University of North Texas
UT Arlington
Volleyball Set for Final Non-Conference Test
9/13/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
ARLINGTON, Texas – UNT volleyball travels to its final regular season tournament at the UTA Invitational beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday against UT Arlington at College Park Center. The Mean Green meet Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday at 2:30 p.m. and McNeese on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Arlington ISD Athletics Facility.
Thursday's match against UTA will be streamed on ESPN+ with Friday and Saturday's contests on WAC International.
North Texas (4-6) looks to bounce back after dropping a pair of matches at the UCF Invitational. The Mean Green lost in three sets against Florida State on Friday before it fell in five sets versus UCF on Saturday.
At the three-team tournament, Jayde Harris led UNT with 20 kills while Ceci Harness distributed 32 assists across eight sets. Defensively, Treyaunna Rush posted nine blocks while Aleeyah Galdeira collected 26 digs in two matches.
UNT meets UTA for its 63rd matchup on Thursday and has played the Mavericks more than any other team in program history. The Mean Green have won seven of the past eight matches, including a three-set sweep at last season's UTA Classic but trails the all-time series 11-51.
North Texas holds a 16-11 mark over A&M-Commerce after a sweep on September 3, 2022, also at the UTA Classic. Before last year, the programs had not played since 1987.
Head coach Kristee Porter closes the tournament against her former team, McNeese, on Saturday. UNT trails the series 9-12 including a tough five-set loss to Porter's squad on August 27, 2021, at the North Texas Invite.
