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Good morning, Roadrunners Fam. Caitlin Clark. Angel Reese. All the female Olympic medalists in Paris. Coco Gauff. Nelly Korda.

Women’s sports are demanding the spotlight, and UTSA Athletics is happy to be a part of this momentum.

Go to the Stock Up section to read more about two AAC weekly awards going to soccer players and two going to volleyball players.

What other ingredients do we have for the Brew today? Check it out below!

🏀 WBB and MBB non-conference opponents revealed
⚽️ Soccer takes on UAB for Club Night tomorrow
🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Going For the Kill. On Monday, the American Athletic Conference released its weekly volleyball awards, with newcomer Martina Franco representing UTSA as the league's Freshman of the Week.

Franco was stellar, recording two double-doubles on the week and a whopping 13 service aces. She started with 10 kills against Texas State before posting six in a three-set victory over Holy Cross. Twelve terminations followed against Abilene Christian and 17 from the final match with UIW.

In addition to Franco, junior Mia Soerensen was recognized by the league office, making the honor roll. She was named to the All-Tournament team at the UTSA Invitational to cap off a week that saw her record double-digit kills across four matches.

🔼 Soccer’s One-Two Punch.  For the second time this season, UTSA soccer had a pair of players notch spots on the American Athletic Conference weekly honors, as officials from the league office announced Monday that Addy Johnson was named AAC Freshman of the Week, while Sasjah Dade earned honorable mention for efforts in helping UTSA to its fifth win via a 3-0 victory at Central Arkansas.

Receiving her first AAC Freshman of the Week award, Johnson stitched up a two-goal performance in the big road win at Central Arkansas, scoring her first career goal (37’) and then her second just 75 seconds later (38'), placing both her shots for the day against the Bears on goal.

Earning AAC weekly Honorable Mention, Dade anchored a Roadrunners defense that notched its fourth shutout of the year, holding the Bears to just two shots on goal out of nine total attempts.

🔼 Press From the Pitch. We are excited to have SA United SC out for Club Night at Park West tomorrow—Thursday, Sept. 12th! Come out and celebrate your club as we take on UAB.

🔼 A Clean Slate. Head UTSA women’s basketball coach Karen Aston officially unveiled the 2024-25 nonconference schedule on Monday, with 11 games on the docket ahead of competition in The American.

Before officially beginning the season, the Roadrunners will welcome St. Mary’s into the Convocation Center for an exhibition bout on Friday, Nov. 1.

The season will officially begin on Thursday, Nov. 7, in College Station, Texas, as UTSA heads to Reed Arena to take on SEC foe Texas A&M.

The ‘Runners will open the home slate on Saturday, Nov. 9, facing UTRGV.

⇢ Go here for the full rundown. 🏀

🔼 The Official Claunch Launch. UTSA men’s basketball first-year head coach Austin Claunch announced on Monday the Roadrunners’ non-conference slate for his inaugural season leading the program. The 12-game non-league portion will include five contests at the Convocation Center throughout November and December.

UTSA will officially kick off the Claunch era on Monday, Nov. 4, taking on the Trinity Tigers on a cross-town trip to the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners are meeting the Tigers for the fourth time and the first since 2022. Trinity is coming off a 23-4 finish in 2023-24, winning the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and appearing in the NCAA Division III tournament. Later that week, the Roadrunners will host North Dakota for the first series meeting with the Fighting Hawks, who went 18-14 last season as the program continues to build under sixth-year head coach Paul Sather.

⇢ Go here for the rest of the scoop. ⛹🏾‍♂️

🔼 A Solid Showing. Daniela Abonce tied for third place to help lead the UTSA women’s golf team to a third-place finish at the Badger Invitational, which concluded on Tuesday.

Abonce carded a 1-over-par 217 to grab a share of third place in the individual standings, while the Roadrunners posted an 895 (295-296-304) to claim third in the 13-team field.

UTSA ended up one shot ahead of South Dakota State and four strokes in front of host and fifth-place Wisconsin, also finishing ahead of Big Ten teams Rutgers (T-6th/903), Iowa (10th/908) and Nebraska (11th (918), as well as American Athletic Conference foe South Florida (13th/929).

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Wednesday, Sept. 11
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, Sept. 12
⚽️ Soccer vs. UAB - Salute to Educators @ 7 p.m. CST | Live Stats

Friday, Sept. 13
👟 X-Country @ UIW Invitational
🏐 Volleyball vs. Central Arkansas - Roadrunner Classic - Camp Reunion/Taylor Swift Night @ 10:00 AM CST ESPN+ Tickets | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Alabama - Roadrunner Classic - Camp Reunion/Taylor Swift Night @ 7:00 PM CST ESPN+ Tickets | Live Stats

Saturday, Sept. 14
🏐 Volleyball vs. Sam Houston - Roadrunner Classic - Daddy Daughter Day @ 2:00 PM CST ESPN+ Tickets | Live Stats
🏈 Football @ Texas @ 6:00 PM CST ESPN | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, Sept. 15
(No Activities Scheduled)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Addy Johnson’s award marks the second major weekly conference award this season, the first of which went to Olivia Alvarez (Offensive Player of the Week) after a 2-0 start in week one.

🤙🏼 Let’s get over the hump going, y’all!