University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
10-13,1-7American
North Texas
15-5,5-3American
Tigers Fall to The Mean Green at Home
Oct 19, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis (10-13, 1-7 American) dropped a game against North Texas (15-5, 5-3 American) in four-sets inside Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Memphis opened the first set on a 4-0 run behind kills from Zaniah Hoskins and Janyah Henderson, along with two North Texas attack errors. The Mean Green cut the deficit to 6-4 before the Tigers responded with an 8-0 run to take a commanding 14-4 lead. Jasmyn Tate, Henderson, and Hoskins combined for seven kills in the frame as Memphis claimed the opening set, 25-17.
The Tigers started strong again in the second, jumping out to a 4-1 lead before North Texas rallied with a 5-0 run to pull ahead 6-4. Reagan Bedell and Ryann Vik led the charge during that stretch to shift the momentum. Memphis battled back with kills from Tate, Hoskins, and Brianna Washington, but Bedell, Loredana Fouonji, and Lilly Croshaw helped North Texas close out the set, 25-20, to even the match at one set apiece.
Memphis continued to fight in the third set, opening with a 7-4 run behind kills from Abigail Schlueter, Henderson, and Hoskins. North Texas responded with a 4-0 spurt to take a 10-8 lead, highlighted by kills from Croshaw and Jahniya Jackson. Tate and Hoskins brought Memphis back within two at 15-13, but the Mean Green closed on a 5-0 run to take the set, 25-15.
In the fourth, Memphis jumped ahead 4-1 before North Texas answered with a 4-0 run of its own. The teams traded points to a 7-7 tie before Jackson sparked a 3-0 run that gave the Mean Green the lead for good. Hoskins, Henderson, Sydney Marshall, and Génesis Rodriguez produced kills in the late stages of the match, but a 5-0 North Texas run extended its lead to 23-15. A Memphis attack error followed by a Bedell kill sealed the match for North Texas, 25-17.
NOTABLES
- Zaniah Hoskins and Janyah Henderson led the offense with 14 and 12 kills, respectively.
- Hoskins put up two assists tied her career high for the fifth time this season.
- It was the sixth time this season that Hoskins logged two service aces in a match.
- Henderson was Memphis' leading blocker, tallying five block assists in the match.
- Jasmyn Tate followed with five kills and six points.
- Tate set a new season high in digs with six.
- Both Maddy Bach and Sydney Marshall put up ten plus assists with 16.
- Bach and Marshall combined for a total of 100 assists in Memphis' three matches this week.
- Both setters put up at least 10 assists in each of the three matches.
- Abigail Schlueter recorded 16 digs in the loss.
- The junior added two service aces, bringing her career total to 99.
- Schlueter recorded her first kill since a road victory at Tulane on Sept. 26.
- Génesis Rodriguez recorded three blocks for her season high.
- Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Hampton logged nine digs in the match.
UP NEXT
Memphis will close its four game homestand with Florida Atlantic at Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. with a broadcast on ESPN+.
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