
Volleyball Travels for Pair of American Matchups
10/2/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Mean Green meet Florida Atlantic on Friday, South Florida on Sunday
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mean Green volleyball ventures to the Sunshine State for a pair of American Conference matches beginning at Florida Atlantic on Friday at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN+ from Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
UNT (11-3, 1-1) visits the Owls (10-5, 1-1) for the first time since Sept. 23, 2022, when it swept FAU in straight sets. North Texas travels to South Florida (6-7, 2-0) on Sunday at noon CT on ESPN+ from The Corral.
"To be successful this weekend we have to be really comfortable with who we are and what our strengths are," head coach Dave Fleming said. "We have to serve tough, pass the ball well, have good floor defense and make plays at the net."
WEEKEND PREVIEW
PREVIOUSLY ON...
UNT (11-3, 1-1) visits the Owls (10-5, 1-1) for the first time since Sept. 23, 2022, when it swept FAU in straight sets. North Texas travels to South Florida (6-7, 2-0) on Sunday at noon CT on ESPN+ from The Corral.
"To be successful this weekend we have to be really comfortable with who we are and what our strengths are," head coach Dave Fleming said. "We have to serve tough, pass the ball well, have good floor defense and make plays at the net."
WEEKEND PREVIEW
- UNT meets Florida Atlantic on Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
- The Mean Green have won four of its past five matches against the Owls and lead the all-time series 14-6
- North Texas won its last match in Boca Raton with a three-set sweep on Sept. 23, 2022
- Last season, UNT fell 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 15-25) on Nov. 8, 2024
- The Mean Green travel to Tampa and square off with South Florida at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at The Corral with streaming coverage on ESPN+
- UNT defeated the Bulls 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 33-31, 25-23) in its lone trip to Tampa on Oct. 20, 2023
- In its most recent meeting, the Mean Green fell 3-2 (23-25, 32-34, 25-20, 25-14, 10-15) at the UNT Volleyball Center
- North Texas matched its season-best mark of 17.0 blocks in last season's five-set loss after it fell behind 2-0 in the match
- Then-freshman Ryann Vik set a new program record with 13 block assists in the match
PREVIOUSLY ON...
- UNT opened American Conference play with a 3-0 loss to Charlotte on Friday and 3-1 win over UAB on Sunday
- Middle blocker Loredana Fouonji was named American Defensive Player of the Week after she led the league with 1.86 blocks per set, tied for 26th in the nation, with 13 total stops over seven sets
- Opposite hitter Lilly Croshaw led UNT with 19 kills, including a new career high of 14 in Sunday's victory over the Blazers
- Senior Alexa Washington posted 34 assists as the starting setter and added 14 kills on 34 attacks (.294) and five blocks as the backup option at opposite hitter
- The Mean Green are off to its second-best start in program history at 11-3, only one win behind the 12-2 mark from 2017
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