Volleyball | 9/1/2022 11:48:00 AM

DENTON, Texas (Sept. 1, 2022) – It's officially volleyball time in Denton, as the Texas Woman's University volleyball team hosts the Denton Volleyfest on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3.

TWU (1-3) opened their season last weekend on the road at the Union Volleyball Classic. The Pioneers opened their season with a win against Belmont Abbey College, before dropping their final three matches of the weekend. TWU also played their first fifive-setatch of the year in their final match of the Classic, taking Arkansas – Monticello to the brink.

On home opening weekend, the Pioneers will play at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, TWU will play Missouri Southern State and Fort Hays State. Then, on Saturday, the Pioneers will play Northwestern Oklahoma State and Ouachita Baptist.

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• To purchase day or weekend passes, visit twuathletics.com/tickets.

LET'S ROCK KMA

• PROTECT KMA: Last season, the Pioneers had a winning record in KMA. They won eight games at home in 2021. TWU will look to continue to improve that record in front of their home crowd. KMA provides a true home-court advantage for the Pioneers.
• YOUNG SQUAD: In 2022, the Pioneers welcomed five true freshmen to the team. With two redshirt freshmen, four sophomores and three redshirt sophomores, the Pioneers boast a young team this season. Nevertheless, TWU has shown that this fact is a strength. At the Union Volleyball Classic, freshman Tori Woods was honored on the All-Tournament Team, after recording 31 kills, 12 aces and 52 digs. The Pioneers' young roster will continue to make an electric impact on the outcome of matches.
• BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Pioneers have faced three of their four opponents before. The lone outlier that they have not faced in competition is Northwestern Oklahoma State. In their previous meetings, the Pioneers defeated Missouri Southern and Fort Hays State but lost to Ouachita Baptist; however, the Pioneers hold overall most wins in their meetings with Ouachita Baptist, 8-4. TWU is 5-5 all-time against Missouri Southern and 2-1 all-time against Fort Hays State.