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Volleyball: Blue Raiders dominate Arkansas-Pine Bluff in home opener
Story by Montana Findley The MTSU Blue Raider volleyball team (6-8) hosted its first home game of the season on Sunday as they faced off against the Golden Lions of Arkansas – Pine Bluff (0-12). MT made quick work of the Golden Lions, winning the first three sets (25-20, 25-21, 25-15). After playing their first …

MT volleyball is turning the program around by ‘changing the culture’
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines There are a couple of words that can accurately sum up the last two years for the MT volleyball program: chaotic, turbulent and at times, uncertain. Over the course of the last two seasons, the Blue Raiders have had three different head coaches and only 13 wins. …

Volleyball: Blue Raiders split first two games of Robert Morris Invitational
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider volleyball team traveled to Moon, Pennsylvania, on Friday for three games in the Robert Morris Invitational. In a first-day split, the Blue Raiders took down Robert Morris in a five-set thriller in the first game, but fell to Rutgers in four sets …

Volleyball recap: Blue Raiders extend winning streak to three
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider volleyball team (3-8) finished the Comfort Inn-vitational in victorious fashion on Saturday, as they defeated host school Morehead State three sets to one. The win on Saturday is the third straight for the Blue Raiders and marks the first pre-season tournament sweep …

Volleyball recap: Blue Raiders get first two victories of the year
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines After eight tough losses to open the season, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider volleyball team (2-8) got over the hump in two games on Friday afternoon against Troy and South Carolina State at the Comfort Inn-vitational in Morehead, Kentucky. The wins today not only mark the first …

Volleyball recap: Raiders fall in home opener to Mocs
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider volleyball team (0-8) fell short of their first victory of the season on Tuesday night, as they were defeated by the Chattanooga Mocs (5-3) in four sets. After falling behind early by losing the first two sets, Middle Tennessee rallied behind Regan …