North Texas Rallies Past UTSA in Five Sets
The Mean Green beat the Roadrunners 3-2 in their final home match of the regular season on Senior Day.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Volleyball
North Texas volleyball defeated UTSA 3-2 on Nov. 11 in its last home match of the regular season, with scores of 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23 and 15-9. The win came after the Mean Green lost the first set and forced a fifth set by taking the fourth.
Why it matters
The victory keeps North Texas in contention for a spot in the American Conference Championship. The team must win its final regular-season game at UAB to secure a berth in the eight-team tournament.
Fifth-year middle blocker Loredana Fouonji set personal highs with 17.5 points and 15 kills in the match. UTSA committed six service errors in the first set and four in the second, while North Texas's season-high figures for Fouonji came in the same five-set win.
The players
Loredana Fouonji
A fifth-year middle blocker for North Texas whose 17.5 points and 15 kills in the match were both career or season highs.
Sidney Soria
A sophomore setter for North Texas who was helped off the court by the head coach and an athletic trainer during the second set.
The details
North Texas lost the opening set 23-25 after cutting UTSA's lead to one point, then rebounded with a 25-17 second set win on a 7-0 run. Sophomore setter Sidney Soria was helped off the court in the second set, and freshman setters Oliva Branum and Paige Hawkinson replaced her before she returned for the fourth set, which North Texas won 25-23 to force the decisive fifth.
Timeline
Nov. 11: North Texas defeats UTSA 3-2 on Senior Day in its final home match of the regular season.
One regular-season game remains, against UAB, which will determine the Mean Green's bid for the American Conference Championship.
Season Trajectory
The five-set comeback keeps North Texas in position to qualify for the eight-team American Conference Championship field with one regular-season match left at UAB. A win there would secure a tournament berth for a program still fighting for playoff positioning in the conference standings.
A North Texas win at UAB would clinch a berth in the eight-team American Conference Championship, so fans tracking the postseason picture should watch that match closely. The result will also determine whether the Mean Green enter the conference tournament as a qualified team.
The takeaway
North Texas showed it can absorb a lost set, a key player's injury and a fifth-set deficit to win, a resilience that will matter in the must-win match at UAB. Readers following the team should track its postseason qualification on the final weekend of the regular season.
What happens next
North Texas faces UAB in its final regular-season match, the result of which will determine whether the Mean Green reach the American Conference Championship.
Further reading
Find more coverage in the Volleyball section for North Texas and conference play.
