The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2-1, 0-0 WAC) @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-3, 0-0 Southland) Match #4 • Road Match #2 at Dugan Wellness Center Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. (CDT) UTRGV 2018 Schedule 2018 Roster Date Opponent Result Time/Record August (2-1) Probable Starters 2018 Statistics HBU Classic 8/24 vs. Louisiana Tech W 3-0 1-0 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown K/Set A/Set D/Set B/Set 8/24 vs. PVAM W 3-0 2-0 2 Barbara Silva RS 5-11 Jr. Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil 3.70 0.00 1.10 0.30 8/25 at Houston Baptist L 1-3 2-1 3 Alexandra Ecker (C) MB 5-10 Sr. Helotes, TX 2.43 0.00 1.00 0.71 8/28 at Corpus Christi 6:30 p.m. Utah State Tournament 8 Debora Nazario S 5-10 So. Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil 0.43 11.00 1.29 0.14 8/31 at Utah State 1 p.m. 9 Pamela Moreira RS 6-0 R-Fr. Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil 4.00 0.00 2.00 0.67 8/31 vs. No. 24 Cal Poly 5:30 p.m. 11 Antonela Jularic OH 6-1 Sr. Vrbovec, Croatia 2.00 0.10 2.10 0.30 September (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 9/1 vs. Loyola Marymount 1 p.m. 16 Draik Banks MB 6-1 Jr. McAllen, TX 1.40 0.10 0.10 0.90 9/4 Incarnate Word 6 p.m. 18 Gyzell Zayas L 5-6 Sr. San Antonio, TX 0.00 0.40 5.10 0.00 Baylor Classic 9/7 vs. Rice 3 p.m. 9/8 at No. 12 Baylor 11 a.m. Off the Bench 2018 Statistics 9/11 Corpus Christi 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown K/Set A/Set D/Set B/Set UTRGV Tournament 1 Ragni Steen Knudsen OH 5-11 Sr. Myre, Norway N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/14 Texas Southern 1:30 p.m. 9/14 Texas Tech 7 p.m. 4 Jackie Kingsbury OH 5-9 So. Los Fresnos, TX 1.20 0.00 0.80 0.20 9/15 Houston Baptist 12:30 p.m. 5 Talita Oliveira MB 6-3 Jr. Caimar, Sao Paulo, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/20 at CSU Bakersfield* 9 p.m. 6 Carter Helmcamp S 5-8 Fr. McAllen, TX 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 9/22 at California Baptist* 9 p.m. 9/27 Grand Canyon* 7 p.m. 7 Barbara Thais Krug OH/DS 5-9 Sr. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 9/28 Seattle U* 12 p.m. 10 Dubravka Vukoja S 6-0 Sr. Subtica, Serbia 0.00 8.50 1.50 0.50 October (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 12 Paulina Ramirez DS 5-7 Jr. Monterrey, Mexico N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/4 at Chicago State* 7 p.m. 10/6 at Kansas City* 1 p.m. 13 Julia Moctezuma DS 5-5 Jr. Spring, TX 0.00 0.00 3.67 0.00 10/11 at Utah Valley* 7 p.m. 14 Veronkia Jandova MB 6-2 So. Prague, Czech Republic 2.33 0.00 0.00 0.33 10/13 New Mexico State* 7 p.m. 15 Marina Martinez L/DS 5-5 Sr. Donna, TX N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/18 CSU Bakersfield* 7 p.m. 10/20 Utah Valley* 12 p.m. 10/27 at NM State* 3 p.m. Head Coach Todd Lowery (Fourth Season, Black Hills State) November (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Assistant Coach Vini Baigan (Fourth Season, Park College) 11/1 at Grand Canyon* 8 p.m. Athletic Trainer Kelsey Carleton (First Season, Western Illinois) 11/3 at Seattle U* 3 p.m. 11/8 California Baptist* 7 p.m. 11/15 Chicago State* 7 p.m. Pronunciations 11/17 Kansas City* 12 p.m. WAC Tournament (@ CSU Bakersfield) 1 Ragni Steen Knudsen [STEHN kih-NUDE-sin] 11/22 Quarterfinals (If Necessary) 7/9:30 p.m. •Note: Steen is her middle name 11/23 Semifinals 7/9:30 p.m. 11/24 Championship 9 p.m. 5 Talita Oliveira [ah-lih-VAIR-uh] NCAA Tournament 7 Barbara Thais Krug [TIE-iss] [KROOG] 11/29 First Round ESPN3 TBD 12/30 Second Round ESPN3 TBD •Note: Thais is her middle name 12/7 Sweet 16 ESPN3 TBD 10 Dubravka Vukoja [duh-BRAV-kah] [VOO-koy-yah] 12/8 Elite 8 ESPN3 TBD 11 Antonela Jularic [ann-tuh-NELL-ah] [jew-LAH-rick] Final Four (@ Sprint Center in Minneapolis, Minn.) 12/13 Semifinals ESPN2 6/8:30 p.m. 16 Draik Banks [DRAKE] 12/15 Championship ESPN2 8 p.m. 18 Gysell Zayas [gih-ZELL] [ZEYE-is] Home matches in bold All Times CT Vini Baigan [BYE-gun] *Western Athletic Conference Match 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 2-1 0-0 0-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 N/A Total 52-46 23-9 12-29 17-8 21-21 15-6 6-15 5-2 1-0 1-0 3-1 0-1 0-0 Streaks L1 L1 L1 W2 W1 W7 W1 L1 L1 W1 W2 L1 N/A 2018 UTRGV Match Notes 1 How the 2018 Squad Was Built Returning Players (13) Transfers (3) Freshmen (1) Alexandra Ecker Debora Nazario Draik Banks Carter Helmcamp Veronika Jandova Paulina Ramirez Antonela Jularic Jackie Kingsbury Talita Oliveira Marina Martinez Ragni Steen Knudsen Barbara Silva Barbara Thais Krug Dubravka Vukoja Julia Moctezuma Gysell Zayas Pamela Moreira Class Breakdown Seniors (7) Juniors (5) Sophomores (3) Freshmen (2) Alexandra Ecker Draik Banks Veronika Jandova Carter Helmcamp Antonella Jularic Julia Moctezuma Jackie Kingsbury Pamela Moreira Ragni Steen Knudsen Talita Oliveira Debora Nazario Barbara Thais Krug Paulina Ramirez Marina Martinez Barbara Silva Dubravka Vukoja Gysell Zayas By Home State/Country Texas (7) Brazil (5) Croatia (1) Czech Republic (1) Mexico (1) Draik Banks Barbara Thais Krug Antonella Jularic Veronika Jandova Paulina Ramirez Alexandra Ecker Pamela Moreira Carter Helmcamp Debora Nazario Norway (1) Serbia (1) Jackie Kingsbury Talita Oliveira Ragni Steen Knudsen Dubravka Vukoja Marina Martinez Barbara Silva Julia Moctezuma Gysell Zayas 2018 UTRGV Match Notes 2 Last Match UTRGV Drops HBU Classic Finale Aug. 25, 2018 at Sharp Gym – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) volleyball team closed out the HBU Classic with a 1-3 (25-22, 21-25, 21-25, 18-25) loss to host Houston Baptist University (HBU). Freshman Pamela Moreira led UTRGV (2-1) with 19 kills, 12 digs and two blocks. Junior Barbara Silva recorded 13 kills with two blocks. Senior Alexandra Ecker finished with 10 kills on .400 hitting and four blocks. Sophomore Debora Nazario dished out 45 assists while senior Gysell Zayas recorded 25 digs. Mikayla Vivens led HBU (3-0) with 17 kills and 14 digs. Megan Patillo, Kelly Colwell and Ashtyn Richey all finished with 12 kills. Madison O’Brien recorded 46 assists, 13 digs and five blocks. HBU was in control early in the first set, going up 16-10 on a Vivens kill. UTRGV responded by scoring four of the next five points, including a pair of Moreira kills, to pull within two. UTRGV still trailed at 16-19, but won three-straight serves, capped by a block by Moreira and junior McAllen Memorial alum Draik Banks, to tie the set. Then, with the set tied at 22, Moreira came up with two kills to help UTRGV score the final three points en route to a 1-0 lead in the match. UTRGV led by as much as four in the second set, going up 18-14 on an ace by senior Antonela Jularic. UTRGV still had the lead at 21-19 after a Silva kill before HBU scored the final six points to tie the match. UTRGV led early in the third set, going up 8-7 on a Jularic ace, but HBU responded with an 8-2 run to take control of the set. HBU rode that momentum into the fourth set, as with the score tied at 4, HBU went on a 10-2 run to push the match out of reach. 8/25/18 1 2 3 4 5 F Kills Leader Assists Leader Digs Leader Blocks Leader Hit% (K-E-TA) BS-BA-BE Aces Pts UTRGV 25 21 21 18 -- 1 Moreira-19 Nazario-45 Zayas-25 Ecker-4 .185 (50-23-146) 2-10-1 4 61.0 Houston Baptist 22 25 25 25 -- 3 Vivens-17 O’Brien-46 Lewis-21 Patillo-7 .276 (61-19-152) 1-18-3 6 77.0 Previous Matches UTRGV Opens Season with Sweep of Louisiana Tech Aug.