Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, November 12
Murfreesboro, TN
11:00 AM
Middle Tennessee
-1513,410 CUSA
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vs
3
Rice University
-233,131 CUSA
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2
3
F
Rice
25
28
25
3
Middle Tenn.
18
26
23
0
Photo by: Emily Cole/MT Athletic Communications
MTSU Goes Toe-to-Toe with No. 21 Rice on Senior Day
11/12/2022 1:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn - The Middle Tennessee volleyball team beat the No. 21 Rice Owls on the block but came up short in the end. The Senior Day match was played Saturday, November 12 at Alumni Memorial Gym.
The Blue Raiders (15-13, 4-10 C-USA) dropped their regular-season finale with the No. 21 Rice Owls (23-3, 13-1 C-USA), with set scores of 18-25, 26-28, and 23-25. The biggest factors of the match was the eight service errors and the .321 hitting percentage the Blue Raiders allowed.
Senior Kaylee Oscarson torched the Owls hitting .571 with nine kills to go along with two blocks. Senior Kayla Henley led the Blue Raiders in kills with 12 on a .276 hitting percentage. Henley also had eight digs and three blocks. Defensively, senior Dasia Smith had a match-leading six total blocks on the day while only playing in two sets.
By the Numbers
800: Henley hit home her 800th career kill in the second set and finished the day at 807. She is now seventh on the 25-point era career list.
Blue Raider Notes
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are waiting to find out if they have made it into the Conference USA Tournament which begins on November 18 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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 (15-13, 4-10 C-USA) dropped their regular-season finale with the No. 21 Rice Owls (23-3, 13-1 C-USA), with set scores of 18-25, 26-28, and 23-25. The biggest factors of the match was the eight service errors and the .321 hitting percentage the Blue Raiders allowed.
Senior Kaylee Oscarson torched the Owls hitting .571 with nine kills to go along with two blocks. Senior Kayla Henley led the Blue Raiders in kills with 12 on a .276 hitting percentage. Henley also had eight digs and three blocks. Defensively, senior Dasia Smith had a match-leading six total blocks on the day while only playing in two sets.
By the Numbers
800: Henley hit home her 800th career kill in the second set and finished the day at 807. She is now seventh on the 25-point era career list.
Blue Raider Notes
- Rhoda has 63 service aces on the season already, giving her first place on the 25-point scoring era records list and giving her fifth on the all-time season list. Rhoda also took sole possession of ninth on the career-service aces list in the 25-point era tonight.
- Banton currently sits at 1,253 career digs, giving her sole possession of first place in the 25-point era for career digs. She currently sits in seventh on the all-time list.
- Oscarson holds the 25-point era record for single season solo blocks at 24 and counting.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are waiting to find out if they have made it into the Conference USA Tournament which begins on November 18 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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
Rice
MTSU
Kills
52
39
Errors
17
11
Attempts
109
101
Hitting %
.321
.277
Points
66
54
Assists
47
36
Aces
6
5
Blocks
8
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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