University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
Wichita State
10/30/2026 8:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DENTON, Texas – The UNT volleyball team hits the road this weekend for a pair of American Conference matches against Wichita State and Tulsa.
North Texas faces Wichita State on Friday at 6 p.m. CT inside Charles Koch Arena before traveling to Tulsa for a Sunday matchup at 1 p.m. CT at the Reynolds Center. Both matches will be available to stream on ESPN+.
Weekend Overview
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Wichita State won the most recent meeting against North Texas in three sets at the 2025 American Conference Championship on Nov. 21. The Mean Green claimed the previous regular-season matchup in five sets on Oct. 26, 2025, in Wichita.
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Wichita State enters Friday's matchup with a 6-16 overall record and a 3-7 mark in conference play. The Shockers are coming off a four-set victory over Charlotte on Sunday after falling to East Carolina in five sets Friday.
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North Texas defeated Tulsa 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21) on Oct. 18 at the UNT Volleyball Center. The Mean Green have won their last three meetings against the Golden Hurricane.
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Tulsa enters the weekend with a 15-6 overall record and a 7-3 conference mark. The Golden Hurricane snapped a three-match losing streak with a four-set victory over Rice on Sunday and will host Florida Atlantic on Friday before facing North Texas.
UNT Quick Hits
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The Mean Green enter the weekend with an 11-10 overall record and a 4-6 mark in American Conference play after splitting a pair of home matches against Rice and UAB last weekend.
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Dave Fleming is in his second season at the helm of the Mean Green program, compiling a 32-19 record during that time. In his debut season, UNT won 21 matches for the first time since 2017 and finished fourth in the American.
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Outside hitter Jahniya Jackson continues to lead the North Texas attack with a team-high 260 kills through 21 matches, averaging 3.06 kills per set. Lillian Croshaw ranks second with 211 kills and 2.54 kills per set.
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Middle blocker Addison Achilles tops the Mean Green with 75.0 total blocks, averaging 0.96 per set. Loredana Fouonji ranks second on the team with 58.0 blocks of her own.
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Sophomore Alessandra Romo continues to lead the North Texas defense with 243 digs while also recording a team-high 21 service aces this season.
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UNT continues to receive significant contributions from its setter tandem of Sidney Soria and Olivia Branum. Soria leads North Texas with 511 assists, while Branum has recorded 328 assists this season.
Previously On...
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North Texas split its two American Conference matches last weekend, falling to Rice in five sets Friday before completing a reverse sweep of UAB on Sunday at the UNT Volleyball Center.
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The Mean Green fell to Rice 3-2 (25-27, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 13-15) after rallying from a two-set deficit to force a decisive fifth set.
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Reagan Bedell led North Texas with 17 kills and 11 digs against Rice, recording her second consecutive double-double and second of the season. Sidney Soria added 33 assists and 15 digs for her seventh double-double of the year.
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North Texas bounced back Sunday with a 3-2 victory over UAB (21-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-11), completing its second reverse sweep of the season. It marked the first time since 2007 and third time in program history that UNT has recorded two reverse sweeps in a single season.
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Lillian Croshaw led the Mean Green with 15 kills against UAB, while Fouonji and Jackson added 14 kills apiece. Soria dished out a career-high 45 assists, and Ryann Vik recorded a season-high three service aces to help secure the comeback victory.
