Middle Tennessee State University Athletics says the Blue Raiders will host FIU for two volleyball matches at Alumni Memorial Gym in Murfreesboro: Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+, with live statistics on StatBroadcast, according to the announcement.
According to MTSU Athletics, Middle Tennessee enters the series 12-4 overall and 3-1 in Conference USA, having won eight of its last nine matches. The team swept Delaware in its Oct. 2-3 series and is tied for second in the conference after the first two conference weekends, the announcement says.
MTSU Athletics reports the Blue Raiders are 4-1 at Alumni Memorial Gym this season. It also says the team leads Conference USA and ranks 11th nationally with 127 service aces, while Michaela Dlouhá leads the conference with 86 blocks.
The announcement says FIU is 10-7 overall and 1-3 in Conference USA. The teams have met 47 times, with MTSU leading the series 32-15; FIU swept the Blue Raiders in Miami Gardens last season, according to MTSU Athletics.