UTRGV Head Volleyball Coach Todd Lowery joins in on a diary entry focused on mixing recruiting for American-born players as well as integrating players from around the world on his NCAA Divsion 1 roster. We talk about establishing connections, being intentional about mixing cultures and the impacts of having a heterogenous roster in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. Recorded in the UTRGV Volleyball film room in the UTRGV Fieldhouse on October 14, 2026.

In the next few matches, Caroline Kahle will achieve 1000 career digs and fellow senior Kyanna Creecy will enter the Top 10 Blocks List All-Time at SFA. Creecy is already established on the Top 10 All-Time career lists in blocks per set and attack percentage. We go over all the upcoming milestones in this diary entry recorded outside on the UTRGV campus before the 'Jacks/Vaqueros match on October 15, 2026.

In our weekly recap, we revisit the 'Jacks matches against UIW and HCU at home. The production from the left side of Koonsen and Kahle stays strong and the carousel at libero continues with Brinkley Reeves being the latest Ladyjack to start at that position. It was one up (HCU) and one down (UIW) in the standings and we cover all the angles of the two matches before SFA travels south for a good test against UTRGV and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on the road.