The University of the Southwest Volleyball Team hit the road for a pair of conference games over the weekend. They took on Paul Quinn College on Friday night in Dallas and then traveled to Marshall, TX to take on the Wiley Wildcats on Saturday afternoon. They were able to defeat Paul Quinn on Friday night securing them a spot in this year's RRAC tournament. They will continue to battle for seeding but they will be taking part in the postseason. 
 
Paul Quinn entered Friday night (7-19) overall and (2-8) in RRAC play. The Tigers put up a good fight in the contest but were not able to keep pace with the Mustangs. USW won the match 3-0 by set scores of 25-17, 29-27, and 27-25. The victory moved the Mustangs record to (7-2) in conference play. In the contest, Junior Fesili Masaniai was able to rack up 13 kills, 2 solo blocks, and a .542 hitting percentage. Seniors Autumn Lopez and Kennedy McRuffin were able to record 17 and 18 digs respectively. Freshman Isabella Molina was able to record 3 service aces in the contest as well. 
 
On Saturday, the Wiley Wildcats entered the contest (6-8) overall and (4-6) in conference play and looking to secure a spot in the conference tournament as the Mustangs did a day earlier. All the sets were tight but the Wildcats were able to make the key plays when they mattered most recording a 3-0 victory. The set scores were 25-21, 27-25, and 25-19 in favor of the Wildcats. The loss moved the Mustangs to (7-3) in the conference, sitting in second place in the West Division and they would be the third seed if the conference tournament started today. In the defeat, Alexia Esparza gave her best effort to keep the Mustangs in it recording 15 kills, 2 serving aces, and 6 digs. Autumn Lopez recorded another 17 digs in the contest, and the duo of Alissa Mancera and Gabriela Tapia recorded 16 and 14 assists respectively. 
 
Regarding the weekend Head Coach, Cass Smith had this to say "We got the split this weekend, not exactly what we were working for but we're excited about our conference bid.  We didn't play like us and were high error so it was difficult to recover once we dug ourselves that hole.  But we are moving forward to the weekend, and are very excited to celebrate our seniors in our final home games. Though the weekend wasn't the best outcome I am very proud of the work the team has produced thus far and can't wait to show out in the conference tournament."
 
The Mustangs now sit in a good spot in the conference standings with two matches remaining. They will take on Huston-Tillotson and Our Lady of the Lake University Saturday, November 6^th as part of their senior day. These are big matches for the Mustangs as HT currently sits a game back of the Mustangs in the standings and OLLU is currently the number one overall seed in the conference.