{"id":8191,"date":"2025-12-02T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8191"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:34:54","slug":"utrgv-volleyball-reaches-southland-championship-match-falls-to-sfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/02\/utrgv-volleyball-reaches-southland-championship-match-falls-to-sfa\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Volleyball Reaches Southland Championship Match, Falls to SFA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Volleyball-1201-Sebastian.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Fans say the UTRGV Volleyball team gave them a season to remember as it went 15-1 and battled its way to the Southland Conference Championship match, where it fell to Stephen F. 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