SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Middle Tennessee volleyball kicked off their season and the Sacramento State Tournament on Friday, August 26 at The Nest in Sacramento, California. The first test of the season came from Portland who won the match 3-0, but the Blue Raiders proved they were better than the performance from earlier after completing a reverse sweep over the Sacramento State Hornets.
The Blue Raiders (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) fell short in their last two sets of a 3-0 loss to the Portland Pilots (2-0, 0-0 WCC) Friday morning. The loss left a bad taste for Middle Tennessee which crept into their night match against the Sacramento State Hornets (1-1, 0-0) with an early 0-2 start.