MTSU is in Texas for matches with UTEP and North Texas

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee volleyball team is on the road for a pair of matches in Texas. Friday night they will kick off the trip with UTEP at 6:00 p.m. MT/7:00 p.m. CT and then Sunday they will be in Denton for a match with North Texas at 1:00 p.m. CT. Friday's match will be streamed on CUSA.TV and the North Texas match will be on ESPN+.

Last weekend the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (15-9, 4-6) were able to collect two wins at home, sweeping Louisiana Tech and then beating Florida Atlantic in a five-set battle. Freshman Adri Rhoda went on to earn her fifth C-USA Freshman of the Week honor after leading all freshman in scoring and attacking. Senior Kayla Henley was second in conference last week for hitting percentage, after tearing up the Lady Techsters and Owls with 28 kills on a .511 percentage.

As the standings sit heading into this weekend, the Blue Raiders are currently in sixth. Including this weekend's matches, Middle Tennessee will have four more matches before the postseason begins. Last weekend's win over FAU guaranteed the Blue Raiders their first winning season since 2013.

Blue Raider Quick Facts

Rhoda has 57 service aces on the season already, giving her first place on the 25-point scoring era records list and seventh on the all-time list. She needs three more aces to take fifth on the all-time list and 34 to take first place.
Banton currently sits at 1,216 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 23 and counting.
MTSU currently ranks 12^th in the nation for aces per set and ninth for total aces this season. The Blue Raiders are also 40^th in the nation for hitting percentage (third in C-USA) with a .255 team hitting percentage.
The Blue Raiders are currently in sixth place in C-USA, needing to at least be in eighth to reach the conference tournament in a few weeks with four matches left in the regular season.

Scouting the Miners | CUSA.TV | Live Stats
The UTEP Miners (13-11, 7-4 C-USA) are on a two-loss streak after playing in-state Rice and North Texas this past weekend on the road. The Miners are currently third in conference standings.

The key matchup will be the battle for C-USA Freshman of the Year, ad five-time honary, Adri Rhoda, will take on the four-time honoree Sarah Pustahja.

UTEP leads the all-time series 9-0, last posting a win against the Blue Raiders in their last meeting in 2019.

Scouting the Mean Green | ESPN+ | Live Stats
The North Texas Mean Green (12-13, 6-4 C-USA) are taking on the Blue Raiders for the first time since they faced off in the conference tournament last season. The North Texas team from last season that got swept by MTSU in the first round has seen plenty of changes and are looking for revenge on Sunday.

The two teams are tied 12-12 in the all-time series with the Blue Raiders on a two-match wins treak heading into Sunday's match.

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