Thursday, September 18
Stephenville, Texas
2 PM CT
University of North Texas
vs
LA Tech
Photo by: Mean Green Sports
Volleyball Closes Non-Conference Play at Texan Classic
9/17/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Mean Green volleyball travels to its final pre-conference tournament of the season with the Texan Classic on the Tarleton State University campus, opening against LA Tech on Thursday at 2 p.m.
After its first match against the Bulldogs (5-5), UNT will face Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-9) on Friday at 2 p.m. before the tournament finale versus hosts Tarleton State (4-5) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The full weekend will be streamed on WAC International from Wisdom Gym.
"We're finding ourselves right now and we're really starting to come together," head coach Dave Fleming said. "This past weekend, our blocking and floor defense was really good, and we are putting a lot of pressure on teams right now, which is a huge factor in our success."
TEXAN CLASSIC PREVIEW
PREVIOUSLY ON...
After its first match against the Bulldogs (5-5), UNT will face Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-9) on Friday at 2 p.m. before the tournament finale versus hosts Tarleton State (4-5) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The full weekend will be streamed on WAC International from Wisdom Gym.
"We're finding ourselves right now and we're really starting to come together," head coach Dave Fleming said. "This past weekend, our blocking and floor defense was really good, and we are putting a lot of pressure on teams right now, which is a huge factor in our success."
TEXAN CLASSIC PREVIEW
- The Mean Green open the weekend against former Conference USA rival LA Tech
- North Texas leads the all-time series 22-13 against the Bulldogs with wins in 18 of the past 19 meetings
- Setter Alexa Washington appeared in each of the Mean Green's previous two meetings against the Bulldogs, both as a freshman in 2022
- On Friday, UNT meets Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 2 p.m. before the weekend finale against Tarleton State on Saturday at 1 p.m.
- North Texas' match versus the Lady Lions will mark the first meeting in program history
- UNT leads the series against the Texans 5-0, including a recent three-set sweep in Denton on Oct. 28, 2021
PREVIOUSLY ON...
- The Mean Green went undefeated at the UNT-UTA Invitational over the weekend
- North Texas swept its home opener over Little Rock at the UNT Volleyball Center on Friday
- The Mean Green recorded its second-best hitting percentage of the season at .360 as redshirt sophomore Jahniya Jackson led the match with 11 kills on 16 attacks
- UNT defeated Northwestern State 3-1 on Saturday at College Park Center
- North Texas had four players eclipse double-digit kills against the Lady Demons led by sophomore Reagan Bedell who posted 14 kills and 22 digs for her first career double-double
- The Mean Green capped the weekend with a five-set victory over previously undefeated UT Arlington on Sunday at College Park Center
- UNT handed the Mavericks its first home loss since Oct. 30, 2023, with the five-set victory
- Washington set career-best marks of 32 assists, 16 digs, five kills and three blocks against UTA while junior middle blocker Loredana Fouonji dropped 13 kills and 11 blocks for 19.0 points
- On Monday, Fouonji garnered American Conference a weekly Honorable Mention selection after she led the league with 18 total blocks
- The Mean Green are off to its third-best start in program history at 7-2, trailing 8-1 marks from 2014 and 2017 while matching the nine-match record from 2012
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