Volleyball | 10/19/2023 6:16:00 PM

DENTON, Texas (Oct. 19, 2023) – After a two match road trip, the Texas Woman's volleyball team returns home to Kitty Magee Arena for a Friday night match against UT Tyler.

TWU (14-5, 6-2), currently ranked fifth in the Lone Star Conference, will meet 11th ranked UT Tyler (10-9, 4-4) on Friday.

The Pioneers have only lost two conference matches and have not lost an LSC match on their home floor. Most recently, the Pioneers went on the road and split the two match trip, defeating Cameron and losing to West Texas A&M.

On the other side, the Patriots are 2-3 on the road this season. They are currently on a two match losing streak, after they were swept by Texas A&M International and Texas A&M – Kingsville last week.

Tomorrow night, the Pioneers will also be honoring their faculty and staff members. Each player will be escorting a faculty or staff member out during the starting lineup to show their appreciation.

HOME SWEET HOME

• Wear maroon and bring the energy to cheer on the Pioneers!
• Make sure to get your tickets online before coming to KMA – tickets can be purchased here.
• Please take note of our NEW CLEAR BAG POLICY. TWU-branded clear bags can be purchased online and picked up at the gate.
• If you can't make it to the match, make sure to follow along with the live stream here and live stats here.

BACK IN KMA

• HISTORICAL VIEW: The Pioneers and Patriots have met 11 times, of which TWU has won five. TWU's home record is 2-2 against UT Tyler. The two teams have not met in KMA since 2020 – a match which the Pioneers lost in five sets. TWU defeated the Patriots at home in 2019, sweeping UT Tyler. Last season, the Patriots claimed the match in three sets. Tori Woods led the Pioneers in that match with eight kills.
• LSC STATS: The Pioneers currently rank third in points (17.53 per set), third in hitting percentage (.254), second in assists (12.99 per set), second in kills (13.93 per set) and second in service aces (1.93 per set). Individually, Cara Pool and Kady Hansen rank second and third respectively in hitting percentage. Pool is hitting .385 on the season, and Hansen is averaging .366 on the year. Additionally, Grace Reynolds still tops the ace leader board, averaging 0.51 aces per set. On the other hand, UT Tyler ranks in the top five in two categories, coming in at fourth in kills (13.49 per set) and fourth in assists (12.58 per set). Individually for the Patriots, Shaye Koski ranks third in kills with 3.77 per set and fourth in points with 4.13 per set.
• DOUBLE DIGITS: In the Pioneers' last match, Kaia Saylor and Woods both recorded double digit kills for the Pioneers – each finishing the match with 12. Pool, in the match before that against Cameron, led all players with 11 kills. The hitting success for the Pioneers was due to the setting strength of Kiana Reed and Grace Reynolds. In the match against Cameron, Reynolds finished with 25 assists and Kiana Reed added 17. Then, against WT, Reynolds led with 18, and Kiana Reed added 12.