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UTRGV junior outside hitter Sara Cruz jumps up for a serve during their Jan. 22 game versus UTSA. COURTESY PHOTO\/UTRGV ATHLETICS.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

UTRGV (0-2) volleyball is set to return to the court at 7 p.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Tuesday to begin conference play against new WAC member Dixie State (1-2, 0-2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vaqueros\u2019 injury woes and lack of conditioning got the best of them in their opening weekend doubleheader versus UTSA and Texas A&M Corpus-Christi in 2-3 (25-22, 23-25, 16-25, 27-25, 16-18) and 0-3 (23-25, 15-25, 18-25) losses, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a weekly news conference via Zoom, UTRGV Head Coach Todd Lowery explained that despite the team\u2019s lack of depth, he was proud of how they competed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought the girls scrambled really well and really went out and competed,” Lowery says. “Lost a tough one right at the end of the fifth set [versus UTSA]. Against Corpus, tired legs with not many bodies, it got the best of us.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Although a first-ever matchup between UTRGV and Dixie State, Lowery can\u2019t help but be reminded of a former WAC school when preparing for the Trailblazers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like we are preparing for Cal-Bakersfield,” He says. “I mean they\u2019re a high energy team, they never shut it off, they kind of do everything well and they compete in every aspect well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

UTRGV will still be short-handed for their doubleheader versus Dixie State as key players return from injuries and personal reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a season start that has had many ups and downs, Lowery\u2019s message to the team has remained constant and that is to compete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s been our goal and our message this spring season,” he says, “we knew it was going to be chaotic and getting a little bit away from wins and losses and how do we focus being a team that competes everyday and using this season to build our program. \u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Lowery wants to shift the culture within the program to become consistently competitive as the WAC expands<\/strong><\/a>, welcoming competitors such as Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @Radio_Rubio<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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