led. I am excited to see how we respond this weekend."

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler starts a season 0-3 for the first time since 2006 and will look to respond this weekend at the OBU Fall Tournament. This will be the second time the Patriots have taken part in the event  after going 3-1 inside the Noble Complex back in 2022. 
- The program holds an all-time record of 339-277 (.553) across 21 seasons of competition and have produced a record of 81-46 (.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 went 17-12 last year and navigated the Lone Star Conference with an 11-5 record in league play. The Patriots earned the no. 8 seed in the 2023 NCAA South Central Regional Tournament after winning seven out of their last eight matches to close out the regular season before ultimately falling in the quarterfinals of that tournament to eventual NCAA Division II National Runner-Up and no. 1 overall seeded West Texas A&M. 
- The University of Texas at Tyler volleyball program opened the 2024 season picked fifth in the Lone Star Conference Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Patriots received 536 votes to appear as the no. 5 choice in the annual preseason poll behind four programs who each earned at least one first-place vote in West Texas A&M, DBU, Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. West Texas A&M will enter the year as the favorite after garnering 23 first-place votes and 674 total votes in the poll.
- Head coach Lyndsay Mashe will begin 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 145-65 (.700) 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 339-187 (.648) overall record.
- UT Tyler is 36-10 as a Division II program inside the Herrington Patriot Center and have gone 30-9 in home Lone Star Conference matches. The Patriots have lost just three home matches dating back to the 2021 season, going 25-3 in home matches over the course of the last three seasons.
- The Patriots are 18-16 at the Division II level in neutral site matches.
- Transfers Kota Hartman and Autumn Perry provided the bulk of the offense for the Patriots over the course of opening weekend. Hartman averaged 2.42 kills per set and totaled 29 kills between the three matches. She enters the OBU Fall Tournament with double-digit kills in back-to-back matches with 13 against DBU and 11 against Bentley. Perry finished the weekend with 26 kills and averaged 2.17 kills per set.
- Senior libero Addison Evans became the 10th Patriot to eclipse the 1,000 dig mark for her career in last Friday's season opener against East Central. Evans ranks ninth all-time with 1,023 digs in her four-year UT Tyler career. She led the Patriots with 20 digs over the weekend.
- UT Tyler ranked fourth in the LSC last season with an average of 17.08 digs per set as a unit. The Patriot offense ranked eighth in the league with a .195 team hitting percentage and averaged the sixth most kills per set at 13.29 per set. UT Tyler will be looking to return to their high-powered offensive form that allowed the program to lead the LSC in kills per set in 2021 and rank fourth in the league in 2022. 
- The 2024 roster features 11 returners and 10 newcomers. Senior Dakota Rogers-Hurtado returners as the lone All-Lone Star Conference selection for the Patriots, having earned Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference in 2022. 

SCOUTING SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE

- Southwestern Oklahoma State started the season 1-2 at the Ray Thrasher Classic last weekend in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2023 season in which they posted a 19-9 overall record and a 12-4 mark in Great American Conference play.
- Lacy Mott went for 10 or more kills in all three matches last weekend for the Bulldogs, including a 17-kill output in their most recent match against Alabama Huntsville.
- Southwestern Oklahoma State is led by head coach Josh Collins, who holds a 184-165 (.527) all-time record as head coach of the Bulldogs. He has guided the program to 20-plus win seasons on three different occasions.
- This will be the first ever meeting between the two programs.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA BAPTIST

- Oklahoma Baptist enters the weekend 2-3 on the year with three straight losses coming at the hands of nationally-ranked foes. The Bison were selected as preseason favorites in the 2024 GAC Preseason Poll after going 22-9 and winning the GAC Tournament to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
- The Bison are led by returning All-American middle blocker Jill Lesie and returning All-GAC honoree Avery Hellmuth. Lesie averages 3.31 kills per set through five matches in 2024 for the Bison and sports a .369 hitting percentage. Hellmuth ranks second on the team with 45 kills.
- Head coach Anna Howle has led the program for 17 seasons and holds an all-time record of 394-165 (.705). The Bison have won 20 or more games in 12 of Howle's 17 seasons in charge.
- This will be the first meeting between the two programs.

SCOUTING MCKENDREE

- McKendree is 1-3 on the year after their opening weekend at the Reddie-Tiger Invitational in Arkadelphia, Ark. The Bearcats went 15-12 in 2023 and 5-8 in GLVC play .
- Graduate student Colleen Preusser leads the Bearcats with 40 kills through four matches.
- Head coach Nikie Salin is in her 10th season as head coach of the program and holds a 143-123 (.538) all-time record.
- This will be the first meeting between the two programs.