Friday, October 25
Denton
7 p.m.
University of North Texas
-128,62 CUSA
2
vs
3
Middle Tennessee
-814,16 CUSA
1
2
3
4
5
F
Middle Tenn.
25
23
19
25
15
3
North Texas
20
25
25
23
12
2
Photo by: Manny Flores
Volleyball Falls To MTSU In Five Sets
10/25/2019 9:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DENTON – Despite a season high 28 kills from Valerie Valerian, North Texas volleyball fell for the first time in five matches, losing to Middle Tennessee 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 12-15).
North Texas (12-8, 6-2) loses at home for the first time since September 20. Kaliegh Skopal set a season high in five-set matches in assists with 54. The total is one off her season high overall which was done in four sets. Barbara Teakell and Rhett Robinson also got into double digit kills with 10 and 12 respectively.
"Val took a lot of the load for us on swings," head coach Andrew Palileo said. "Middle just did a good job pressuring us from the beginning. After tonight it's about us. They did a good job of pushing us, their game plan was good and I give them credit. It took us way too long to adjust to what they were doing."
The Blue Raiders (9-13, 2-5) hit .219 as a team, hitting .414 in the first set to set a match high. Urte Nelmantaite led the way with 17 kills. Four Blue Raiders got into double-digit kills. Middle Tennessee also won the dig battle 72 to 69.
The Mean Green struggled hitting .171.
Next up North Texas will face LA Tech, who they defeated in Ruston 3-0 on October 6. Sunday's game is set for 1 p.m. and will be part of Conference USA's, "Green Out" initiative to raise awareness for mental health.
"We'll practice tomorrow and look at what we need to do," Palileo said.
Tickets are available online.
North Texas (12-8, 6-2) loses at home for the first time since September 20. Kaliegh Skopal set a season high in five-set matches in assists with 54. The total is one off her season high overall which was done in four sets. Barbara Teakell and Rhett Robinson also got into double digit kills with 10 and 12 respectively.
"Val took a lot of the load for us on swings," head coach Andrew Palileo said. "Middle just did a good job pressuring us from the beginning. After tonight it's about us. They did a good job of pushing us, their game plan was good and I give them credit. It took us way too long to adjust to what they were doing."
The Blue Raiders (9-13, 2-5) hit .219 as a team, hitting .414 in the first set to set a match high. Urte Nelmantaite led the way with 17 kills. Four Blue Raiders got into double-digit kills. Middle Tennessee also won the dig battle 72 to 69.
The Mean Green struggled hitting .171.
Next up North Texas will face LA Tech, who they defeated in Ruston 3-0 on October 6. Sunday's game is set for 1 p.m. and will be part of Conference USA's, "Green Out" initiative to raise awareness for mental health.
"We'll practice tomorrow and look at what we need to do," Palileo said.
Tickets are available online.
Team Stats
MTSU
UNT
Kills
60
66
Errors
24
34
Attempts
169
189
Hitting %
.213
.169
Points
77
76
Assists
58
61
Aces
3
1
Blocks
14
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
28
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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