May 25, 2005

ARLINGTON, Texas - The annual UTA Invitational and the Southland Conference postseason tournament at Texas Hall highlight the 2005 Texas-Arlington volleyball schedule, released today by head coach Diane Seymour.

The Mavericks will open the season with an Aug. 27 match versus Prairie View A&M in College Station at the Texas A&M Tournament. UTA will also face the Aggies in the two-day affair before heading to College Park, Md., for the Terrapin Invitational featuring Marshall, Rutgers and host Maryland. To cap off non-conference play the Mavericks will host a five-team tournament at Texas Hall September 9-10. Arkansas-Little Rock, Iowa, Texas-Pan American and Wake Forest will join UTA for the two-day event.

For the second straight year the Mavericks will open Southland Conference play on the road with a Sept. 16 match at Texas-San Antonio. The following evening UTA will face off with defending tournament champion Texas State in San Marcos. UTA will begin the first of 10 league games at Texas Hall on Sept. 22 when it plays host to regular season co-champion Stephen F. Austin.

Conference home matches include: Sam Houston State (Sept. 23), Lamar (Oct. 14), McNeese State (Oct. 15), Texas-San Antonio (Oct. 21), Texas State (Oct. 22), Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 4), Northwestern State (Nov. 5), Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 11) and Nicholls State (Nov. 12).

The Mavericks will host the Southland Conference Tournament for the first time since 1999 on Nov. 18-20 at Texas Hall.

UTA returns four starters and its libero off a 24-7 squad that finished third in the SLC (15-5) including all-conference honorees Ashley Van Antwerp (Euless, Texas) and Morgan Rogers (Tomball, Texas).

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