Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, October 2
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Delaware
Volleyball Welcomes Delaware to AMG in First Home Conference USA Series
10/1/2026 5:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee volleyball team continues Conference USA play Friday and Saturday versus Delaware at the Alumni Memorial Gym.
MTSU (10-4, 1-1 Conference USA) are coming off a split weekend at Liberty in its opening CUSA matches. The Blue Hens (7-5, 2-0) enter the weekend off a sweep of Jacksonville State in Newark, Del.
The matches open CUSA play at home for the Blue Raiders. In 2025, MTSU went 3-7 at the AMG in conference play.
First serve is set for 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.
Quick Hits
--MTSU returns home for the first time since Sept. 12 after a two-week roadtrip. On the trip, the Blue Raiders went 6-1, including a sweep of the Fairfield Invitational and split matches at Liberty.
--Middle Tennessee is ranked 12th nationally in service aces and first in Conference USA with 111. Marianne Garcia and Micahela Dlouhá lead MTSU in aces with 25 and 24, respectively.
--Michaela Dlouhá leads MTSU, Conference USA and is fifth in the country with 77 blocks. Dlouhá led the Blue Raiders in blocks in 2025 with 97.
--Marianne Garcia is second in Conference USA in digs with 235. The mark is 33rd in the country as the freshman has continued to impress.
Series History
Delaware leads the all-time series versus MTSU, sweeping the Blue Raiders in 2025 in the programs' first matchups.
Scouting the Blue Hens
Blue Hens head coach Kim Lambert is in her fifth season in Newark and has led Delaware to an impressive 76-45 (.628) record in her time at the university.
Delaware is led by Kennedi Inman, who has been a force at setter with 481 assists.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Both matches on the weekend will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available on StatBroadcast.
Stay up to date with Blue Raider Volleyball on Instagram (@mt_volleyball), X (@MT_Volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Volleyball).
MTSU (10-4, 1-1 Conference USA) are coming off a split weekend at Liberty in its opening CUSA matches. The Blue Hens (7-5, 2-0) enter the weekend off a sweep of Jacksonville State in Newark, Del.
The matches open CUSA play at home for the Blue Raiders. In 2025, MTSU went 3-7 at the AMG in conference play.
First serve is set for 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.
Quick Hits
--MTSU returns home for the first time since Sept. 12 after a two-week roadtrip. On the trip, the Blue Raiders went 6-1, including a sweep of the Fairfield Invitational and split matches at Liberty.
--Middle Tennessee is ranked 12th nationally in service aces and first in Conference USA with 111. Marianne Garcia and Micahela Dlouhá lead MTSU in aces with 25 and 24, respectively.
--Michaela Dlouhá leads MTSU, Conference USA and is fifth in the country with 77 blocks. Dlouhá led the Blue Raiders in blocks in 2025 with 97.
--Marianne Garcia is second in Conference USA in digs with 235. The mark is 33rd in the country as the freshman has continued to impress.
Series History
Delaware leads the all-time series versus MTSU, sweeping the Blue Raiders in 2025 in the programs' first matchups.
Scouting the Blue Hens
Blue Hens head coach Kim Lambert is in her fifth season in Newark and has led Delaware to an impressive 76-45 (.628) record in her time at the university.
Delaware is led by Kennedi Inman, who has been a force at setter with 481 assists.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Both matches on the weekend will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available on StatBroadcast.
Stay up to date with Blue Raider Volleyball on Instagram (@mt_volleyball), X (@MT_Volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Volleyball).
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