Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, October 9
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
FIU
Volleyball Carries Momentum Into Weekend Series with FIU
10/8/2026 4:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee volleyball team looks to keep its momentum Friday and Saturday versus FIU at the Alumni Memorial Gym.
The Blue Raiders (12-4, 3-1 Conference USA) enter the contest having won eight of their last nine and fresh off a sweep of Delaware Oct. 2-3. MTSU is tied for second in CUSA after the first two conference weekends.
Middle Tennessee enters the weekend with a 4-1 record at the AMG.
Quick Hits
--Michaela Dlouhá won Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts against the Blue Hens. Dlouhá leads CUSA in blocks with 86, which is good for fifth in the country.
--Middle Tennessee is coming off a weekend sweep of Delaware in its second Conference USA series of 2026. The sweep was the Blue Raiders first CUSA sweep since 2023 and the team's first in the Alexa Keckler era.
--Middle Tennessee is No. 11 in the country with 127 service aces, which also ranks first in Conference USA. Michaela Dlouhá leads the Blue Raiders with 45 aces, while Marianne Garcia is in second with 37.
--Middle Tennessee is 12-4 in 2026, which is a three-win improvement from 2025 at the same point in the season. Alexa Keckler's team has already surpassed their win total from 2025.
Series History
MTSU leads the all-time series versus the Panthers (10-7, 1-3) 32-15. However, last season, FIU swept the Blue Raiders in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Scouting the Panthers
FIU has had a slow start to its CUSA slate, being swept by Missouri State in its opening series Sept. 25-26 before splitting its matches with Kennesaw State Oct. 2-3.
Head coach Flavia Siqueira is in her first season leading the Panthers after Cristina Robertson moved on following the 2025 campaign which saw FIU make the CUSA finals before falling to WKU.
Siqueira joined the Panthers from Georgia State, where she was the head coach for two years.
FIU is led by standout freshman Lana Sesar, who has 201 kills on the season.
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).
The Blue Raiders (12-4, 3-1 Conference USA) enter the contest having won eight of their last nine and fresh off a sweep of Delaware Oct. 2-3. MTSU is tied for second in CUSA after the first two conference weekends.
Middle Tennessee enters the weekend with a 4-1 record at the AMG.
Quick Hits
--Michaela Dlouhá won Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts against the Blue Hens. Dlouhá leads CUSA in blocks with 86, which is good for fifth in the country.
--Middle Tennessee is coming off a weekend sweep of Delaware in its second Conference USA series of 2026. The sweep was the Blue Raiders first CUSA sweep since 2023 and the team's first in the Alexa Keckler era.
--Middle Tennessee is No. 11 in the country with 127 service aces, which also ranks first in Conference USA. Michaela Dlouhá leads the Blue Raiders with 45 aces, while Marianne Garcia is in second with 37.
--Middle Tennessee is 12-4 in 2026, which is a three-win improvement from 2025 at the same point in the season. Alexa Keckler's team has already surpassed their win total from 2025.
Series History
MTSU leads the all-time series versus the Panthers (10-7, 1-3) 32-15. However, last season, FIU swept the Blue Raiders in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Scouting the Panthers
FIU has had a slow start to its CUSA slate, being swept by Missouri State in its opening series Sept. 25-26 before splitting its matches with Kennesaw State Oct. 2-3.
Head coach Flavia Siqueira is in her first season leading the Panthers after Cristina Robertson moved on following the 2025 campaign which saw FIU make the CUSA finals before falling to WKU.
Siqueira joined the Panthers from Georgia State, where she was the head coach for two years.
FIU is led by standout freshman Lana Sesar, who has 201 kills on the season.
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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