Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, October 28
Murfreesboro, TN
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
-149,36 CUSA
3
vs
0
Louisiana Tech
-1015,37 CUSA
1
2
3
F
Louisiana Tech
15
21
22
0
Middle Tenn.
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Emily Cole/MT Athletic Communications
MTSU Rolls Past the Lady Techsters in a Sweep on Friday
10/28/2022 9:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee volleyball team faced off with Louisiana Tech for their first match of the weekend. The Blue Raiders had a great day in the office offensively and defensively, hitting .352 as a team and holding the Lady Techsters to .149.
The Blue Raiders (14-9, 3-6 C-USA) bounced back from a three-loss streak, sweeping LA Tech (10-15, 3-7 C-USA), with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-22. The first and third set had a combined two tied scores and no lead changes, seeing the Blue Raiders dominate those sets with ease. The Blue Raiders had 43 kills to the Lady Techsters 32 on the night to go along with the six to three service ace difference.
Three Blue Raiders led the team with nine kills on Friday. Senior Kaylee Oscarson was as efficient as you can ask for hitting a team leading .667 clip. Senior Kayla Henley lit a fire under the team multiple times with her .571 hitting percentage and three blocks. Redshirt sophomore Melisa Töre hit home three aces to lead the team from the service line.
By the Numbers
.733: In the third set Henley, Rhoda, and Smith combined for 11 kills (11-0-15) on a .733 hitting percentage to close out the match.
72%: The Blue Raiders had an outstanding sideout percentage of 72% in the sweep.
Blue Raider Notes
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are at home on Sunday, October 30 to take on the Florida Atlantic Owls for their final meeting of the 2022 regular season. The match will take place at 11:00 a.m. CT and be streamed on ESPN+.
Keeping Up with the Blue Raiders
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
The Blue Raiders (14-9, 3-6 C-USA) bounced back from a three-loss streak, sweeping LA Tech (10-15, 3-7 C-USA), with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-22. The first and third set had a combined two tied scores and no lead changes, seeing the Blue Raiders dominate those sets with ease. The Blue Raiders had 43 kills to the Lady Techsters 32 on the night to go along with the six to three service ace difference.
Three Blue Raiders led the team with nine kills on Friday. Senior Kaylee Oscarson was as efficient as you can ask for hitting a team leading .667 clip. Senior Kayla Henley lit a fire under the team multiple times with her .571 hitting percentage and three blocks. Redshirt sophomore Melisa Töre hit home three aces to lead the team from the service line.
By the Numbers
.733: In the third set Henley, Rhoda, and Smith combined for 11 kills (11-0-15) on a .733 hitting percentage to close out the match.
72%: The Blue Raiders had an outstanding sideout percentage of 72% in the sweep.
Blue Raider Notes
- Rhoda has 55 service aces on the season already, giving her first place on the 25-point scoring era records list and eighth on the all-time list. She needs two more aces to take seventh on the all-time list and 36 to take first place.
- Banton currently sits at 1,188 career digs, needing six more digs to tie the current 25-point era program record for digs in a career at 1,194.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are at home on Sunday, October 30 to take on the Florida Atlantic Owls for their final meeting of the 2022 regular season. The match will take place at 11:00 a.m. CT and be streamed on ESPN+.
Keeping Up with the Blue Raiders
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
Team Stats
LATech
MTSU
Kills
32
43
Errors
18
12
Attempts
94
88
Hitting %
.149
.352
Points
40
55
Assists
31
38
Aces
3
6
Blocks
5
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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