{"id":8141,"date":"2025-11-11T14:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:19:43","slug":"vaqueros-volleyball-dominates-the-court-eyes-set-on-the-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/vaqueros-volleyball-dominates-the-court-eyes-set-on-the-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaqueros Volleyball Dominates the Court: Eyes Set on the Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Volleybal-1110_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volleyball team had a press conference on Nov.5 at the UTRGV Fieldhouse recapping on the Vaqueros\u2019 winning streak and what\u2019s driving their success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UTRGV women\u2019s volleyball team has been unstoppable this season. 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