THE MATCHES:
• Utah Tech heads out to Texas to close the regular season. They will play UT Arlington Thursday at 5:00 PM and then play their final game of the year at Stephen F. Austin Noon on Saturday.
• Live stream for both matches will be on ESPN+
• Live Stats for the UTA game can be found at: https://bit.ly/3FU8y77
• Live Stats for the SFA game can be found at: https://bit.ly/2NecZPg
QUICK HITS:
• Utah Tech currently has a 10-11 record and a 4-8 record in WAC play.
• Utah Tech is currently tied for No. 10 in the WAC standings with Abilene Christian and Tarleton
• UT is coming off a three set loss at home against Grand Canyon
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Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as head coach.
NOTES TO KNOW:
• Senior Libero
Mykenna Nelson has 1,530 career digs she sits at No.3 in school history in all-time digs.
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Kate Hardy currently sits at No. 2 in school history career hitting percentage with a .297 percentage.
• UT is currently on a three game losing streak and coming off a three set loss to Grand Canyon.
• Utah Tech is in its third year of the NCAA Division I transition.
UTAH TECH STAT QUICKIES:
• The Trailblazers are hitting .192 on the season
• Utah Tech averages 12 kills per set.
• UT is averaging 1.0 ace per set.
• Utah Tech has 1,343 digs and average 16.6 per set.
COACHING STAFF: Camilla Hafoka is in her second season as Utah Tech head coach. Hafoka has a 17-26 record as a head coach at UT and a 10-16 record in the WAC. Hafoka brought back with her assistant coach Whitney Tupe and added
Rob Berrett and volunteer assistant
To'a Faleao.
STAT LEADERS:
Whittnee Nihipali leads Utah Tech with 235 kills on the season and averages 2.97 per set. She's hitting .212 so far on the season.
Taela Laufiso leads the Trailblazers in assists with 683 on the season.
Defensively,
Mykenna Nelson leads with 412 digs averaging 5.09 per set.
Kate Hardy leads with 81.0 total blocks and 16 solos.
IN THE WAC:
The Trailblazers are No. 2 dig average with 16.58 digs per set and 1343 total.
KNOW YOUR FOE UT ARLINGTON: UTA comes into the weekend with a 16-8 overall record and a 8-4 WAC record. The Mavericks are on a one game winning streak. UT Arlington has recorded 1169 kills from 3251 attacks with 463 errors for a .217 percentage on the season. The Mavericks have 1055 assists and 139 service aces. Defensively, UTA averages 14.9 digs per set with 1419 total. UT Arlington is averaging 2.5 blocks per set with 236.0 total on the season.
UTA is led by Brianna Ford who has 322 kills on the season and is hitting .245. She averages 3.39 kills per set. Meredith Fisher leads with defensive efforts on the net with 83.0 total blocks while Brianna Ford is close behind with 82.0. Alli Wells leads the Mavericks in digs averaging 4.33 digs per set and has 411 total on the season.
Mavericks vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the first meeting between the two teams.
KNOW YOUR FOE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN: SFA comes into the weekend with a 21-4 overall record and a 9-3 WAC record. The Jacks are on a one game losing streak. Stephen F. Austin has recorded 1294 kills from 3449 attacks with 430 errors for a .251 percentage on the season. The Jacks have 1169 assists and 148 service aces. Defensively, SFA averages 16.8 digs per set with 1545 total. Stephen F. Austin is averaging 2.1 blocks per set with 193.0 total on the season.
SFA is led by Ielan Bradley who has 294 kills on the season and is hitting .338 on the season. She averages 3.20 kills per set. Izabella Ortiz leads with defensive efforts on the net with 88.0 total blocks. Haley Hoang leads the Jacks in digs averaging 5.25 digs per set and has 462 total on the season.
JACKS vs. TRAILBLAZERS:
This is the first meeting between the two teams.
