Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, September 17
Jacksonville, FL
10:00 AM
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Volleyball Traveling for Two Matches at UNF Sunshine Tournament
9/16/2021 11:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Blue Raiders will be on the road for two matches Friday, September 17 in Jacksonville, FL at the UNF Sunshine Tournament hosted by North Florida. The first of two matches will be played at 10 a.m. CT against North Florida and will be on ESPN+. Match two will be at 3:30 p.m. CT against Seton Hall.
Match One: Middle Tennessee (1-2, 0-0) at North Florida (8-1, 0-0)
Match Two: Middle Tennessee (1-2, 0-0) vs. Seton Hall (7-3, 0-0)
About the Blue Raiders
Tale of the Tape: North Florida
Tale of the Tape: Seton Hall
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
Match One: Middle Tennessee (1-2, 0-0) at North Florida (8-1, 0-0)
- Friday, September 17, 2021 – 10 a.m. CT
- UNF Arena – Jacksonville, Florida
Match Two: Middle Tennessee (1-2, 0-0) vs. Seton Hall (7-3, 0-0)
- Friday, September 17, 2021 – 3:30 p.m. CT
- UNF Arena – Jacksonville, Florida
About the Blue Raiders
- The Blue Raiders have not played a match since the Gamecock Classic on August 28-29.
- Samira Lawson Body leads the team in kills with 33 through three matches, putting up a career-high 19 kills vs. Gardner Webb.
- Middle Tennessee returns eight players from last season, with six new players added this year including four freshmen and two transfers.
- MT sits in fifth place in Conference USA – East a week before conference play begins.
Tale of the Tape: North Florida
- This weekend's matchup is the first time the two teams have ever met.
- The Ospreys boast an impressive 8-1 record to start the season, with their first loss coming last week to TCU.
- Sophomore MB Maddie Boyd leads the starters with an impressive attack percentage of .347, while graduate student OH Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana leads with a total of 89 kills through nine matches.
Tale of the Tape: Seton Hall
- Middle Tennessee has played the pirates twice in 2014 and 2016, dropping both matches.
- Seton Hall started the season 0-3 and currently are on a seven-win streak since the rough start.
- The Pirates have two starters hitting above .300 in graduate student MB Amanda Rachwal at .362 and sophomore S Taylor Jakubowski with a smaller sample size at .349
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
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