🤙 The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics

Good morning. In UTSA’s inaugural season as part of the American Athletic Conference, UTSA saw fans respond with record-breaking attendance numbers and ticket sales for the fall sports of football, volleyball, and soccer. 

🏈 UTSA football averaged 28,876 fans during the 2023 season, which marked the fourth-highest average regular-season attendance in program history.

⚽️ The UTSA soccer team ranked No. 1 in the American Athletic Conference this season in both total and average attendance, with more than 7,000 fans attending games this season.

🏐 UTSA recorded the highest attendance in volleyball history, with more than 11,000 fans passing through the turnstiles during the 2023 campaign.

Go here for all the stats.

What else can you find in today’s Brew?

🏀 WBB battles back but falls just short in an epic battle with Houston
🙌🏼 Can’t make the bowl game? Head to Little Woodrow’s Braun
​🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Don’t Call it a Comeback. A game-high 19 points for freshman Aysia Proctor nearly propelled the UTSA women's basketball team to victory on Thursday night in the Convocation Center, as they narrowly fell to Houston, 66-64 after trailing by as much as 22 in the second quarter. 

The Roadrunners (5-4, 0-0 AAC) couldn't overcome the Cougars (8-1, 0-0 Big 12) in a down-to-the-wire contest that saw UTSA shoot 41.9% from the field to Houston's 36.1%. The 'Runners also hauled in 14 more rebounds than their opponents as freshman Idara Udo and senior Kyra White tied for the game-lead with eight. Likewise, classmate Elyssa Coleman was solid on the glass, collecting seven rebounds. 

UTSA will now head to the Pacific Northwest to wrap up nonconference play with a Sunday game at 1 PM CST against Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena. The road trip will conclude on Tuesday, as the 'Runners meet Seattle at 2 p.m. C.T. inside the Redhawk Center. 

🔼 Scope Out the Competition. The American Athletic Conference on Wednesday unveiled the scheduling model for conference games that will be in place for the 2024 season.

UTSA will host four AAC games in 2024, welcoming Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, and Temple to the Alamodome.

The Roadrunners will hit the road for league games versus Army, East Carolina, Rice, and Tulsa.

The 2024 season will be The American's second with 14 football-playing institutions as Army West Point joins the conference. The schedule format calls for each team to play eight conference games, with four home games and four road contests for each team.  The scheduling model was approved by The American's athletic directors this week.

The American will continue with a single-division format in 2024. The top two teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the American Athletic Conference Championship Game.

The full 2024 conference schedule will be announced in February.

For more on the season opener and ticket information, go here.

🔼 Luring the Locals. UTSA Athletics and Playfly Sports’ UTSA Sports Properties have announced that Little Woodrow’s Braun will host the official UTSA Viewing Party for the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

UTSA fans who cannot make the trip to Frisco are invited out to Little Woodrow’s Braun (9840 W Loop 1604 N) to cheer on the Roadrunners in their fourth straight and fifth overall bowl appearance. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

There will be Bud Light drink specials and free UTSA/Little Woodrow’s koozies available for those in attendance. UTSA Alumni and the Roadrunner Athletic Fund will be out with more prizes and giveaways.

The Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl will feature the Roadrunners (8-4) against the Marshall Thundering Herd (6-6) for a national television broadcast on ESPN.

Tickets for the bowl game are available by clicking here. For more information, please visit goUTSA.com/bowlcentral.

🔼 A Tale of Two Halves. The second half went against the UTSA men’s basketball team (5-5) on Wednesday night at the Jack Stephens Center, as Little Rock’s (5-6) defensive pressure put the clamps on the Roadrunners’ top scorer. Little Rock slipped past UTSA’s one-point halftime lead and outscored the Roadrunners in the second half to pull away to the 93-84 Trojans win – snapping UTSA’s three-game win streak in the process.

The Roadrunners head northwest on Saturday to face Oregon State for the fourth time in the last five seasons and then return home to the Convo on Dec. 21 to face Army West Point.

Some more Brew headlines to make your day 👇🏼

🚨 Hopefully, you’re reading this Brew over your AM brew, as this info is time-sensitive! Help send the UTSA football team off to Frisco in style! Meet this morning outside the RACE building at 9:50 AM CST to cheer the team on as they board the bus. 🏈

🏈 The 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Scheduling Model has been unveiled.

👀 The Birds Are Up! Check out this graphic with all the fan attendance numbers.

🏀 These Roadrunners made history on Sunday at the Convo—19 THREES!

🎅🏼 Looking for the perfect gift for the Roadrunner in your life? UTSA Football has you covered. Prices start at just $90.

🏐 Let's hear it for Caroline Krueger and Mia Soerensen, who were named to the 2023 CSC Academic All-District Volleyball teams!

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

Hit ‘Em In The Numbers. Let’s get back to how fantastic Roadrunners fans are—by the numbers, of course.

Would any of you be able to guess the number for the total fan attendance for this fall’s football season?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🤙 ONE BIG THING

Alamohhhhyeah. UTSA is excited to welcome the NCAA Men’s Final Four home to San Antonio in 2025.

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 12/15

(No Activities Scheduled)

Saturday 12/16

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Sunday 12/17

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Oregon @ 1:00 PM CST Pac-12 PLUS| Live Stats | Listen

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Oregon State @ 2:00 PM CST Pac-12 Networks | Live Stats | Watch Live

View the full UTSA Athletics calendar here

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 173,258 fans!

This marked the highest regular-season attendance total for the Roadrunners since welcoming 175,282 fans in 2013.

Another fun fact: Over the course of the 2023 season, UTSA welcomed 15,486 students to home football games, which marked the program’s highest student total attendance figure since the inaugural season of 2011. 

🤙🏼 Have a great Friday, y’all!