DENTON, Texas \u2013\u00a0The UNT volleyball team continues conference play this week with a quick trip to UTSA on Wednesday before returning home to host Tulsa Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Wednesday’s match against the Roadrunners is set for 5 p.m. while first serve on Sunday will come at 1 p.m. Both matches will be available for streaming on ESPN+.<\/p>\n
Weekend Overview
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\n\tUNT narrowly trails the all-time series against the Roadrunners, 21-22, but has won four straight matches and seven of the last eight. After losing 10 of the series’ first 11 matchups, the Mean Green are 20-12 since.
\n\tNorth Texas swept UTSA at the Convocation Center in its most recent meeting on Nov. 2, 2025, taking the match by commanding sets of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-17. It holds a 6-12 overall record in San Antonio wins in three consecutive road matches dating back to 2021.
\n\tUTSA enters Wednesday’s matchup with an 11-6 overall record and a 2-4 mark in American Conference play. The Roadrunners are 6-2 at home this season.
\n\tTulsa leads the all-time series against North Texas 18-11, but the Mean Green have won the back-to-back meetings over the last two seasons. UNT most recently earned a four-set road victory over the Golden Hurricane on Oct. 24, 2025.
\n\tTulsa enters the week with a 14-3 overall record and a perfect 6-0 mark in American Conference play. It is scheduled to host Rice on Friday, Oct. 16, before heading south to Denton. The Golden Hurricane won the American Conference Championship last season.
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\n\tThe Mean Green enter the week with a 9-8 overall record and a 2-4 mark in American Conference play after splitting a pair of five-set matches against South Florida and Temple last weekend.
\n\tUNT has been part of several tight finishes over the past few weeks, going the distance in five of its past seven matches. It is 3-2 in five-set contests this season and 7-3 overall in such situations under coach Fleming.
\n\tDave Fleming<\/a> is in his second season at the helm of the Mean Green program, compiling a 30-17 record during that time. In Fleming’s debut season, UNT won 20+ matches for the first time since 2017 and finished fourth in the American.
\n\tOutside hitter Jahniya Jackson<\/a> continues to lead the North Texas attack with a team-high 220 kills through 17 matches, a mark that sits top five in the American Conference. Jackson is averaging 3.24 kills per set, while Lillian Croshaw<\/a> ranks second on the squad with 166 kills.
\n\tMiddle blocker Addison Achilles<\/a> tops the Mean Green with 62.0 total blocks, averaging 0.97 per set. Despite missing the past two matches, Loredana Fouonji<\/a> ranks second on the team with 45.0 blocks of her own.
\n\tSophomore libero Alessandra Romo<\/a> has anchored the UNT defense all season long, leading the team in both digs (232) and service aces (21). Her 232 digs are third most in the league.
\n\tUNT continues to receive significant contributions from its setter tandem of Sidney Soria<\/a> and Olivia Branum<\/a>. Soria leads North Texas with 388 assists and has registered double-doubles in three consecutive matches as part of her team-leading six on the season.\u00a0
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\n\tNorth Texas split a pair of American Conference matches last weekend, defeating South Florida in five sets Friday before falling in five at Temple on Sunday.
\n\tThe Mean Green snapped a three-match losing streak with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Bulls. Jahniya Jackson<\/a> and Lillian Croshaw<\/a> led UNT with 14 kills each.
\n\tIn her first start of the year, Ryann Vik<\/a> also turned in a strong performance against South Florida with eight kills while hitting .438.\u00a0
\n\tNorth Texas nearly completed its second reverse sweep of the season against Temple, but the Owls ultimately took the match in five sets. Jackson and Croshaw once again paced the offense through 15 kills apiece.
\n\tSophomore Dakota Mitchell<\/a> received her first two starts at libero of the season.
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\n\tThe Mean Green will wear new pink jerseys on Sunday against the Golden Hurricane in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fans in attendance are encouraged to wear pink as well.
\n\tNorth Texas debuted its pink jerseys on Oct. 2 at East Carolina and wore them again last Friday against South Florida. It split those matches, suffering a sweep to ECU and defeating USF in five sets.
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