SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas State volleyball will play a double header on Saturday, Aug. 30 to kick off the 2025 season. Both games will be played in the Convocation Center on UTSA's campus, with the Bobcats facing Stephen F Austin at 11 am and UTSA at 6 pm. The Bobcats' match with UTSA will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
The Bobcats are 53-26-1 in regular season meetings against SFA and are on an 11-game win streak dating back to 2007. Against UTSA, Texas State has a 61-14 record all-time, having won the team's most recent meeting in 2024 by a 3-1 scoreline. Texas State is on a five-game win streak dating back to 2017. The Bobcats last loss to the Roadrunners came in five sets.

Last season SFA finished the season with a 25-9 record and a second-round appearance in the NIVC Tournament. UTSA finished the season with an 11-18 record.

NOTES TO KNOW:

• 2024 Season Rewind: The Bobcats finished the 2024 season as Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions and second place in the Sun Belt West Division with a 22-9 record, going 13-3 in conference play. Texas State won three-straight matches with 3-0 sweeps to win the Sun Belt Championship. The team was then selected to the Dallas regional for its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
• Preseason Polls: The Bobcats were selected to finish first place in the West Division in the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll. Texas State also had two players, Jade Defraeye and Sam Wunsch, be named Preseason All-Conference.
• Win tHe daY: The 2025 team mantra is 'Win tHe daY' which serves as the team's reminder to do the work each day to get to their goals in the postseason. Texas State is hoping to make a Sweet 16 appearance for the first time in program history this year, and winning each day is what it's going to take to get there. Whether it's making sure work is done in the classroom, giving your all at practice, or in the treatment room, winning the day is this team's WHY for the season.
• Returners: The Bobcats are returning four starters from the 2024 season, including, Samantha Wunsch, Jade Defraeye, Maggie Walsh, Bailey Hanner.
  • Also returning for the Bobcats is Alyssa Clark, Brooke Bentke, Nina Moorer, Caelyn Emmerling, Anna Blaine and Ally Adair
• Newcomers: The Bobcats are welcoming four freshmen and two transfers to the team this season.
  • Incoming freshmen includes outsides Britton Finley, Isabella Andrews and Adison Ozuna, and middle blocker Ashley Euston who spent her spring 2025 season at Mizzou.
  • Pacific transfer, Dylan Gilkey, joins the squad as a setter.
  • Cal State Fullerton transfer, Ameena Campbell, joins the squad as an outside.
• Meet the Staff: Head Coach Sean Huiet enters his sixth year in charge and a 117-47 record in his tenure. Huiet returns Keith Anderson (6^th year), Charli Fouts (5^th year) and Drew Carter (2^nd year) to his staff this season. 
  • Additionally, Huiet has brought on graduate assistant coach Callahan Hefner to the staff. He joins the program after previously being a manager at Grand Canyon.

UP NEXT

• Texas State will continue its road stint at the Southwest Showdown next weekend. The Bobcats will head to Edinburg to face UTRGV, UTEP and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi over three days from Sept. 4-6.

 
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