Oct. 31, 2015
Final Stats
By Ben Rikard | @BenRikard
ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington started off fast, but could not withstand a stubborn and well-rested ULM squad as the Warhawks rallied from an early deficit to claim a 3-1 (15-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21) win on Saturday at the College Park Center.
The Mavericks (16-9, 7-6 SBC) hit .371 in the first set, cruising to an early 1-0 lead before the Warhawks (13-14, 3-9 SBC) got going and hit a combined .269 in the final three sets to take the match.
UTA hit just .196 for the match, led by Stacey Koch's 13 kills; however, ULM held an overall edge in digs (66-60) and hit .213 for the match after landing 60 kills and four service aces.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Koch led the Mavs with 13 kills on 26 swings, hitting .308 for the match with two blocks. She landed all five of her swings in the first set for kills and registered each of her blocks in the opening frame, a 25-15 UTA win.
STAT LEADERS
Koch led all Mavericks with a pair of blocks. Cassidy Wheeler dished out 35 assists, while Caitlyn Cooney led all players with 17 digs. Zhanelle Geathers finished with a match-high three blocks, while Qiana Canete had each of the Mavs' two service aces.
MILESTONE WATCH
Freshmen Geathers and Marisah Ingram continued their climb up the freshman blocking charts at UTA, with Geathers registering three block assists and Ingram one of her own. Geathers will enter Friday's match at Louisiana ranked sixth in freshman block assists (88) and seventh in total blocks (97) among freshmen all-time at UTA. Meanwhile, Ingram saw her ranks rise to third in block assists (96) and a tie for sixth in total blocks (100).
QUOTABLE
"You go out there and beat someone 25-15 in the first set and then you slowly just lose it and take on water the rest of the match." - UT Arlington coach Diane Seymour on the match
"Our blocking game was not very good. That is disappointing when your big players, who you count on to get you some positive touches and maybe even a point here and there, just did not have it tonight." - Seymour on the difference in the match
"I'm not sure how you stop this from happening again. We have five seniors on our team and hopefully they can muster some enthusiasm with their teammates to get this thing done and hopefully not be a sinking ship going into the conference tournament. We've changed some things and been a little more competitive in practice and we'll keep grinding through that and see if that helps." - Seymour on the team moving forward
UP NEXT
The Mavs hit the road for their final road swing before the SBC Tournament next weekend, heading to Lafayette, La., to take on Louisiana on Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. before closing out the swing at ULM the following evening in Monroe, La.
