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Volleyball: Blue Raiders drop first game of the C-USA slate against Charlotte.
Story by Montana Findley The Middle Tennessee State University volleyball team (6-9, 0-1) fell in their first Conference-USA match of the season against the Charlotte 49ers (10-7, 1-1) on Sunday. The Blue Raiders lost in four sets (21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 13-25) and are now 0-1 in conference play and 6-9 overall. The Blue Raiders started …
Volleyball: Blue Raiders struggle to defend home court, drop two games against Rice, Western Kentucky
Photo by MT Athletics Story by Jessie Steele and Kennedy Powell / Contributing Writers Blue Raiders lose to Rice in straight Sets The Blue Raiders volleyball team (5-13, 0-5) fought hard against C-USA powerhouse Rice University Owls (13-4, 4-0) at home on Friday evening, but they were ultimately unable to get the job done as …
Volleyball: Blue Raiders take down TSU Tigers on road in thrilling match
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines Archive Story by David Jones / Contributing Writer The Blue Raiders made a short trip to Nashville Tuesday night to face off against the Tennessee State Tigers. TSU came out strong, defeating the Blue Raiders in the first set, but the Blue Raiders pulled together by winning …
Volleyball: Blue Raiders fall to Southern Miss in first conference home game
Photo by Madison Smith / MTSU Sidelines Story by Jessie Steele / Contributing Writer The Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (4-11, 0-3) hosted the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (8-9, 2-2) on Sunday afternoon. Despite an intense opening set that resulted in extra points, the Blue Raiders were defeated in straight sets. The team maintained control throughout the first set despite struggling …
Volleyball: Blue Raiders unable to snap losing streak against Florida International
Photo by Andrew Brown / MTSU Sidelines Story by Jason Crownover / Contributing Writer The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-22, 2-11) hosted the Florida International University Panthers (6-15, 4-9) on Thursday for Senior Night. In what was a truly emotional night, the Blue Raiders couldn’t snap their latest losing streak and fell to the Panthers …
Volleyball: MTSU falls to rival WKU in straight sets
Photo by Andrew Brown / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Lady Raider volleyball team (7-21, 2-10) played the 25th-ranked Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (27-2, 13-0) at home. MTSU jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t sustain it, and WKU walked away with a straight-set victory. Middle Tennessee came out with some fire to start the …