Sept. 3, 2010
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Final Stats
ARLINGTON, Tex. - Bianca Sauls recorded a double-double, guiding UT Arlington to a 3-0 sweep over Louisiana Tech on Friday night at Texas Hall.
The senior outside hitter was the brightest star in the match, ending the night with 12 kills and 14 digs.
"She was very good," UTA coach Diane Seymour said. "We knew if we got our middle blockers involved, that would help her to become more offensive as well - give her some more opportunities on the outside.
"I'll reiterate again how well she is returning serve for us. That has not always been her strong point, but it's something we have spent a lot of time working on and it's paying off."
Sauls also had plenty of support.
The newfound balance in UT Arlington's offense helped the Mavericks coast to their second straight win - a 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 win over the Bulldogs.
Raegan Daniel found success in a wide distribution of passes, earning 33 assists and helping five different Mavericks obtain at least seven kills.
The spread-out offense also created a higher attack percentage for the Mavs (2-3). They hit .280 through the first two sets before falling to .216 to finish the match.
Tara Frantz, Emily Shearin and Eld-hah Kaswatuka posted nine, 10 and eight kills, respectively.
"We created some split situations for our outside hitters and Bianca and Tara and Eld-hah all jump very well and are able to hit the ball very hard tonight," Seymour said. "If we provide them some one-on-one opportunities, there's a good chance they'll be able to put balls away from us."
Daniel and Alicia Shaffer each finished with double-figure dig totals. Daniel had 11 and Shaffer finished with a match-high 19.
"We talked about it with our team," Seymour said. "That was one opportunity that we knew would provide us better opportunities to win was if we could dig more balls. We certainly worked on it a lot this week. Today Alicia was digging close to seven balls a game.
"I think for her to be one of the top liberos in the conference and for us to win, she needs to dig about five balls a game. If she could keep up that pace, it would be incredible."
Kassia Pinto led Louisiana Tech (2-3) with 13 kills.
UTA plays again Saturday at noon when it hosts UT Pan American (1-4) in the third game of the UT Arlington Maverick Classic. The Mavericks also host Mississippi State (5-0) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
With two UTA wins already, Seymour's team now shifts its focus on winning the first of its two home tournaments in 2010.
"I think the biggest thing for us is we had a good day today, can we turn around and have another good day tomorrow?" Seymour said. "We play well at home at Texas Hall, but there's a mental part of playing back-to-back good days as well.
"I think it will be a good experience for us to come back tomorrow morning and match up against a pesky Pan-Am team and then try to finish it out against a quality SEC opponent. It would make us feel pretty good going into next weekend."
