Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
14-6,5-3CUSA
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at
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WKU
14-6,8-0CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tenn. | 19 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| Western Ky. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10/17/2026 3:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Middle Tennessee volleyball team lost in straight sets versus Western Kentucky Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena.
MTSU (14-6, 5-3 Conference USA) led the match in kills (40) and digs (43), but came up short as WKU (14-6, 8-0) completed the weekend sweep.
"I am proud of our players for fighting until the last point," head coach Alexa Keckler said. "We were a better attacking team today, but lost the serve-and-pass game.
"[The team] must grow from this and get ready to move on to next weekend."
Sophia Henry led the Blue Raiders in kills with 12 on the day, followed by Gabrielle Clinkscale with 10 and Michaela Dlouhá with eight.
Defensively, Marianne Garcia led the way with 14 digs, followed by Danit Cohen, who had a season-high eight.
The Hilltoppers took the first and second sets, which led to a must-win third set for Middle Tennessee. Though hard-fought, WKU closed the match with a 25-20 victory to close the match and weekend,
Notes
--MTSU falls to 11-45 all-time versus WKU.
--Cohen had 21 assists, her second highest amount this season.
--Clinkscale collected double-digit kills for the fifth consecutive match.
--Henry has picked up double-digit kills in 15 of her last 16 matches.
Up Next
MTSU returns home to the Alumni Memorial Gym Oct. 23-24 to take on New Mexico State. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats via StatBroadcast.
Follow The Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Blue Raider Volleyball on Instagram (@mt_volleyball), X (@MT_Volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Volleyball).
MTSU (14-6, 5-3 Conference USA) led the match in kills (40) and digs (43), but came up short as WKU (14-6, 8-0) completed the weekend sweep.
"I am proud of our players for fighting until the last point," head coach Alexa Keckler said. "We were a better attacking team today, but lost the serve-and-pass game.
"[The team] must grow from this and get ready to move on to next weekend."
Sophia Henry led the Blue Raiders in kills with 12 on the day, followed by Gabrielle Clinkscale with 10 and Michaela Dlouhá with eight.
Defensively, Marianne Garcia led the way with 14 digs, followed by Danit Cohen, who had a season-high eight.
The Hilltoppers took the first and second sets, which led to a must-win third set for Middle Tennessee. Though hard-fought, WKU closed the match with a 25-20 victory to close the match and weekend,
Notes
--MTSU falls to 11-45 all-time versus WKU.
--Cohen had 21 assists, her second highest amount this season.
--Clinkscale collected double-digit kills for the fifth consecutive match.
--Henry has picked up double-digit kills in 15 of her last 16 matches.
Up Next
MTSU returns home to the Alumni Memorial Gym Oct. 23-24 to take on New Mexico State. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats via StatBroadcast.
Follow The Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Blue Raider Volleyball on Instagram (@mt_volleyball), X (@MT_Volleyball), and Facebook (Middle Tennessee Volleyball).
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
MTSU
WestKy
Kills
40
39
Errors
13
7
Attempts
98
99
Hitting %
.276
.323
Points
45.0
58.0
Assists
37
37
Aces
3
12
Blocks
2
7
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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