Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Charleston, S.C.
10 AM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Utah Tech
MTSU Travels to South Carolina for College of Charleston Invitational
9/12/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Blue Raiders will be taking on Utah Tech, Robert Morris, and Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. – This weekend, September 13-14, Middle Tennessee volleyball will be traveling to Charleston, S.C. to take part in the College of Charleston Invitational, along with Utah Tech and Robert Morris. The Blue Raiders will begin play on Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Utah Tech at 10:00 a.m. CT. MTSU will then take on Robert Morris later that day at 4:00 pm CT. To wrap up the tournament, the Middle Tennessee volleyball team will take on the College of Charleston on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 6:00 p.m. All three matches will have live stats on statbroadcast.com and the final matchup vs. Charleston will be streamed on FloSports.
This past weekend, the Blue Raiders hosted the Blue Raider Bash facing off vs. Lehigh, SEMO, Austin Peay and Arkansas State. MTSU finished the weekend with a record of 2-2, with Andi Spies taking home CUSA Freshman of the Week honors. Spies recorded the first triple-double in program history during the 25-point era.
Graduate student Kiera Booth was named to the All-Tournament Team finishing the weekend with 44 kills on an outstanding .425 hitting percentage. She also recorded eight blocks. Outside hitter Adriana Rhoda had a terrific weekend herself, adding 60 kills on a .309 hitting percentage. Defensively, she added three blocks and 12 digs. On the season Booth has a .398 hitting percentage, which is good for third in CUSA.
Scouting Utah Tech
This will be the first time MTSU will be facing off with Utah Tech in program history. The Trailblazers are off to a terrific start to their season with a record of 4-1. They will enter the College of Charleston Invitational on a three-game winning streak with their most recent outing being a win over Gonzaga. A season ago, Utah Tech finished with a 9-17 record and 5-11 in conference play.
The Trailblazers are led by head coach Camilla Hafoka who is in her fourth season at the helm. Prior to taking over as head coach, Hafoka served as an assistant for two seasons at Utah Tech. She holds a 27-44 record as head coach.
Utah Tech is led by junior outside hitter Kennedi Knudsen, who was just honored with Tournament MVP honors at the Gonzaga Tournament. In two games she recorded 31 kills and 15 digs. Last season, she led the Trailblazers in kills/set with 3.10. She also finished second on the team in digs/set with 2.33.
Scouting Robert Morris
This will be the fourth matchup vs. Robert Morris in program history. MTSU holds a 3-0 record vs. RMU with the last matchup coming on August 25, 2018.
Robert Morris volleyball is led by Head Coach Danny Doherty, who is in his third season at the helm. Doherty has been part of the RMU coaching staff since 2011. As head coach, his teams have a record of 19-46.
The Colonials have had a solid start to their 2024 campaign with a 3-3 record. Robert Morris just hosted the Chick Fil-A Robinson Classic and recorded a record of 1-2 at the tournament.
Sophomore Natalie Stepanovich returns after a great freshman season for the Colonials, leading the team in kills and making the All-Conference Second Team. Ashleigh Wallin is set for her senior year with RMU as she led the team in assists and service aces in 2023.
Scouting Charleston
This will be the third matchup vs. the College of Charleston in program history. MTSU holds a 2-0 record vs. CofC with the last matchup coming on August 30, 2003. The Cougars are in their 50th season as a program and Head Coach Jason Kepnar is in his 18th season and has an overall record of 344-182.
To begin this season, the Cougars are off to a 3-4 start. A season ago, Charleston had a record of 14-16, while going 11-7 in conference play.
The Cougars had one member of the Preseason All-CAA Team in Allie Holland and also had Emily Banitt named a CAA Preseason Honorable Mention. Charleston is returning 11 members from their 2023 squad, including 2023 CAA Libero of the Year Tynley Smeltzer. Smeltzer recorded 424 digs which was good for third in the conference.
Quick Facts
Keeping Up with the Blue Raiders
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter/X (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
This past weekend, the Blue Raiders hosted the Blue Raider Bash facing off vs. Lehigh, SEMO, Austin Peay and Arkansas State. MTSU finished the weekend with a record of 2-2, with Andi Spies taking home CUSA Freshman of the Week honors. Spies recorded the first triple-double in program history during the 25-point era.
Graduate student Kiera Booth was named to the All-Tournament Team finishing the weekend with 44 kills on an outstanding .425 hitting percentage. She also recorded eight blocks. Outside hitter Adriana Rhoda had a terrific weekend herself, adding 60 kills on a .309 hitting percentage. Defensively, she added three blocks and 12 digs. On the season Booth has a .398 hitting percentage, which is good for third in CUSA.
Scouting Utah Tech
This will be the first time MTSU will be facing off with Utah Tech in program history. The Trailblazers are off to a terrific start to their season with a record of 4-1. They will enter the College of Charleston Invitational on a three-game winning streak with their most recent outing being a win over Gonzaga. A season ago, Utah Tech finished with a 9-17 record and 5-11 in conference play.
The Trailblazers are led by head coach Camilla Hafoka who is in her fourth season at the helm. Prior to taking over as head coach, Hafoka served as an assistant for two seasons at Utah Tech. She holds a 27-44 record as head coach.
Utah Tech is led by junior outside hitter Kennedi Knudsen, who was just honored with Tournament MVP honors at the Gonzaga Tournament. In two games she recorded 31 kills and 15 digs. Last season, she led the Trailblazers in kills/set with 3.10. She also finished second on the team in digs/set with 2.33.
Scouting Robert Morris
This will be the fourth matchup vs. Robert Morris in program history. MTSU holds a 3-0 record vs. RMU with the last matchup coming on August 25, 2018.
Robert Morris volleyball is led by Head Coach Danny Doherty, who is in his third season at the helm. Doherty has been part of the RMU coaching staff since 2011. As head coach, his teams have a record of 19-46.
The Colonials have had a solid start to their 2024 campaign with a 3-3 record. Robert Morris just hosted the Chick Fil-A Robinson Classic and recorded a record of 1-2 at the tournament.
Sophomore Natalie Stepanovich returns after a great freshman season for the Colonials, leading the team in kills and making the All-Conference Second Team. Ashleigh Wallin is set for her senior year with RMU as she led the team in assists and service aces in 2023.
Scouting Charleston
This will be the third matchup vs. the College of Charleston in program history. MTSU holds a 2-0 record vs. CofC with the last matchup coming on August 30, 2003. The Cougars are in their 50th season as a program and Head Coach Jason Kepnar is in his 18th season and has an overall record of 344-182.
To begin this season, the Cougars are off to a 3-4 start. A season ago, Charleston had a record of 14-16, while going 11-7 in conference play.
The Cougars had one member of the Preseason All-CAA Team in Allie Holland and also had Emily Banitt named a CAA Preseason Honorable Mention. Charleston is returning 11 members from their 2023 squad, including 2023 CAA Libero of the Year Tynley Smeltzer. Smeltzer recorded 424 digs which was good for third in the conference.
Quick Facts
- The Blue Raiders return six student-athletes from last season. MTSU added three transfers in Kiera Booth, Alivia Bronner, and Brooke Springer, as well as five freshmen in Ally Magre, Reagan McIntosh, Emma Nilson, Aowyn Schrader, and Andi Spies.
- Junior Adriana Rhoda was named to the preseason CUSA All-Conference team.
- Rhoda has 104 service aces, needing 13 more to break the program record of 116 held by Marley Banton.
- Last week, freshman Andi Spies won CUSA Freshman of the Week as she recorded the first triple-double in program history during the 25-point era.
- Senior Laure Jansen is at 95 service aces in her career needing five more to reach the 100 mark.
Keeping Up with the Blue Raiders
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter/X (@MT_Volleyball), Instagram (@mt_volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Volleyball).
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