The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (2-3, 0-0 WAC) Vs
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (2-3, 0-0 WAC) vs. Louisiana (3-1) + Incarnate Word (4-3) + Texas Southern (1-5) + Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-5) MatChes #6-9 • Home MatChes #1-4 at UTRGV Fieldhouse Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 9-12, 2021 UTRGV 2021 Schedule 2021 Roster Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record August (2-0) Probable Starters 2021 Statistics New Orleans Invitational 8/28 vs. Alcorn State W 3-0 1-0 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown K/Set A/Set D/Set B/Set 8/27 at New Orleans W 3-1 2-0 1 Evana Ramos L 5-1 Fr. Edinburg, TX 0.05 0.80 2.95 0.00 8/27 vs. Tennessee State CNCL (Hurricane Ida) 2 Perris Key OH 5-8 Fr. Katy, TX 1.00 0.07 1.47 0.13 September (0-3, 0-0 WAC) Cowtown Classic 7 Luisa Silva Dos Santos MB 6-0 So. Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2.15 0.30 0.60 0.70 9/2 vs. UMBC L 2-3 2-1 8 Sarah Cruz RS 6-2 Jr. Olomouc, CZ 3.53 0.26 1.79 0.74 9/2 at TCU L 0-3 2-2 9 Luanna Emiliano S 5-7 Fr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil 0.45 8.55 3.15 0.15 9/3 vs. Nicholls State L 2-3 2-3 UTRGV Tournament 11 Ioanna Charitonidi OH 5-11 So. Athens, Greece 1.67 0.06 2.28 0.22 9/9 Louisiana ESPN+ 7 p.m. 14 Veronika Jandova MB 6-2 Sr. Prague, CZ 1.95 0.05 0.15 1.15 9/10 Incarnate Word ESPN+ 7 p.m. 9/11 Texas Southern ESPN+ 5 p.m. 9/12 Corpus Christi ESPN+ 1 p.m. OfF the Bench 2021 Statistics Pirate Invitational No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown K/Set A/Set D/Set B/Set 9/17 vs. Appalachian State 10 a.m. 9/17 at East Carolina ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 3 Julia Abramo Rocha S 5-7 Fr. São Paulo, Brazil 0.22 2.22 0.56 0.00 9/18 vs. Gardner-Webb 11 a.m. 4 Yasmim Da Silva OH 5-11 Jr. Guaramirim, Santa Catarina, Brazil 1.69 0.31 1.06 0.38 9/23 UTEP ESPN+ 7 p.m. 5 Ingridy Foltran OH 6-0 Fr. Barueri, Brazil 1.27 0.00 0.45 0.36 9/25 Stephen F. Austin* ESPN+ 2 p.m. October (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 6 Karson Davis S 5-8 Fr. Conroe, TX N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/2 at Lamar* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 10 Revna Çakir MB 6-0 Fr. Bursa, Turkey N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/7 at Abilene CHristian* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 12 Regina Tijerina L 5-2 Jr. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/9 at Tarleton* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 10/16 Sam Houston* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 13 Maria Eduarda “Duda” Rodrigues RS 6-3 So. Belo Horizonte, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A WAC Cluster (@ Lamar) 17 Ada Bulgur OH 6-1 Fr. Istanbul, Turkey 0.50 0.33 0.67 0.33 10/22 vs. Seattle U* 1 p.m. 10/23 vs. CHicago State* 1 p.m. 10/25 at Corpus CHristi 6:30 p.m. Head Coach Todd Lowery (Seventh Season, Black Hills State) 10/28 at Sam Houston* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Assistant Coach Vini Baigan (Seventh Season, Park College) 10/30 at StepHen F. Austin* ESPN+ 12 p.m. Assistant Coach Paulina Ramirez (Second Season, UTRGV) November (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 11/3 at UTEP 7 p.m. 11/6 Lamar* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 11/11 Tarleton* ESPN+ 7 p.m. Pronunciations 11/13 Abilene Christian* ESPN+ 2 p.m. WAC Tournament (@ NeW Mexico State) 1 Evana Ramos [ee-VAH-nah] [RAH-mohs] 11/18 Quarterfinals ESPN+ 11 a.m./2/5/8 p.m. 3 Julia Abramo [ah-BRAH-mo] 11/19 Semifinals ESPN+ 5/8 p.m. 11/20 CHampionship ESPN+ 8 p.m. •When referring to last name, can just say “Abramo” NCAA Tournament 4 Yasmim da Silva [YAZ-meem] 12/3 Round of 64 ESPN3 TBD 5 Ingridy Foltran [IN-grid-ee] [fohl-TRON] 12/4 Round of 32 ESPN3 TBD 12/10 Round of 16 ESPN3 TBD 7 Luisa Santos [loo-EE-zah] [SAHN-tohs] 12/11 Quarterfinals ESPN3 TBD •When referring to last name, can just say “Santos” 12/16 Semifinals ESPN2 TBD 9 Luanna Emiliano [loo-AH-nah] [EH-mill-ee-AH-no] 12/18 CHampionship ESPN2 TBD Home matches in bold All Times CT 10 Revna Çakir [rev-NAH] [checker] *Western AtHletic Conference Match 11 Ioanna Charitonidi [ee-oh-AH-nah] [HA-ree-to-KNEE-dee] •Note: “Cha” sound referred to as “HA” is pronounced like Channukah or Bach 12 Regina Tijerina [tih-ha-REE-nah] 13 Duda Rodrigues [DOO-da] •Goes by Duda, her nickname 14 Veronika Jandova [YAN-doh-vah] 17 Ada Bulgur [ah-DUH] [bowl-GER] (hard g) Vini Baigan [BYE-gun] Year-By-Year Records Under Coach Lowery Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament Home Road Neutral NCAA NIVC RPI 2015 12-19 5-6 2-11 5-2 4-10 3-4 1-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 N/A 248 2016 21-14 7-2 7-9 7-3 7-7 5-2 2-5 3-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 N/A 123 2017 17-12 11-1 3-8 3-3 10-4 7-0 3-4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 153 2018 22-9 11-2 9-3 2-4 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 76 2019 14-17 6-6 5-8 3-3 9-8 5-3 3-5 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 171 2020-21 2-15 1-5 1-8 0-1 2-12 1-5 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 271 2021 2-3 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 90-89 41-23 28-48 21-19 44-44 28-15 16-29 6-5 1-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 0-0 Streaks L3 L3 L1 L2 L4 L3 L2 L4 L2 L1 L2 L1 N/A 2021 UTRGV Match Notes 1 How the 2021 Squad Was Built Returning Players (7) Freshmen (3) Junior College Transfers (3) Transfers (2) Ada Bulgur Luanna Emiliano Julia Abramo Rocha Karson Davis Revna Çakir Ingridy Foltran Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Regina Tijerina Ioanna Charitonidi Perris Key Luisa Silva Dos Santos Sarah Cruz Yasmim Da Silva Veronika Jandova Evana Ramos Class Breakdown Seniors (1) Juniors (3) Sophomores (3) Freshmen (8) Veronika Jandova Sarah Cruz Ioanna Charitonidi Ada Bulgur Yasmim Da Silva Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Revna Çakir Regina Tijerina Luisa Silva Dos Santos Karson Davis Luanna Emiliano Ingridy Foltran Perris Key Evana Ramos Julia Abramo Rocha By Home State/Country Brazil (6) Texas (3) Czech Republic (2) Turkey (2) Greece (1) Yasmim Da Silva Karson Davis Sarah Cruz Ada Bulgur Ioanna Charitonidi Luanna Emiliano Perris Key Veronika Jandova Revna Çakir Ingridy Foltran Evana Ramos Mexico (1) Julia Abramo Rocha Regina Tijerina Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Luisa Silva Dos Santos 2021 UTRGV Match Notes 2 • Senior Veronika Jandova recorded 16 kills on .481 hitting with Playing All Your Favorite Hits three blocks. • Senior Veronika Jandova ranks among the best hitters in program • Freshman Ingridy Foltran finished with 11 kills and two blocks. history (minimum 500 attacks): • Freshman Luanna Emiliano posted her fourth double-double with Rank Hitting Percentage Name Year 56 assists and 15 digs. Emiliano earned All-Tournament Team 1. .320 Lisa Yanez 1993-96 honors by averaging 8.31 assists and 2.77 digs in 13 sets. 2. .293 Alexandra Ecker 2015-19 3. .278 Veronika Jandova 2017-Present TCU (9/2) 4. .249 Barbara Silva 2016-19 5. .250 Maria Kleifoth 2009-10 • UTRGV fell to host TCU 0-3 (17-25, 17-25, 17-25). 6. .248 Rita Gonzalez 2009-10 7. .240 Cathi Netemeyer 2002-04 • Junior Sarah Cruz recorded a team-high eight kills, five digs and 8. .236 Haley Durham 2012-15 two aces. 9. .234 Ragni Steen Knudsen 2016-19 10. .228 Talita Oliveira 2017-19 • Freshman Luanna Emiliano posted 22 assists and nine digs. Block Party UMBC (9/2) • UTRGV defended on match point seven times in the third set and • Senior Veronika Jandova is among the top blockers in program 10, dominated the fourth set, and then defended on match point history (minimum 100 blocks): three more times in the fifth set before ultimately falling to UMBC 2-3 (18-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-14, 11-15). Rank Blocks Per Set Name Year 1. 1.01 Talita Oliveira 2017-19 • Sophomore Luisa Silva Dos Santos recorded a team-high 15 kills, 2. 0.91 Alexandra Ecker 2015-18 three assists, four digs, one ace and four blocks. 3. 0.87 Veronika Jandova 2017-Present 4. 0.82 Haley Durham 2012-15 • Junior Sarah Cruz finished with 11 kills, five digs and three blocks.