▁ 2 5 – 2 1 , ▁ 2 5 – 2 2 ). ▁The ▁vol ley ball ▁team ▁has ▁ 3 ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁App ear ances , ▁ 5 ▁Conference ▁Championships , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁Reg ular ▁Season ▁Championship ▁Tit les . ▁ ▁I - 3 5 ▁Orange ▁vs . ▁Mar oon ▁R ival ry ▁The ▁I - 3 5 ▁R ival ry ▁Orange ▁vs . ▁Mar oon ▁R ival ry ▁series ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁compet itions ▁between ▁the ▁Road run ners ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁State ▁Bob c ats . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Inter state ▁highway ▁that ▁essentially ▁links ▁the ▁two ▁schools , ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁relatively ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁rival ry , ▁a ▁tro phy ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁game . ▁It ▁has ▁grown , ▁however , ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁common ▁sports ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁comp ete ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁throughout ▁the ▁academic ▁year . ▁A ▁point ▁system ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁crown ▁a ▁winner ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁schools ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁tro phy ▁is ▁then ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁annual ▁w inners ▁and ▁the ▁winning ▁institution ▁retain s ▁the ▁tro phy ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁winner ▁is ▁crown ed . ▁ ▁Athlet ic ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁ ▁The ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁four ▁times : ▁