SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Texas State volleyball will continue its road stint this week with two road games, one at UTSA and one at Texas A&M.

The match down I-35 at UTSA is slated for Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. inside the Convocation Center. The match at Texas A&M will be Friday at 6:30 p.m. in College Station. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
About Texas State
Coming off a 20-10 season that saw the team earn its first at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in program history, Texas State returns the majority of its lineup from the 2023 season. Highlighted by reigning Defensive Player of the Year Jade Defraeye and all-conference selections Ryann Torres, Alyssa Ortega and Sam Wunsch, the Bobcats return all but one member of its starters.
 
The Bobcats will open the 2024 season with 13 consecutive road matches which started with the Rice Invitational where the Bobcats went 2-1. This road-heavy schedule is partially due to the Bobcats initially anticipating hosting one of the 2024 Presidential Debates. The Bobcats will have just eight regular season home games, beginning in October. The Bobcats will continue this road slate with a tournament in Hawaii after this weeks matches, followed by a tournament at UTEP.
 
The Bobcats are led by 5th year head coach Sean Huiet who comes into the week with a 97-38 record at the helm of the Bobcats after serving as the assistant coach of the program since 2006.
 
About UTSA
UTSA started the 2024 season with a 1-2 record, counting a win over Marist College and losses against William & Mary and Old Dominion. In 2023 the Roadrunners were 15-15 and went 8-11 in conference play.
 
UTSA is led by 3rd year head coach Carol Price-Torok who sits with a 24-35 record in her time with the Roadrunners.  
 
Texas State beat UTSA 3-2 in an exhibition last season, but the two teams have not faced off in the regular season since 2021. Texas State is 60-14 all-time against the Roadrunners, having won their most recent meeting 3-1 on Feb. 10, 2021.
 
About Texas A&M
Texas A&M currently 3-0 on the season with wins over South Alabama, McNeese and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Texas A&M was one of the schools selected to the 2023 NCAA Tournament where they went to the Austin Regional the Bobcats were also selected for. Texas A&M finished 2023 with a 16-13 record, having gone 8-10 in conference play.
 
Texas A&M is led by 2nd year head coach Jamie Morrison who sits with a 19-13 record in his time with the Aggies. 
 
In the previous meetings between these two teams, Texas State has a 6-27 record against the Aggies. Their last meeting came in 2021 where the Bobcats lost 3-0 on Sept. 14. 
 
Up next:
The Bobcats will head to Hawaii for matches against Hawaii and one with Oregon State as part of the Outrigger Invitational. The first of three matches will be Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. (HT) / Sept. 11 at 12 a.m. (CT).