Volleyball
Blue Raiders drop contest against Marshall
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Blue Raider volleyball team continued its losing streak Sunday afternoon, dropping their matchup against Marshall three sets to one. Middle Tennessee (7-19, 3-9 C-USA) has now lost four-straight contests, and have lost eight out of the last nine meetings. Junior Chelsea Ross continued her string of recent success, posting her 13th double-double …
Blue Raider Volleyball Suffers Second Loss to Rice University
Rice University won Friday’s matchup in three sets to one against Middle Tennessee after the Blue Raiders let their lead slip in set four. Rice freshman Leah Mikesky pushed ahead and stole the lead from MT. Junior Chelsea Ross made a strong kill near the first set’s conclusion (19-16), but had little effect once Rice …
Blue Raiders woes continue, fall to Florida Atlantic
Middle Tennessee fell to Florida Atlantic three sets to none in Boca Raton, Florida, clocking the team’s seventh loss since the Seton Hall Classic last month. Florida Atlantic stole the momentum away from the Blue Raiders early in set one. Senior Chelsea Ross entered the game with three encouraging kills. The Owls soon took the …
Lady Raider Volleyball Defeats Florida International 3-2
The reeling MTSU volleyball team (7-15, 3-5 C-USA) came back from two sets down to defeat FIU (6-14, 3-4 C-USA) in an amazing 3-2 victory Friday night. The victory marks the fifth time the Lady Raiders have won in five sets this season. It also ends the four game losing streak the team was previously …
Week in Review: Blue Raider Volleyball
The Blue Raider women’s volleyball team (6-14, 2-4 C-USA) had two contests over the weekend, taking on Rice University (15-5, 5-1 C-USA) Friday and the UTEP Miners (4-14, 2-5 C-USA) Sunday afternoon, both in losing efforts for Middle Tennessee. MT was taken down quickly in a three-set sweep against Rice at Alumni Memorial Gym Friday, …
Blue Raider Volleyball Ousts LA Tech Bulldogs
Middle Tennessee volleyball won against Louisiana Tech at home Sunday, October 5th. With three sets to two, the home team edged a conference victory away from the Bulldogs. An exciting first set began with well placed kills and LA Tech led until the first tie at 8-8. MT picked up the pace, outscoring the Bulldogs …