HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — Middle Tennessee volleyball came up short in their first Conference USA match of the season at Sam Houston. The Blue Raiders took the first set of the match, winning 25-22, but could not capitalize on their early lead and dropped the next three sets. The scores of the sets were as follows: 25-22, 17-25, 23-25 and 21-25. The Blue Raider's (4-9, 0-1) record when having a lower hitting percentage than their opponent falls to 1-7. That stat resembled how the match went, with MTSU having a higher hitting percentage than Sam Houston (6-6, 1-0) in set one, but failed to repeat that success in the following sets. The Blue Raiders record when having a hitting percentage under .250 falls to 0-8. Middle Tennessee volleyball failed to reach the .250 mark in any of the four sets.