SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Bobcats return home for 'Dig Pink' weekend against South Alabama. The Bobcats will also host Alumni Night on Friday night and honor the 2003 and 2013 Championship winning teams.

MATCH INFO:
Oct. 20 | Texas State vs South Alabama
6 PM (CT) | Strahan Arena
TV: ESPN+ 

Oct. 21 | Texas State vs South Alabama
12 PM (CT) | Strahan Arena
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: KTSW

HISTORY:
The Bobcats have a 13-5 record all time against South Alabama. The last time the two sides faced was in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Championship tournament where the Bobcats won 3-2.
 
The last time the Bobcats hosted South Alabama was in 2019 and Texas State won 3-1. The Bobcats have only lost to South Alabama one time at home.
 
NOTES TO KNOW:
Sun Belt Awards: The Bobcats have won four Sun Belt Conference weekly awards this season. KJ Johnson (week 1) and Samantha Wunsch (week two) were named Offensive Player of the week. Ryann Torres won Setter of the Week in week 2.
 
Bailey Hanner won week eights defensive player of the week after an 11 block weekend against Southern Miss.
 
RPI: In the third week of RPI rankings, following a two-win weekend versus ULM, the Bobcats RPI moved to 82. Texas State is one of five teams in the Sun Belt Conference with a top-100 ranking.

50 games, 50 wins up next: Head coach Sean Huiet sits with an impressive 48-8 (.857) record in Sun Belt Conference play since his tenure as head coach began in 2020. Huiet is on pace to hit 50 conference wins faster than his predecessor and TXST volleyball coaching legend Karen Chisum.
 
Chisum had coached TXST prior to it's Division I era, but once joining the Gulf Star Conference in 1984, Chisum took 62 games to earn 50 conference wins, going 50-12 in the process. Despite Chisum's impressive record amidst a conference transition, Huiet is on pace to surpass that record in the Sun Belt Conference.

Transfer Class: Graduate transfer KJ Johnson joins the Bobcats after two years at Baylor and two years at Fairfield. In her two seasons at Fairfield she was a two-time All American and two-time MAAC Player of the Year 

Newcomer Carlee Pharris joined the Bobcats in the Spring of 2023 after redshirtting her freshman season at TCU. 

Sophie Childs joins the Bobcats after transferring from Wichita State in Spring of 2023. The 6'3 outside hitter played in 36 matches over her three seasons with Wichita State, one of which was an abbreviated season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Leading the Pack:
Texas State is:
- 1st in the Sun Belt in conference games for blocks per set (2.58)
 
KJ Johnson is:
- Third in the Sun Belt Conference in kills/set with an average of 3.88.
- Sixth in the Sun Belt for points with an average of 4.20/set.
- 46th in the country in kills per set.
 
Alyssa Ortega is:
- Second in the Sun Belt in conference games for digs per set with 4.65

Meet the Staff: Head Coach Sean Huiet and Associate Head Coach Keith Anderson return to lead the staff with some new help. Huiet starts his fourth season at the helm of the program after serving as an assistant coach for 15 seasons prior. He enters the season with a 82-32 all-time record. 

Former graduate assistant Charli Fouts was promoted to assistant coach in the spring of 2023 and will stay for her first season in her new role, third overall on the staff.
 
Also joining the mix as an assistant coach is former Conference-USA stand-out Carly Graham. The three-time C-USA Player of the Year and All-American joins the Bobcats staff for her first season.

Up Next:
The Bobcats will head on the road for a four-game road trip. To start things off the Bobcats will head to Arkansas State for two matches, one on Oct. 27 and 28^th at 6 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.

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