Final Stats

Michael Eldridge | @DFWSportsMike

LAFAYETTE, La. - UT Arlington completed the season sweep of Louisiana after downing the Ragin' Cajuns 3-0 at Earl K. Long Gym on Friday in Sun Belt play.

The Mavericks (17-9, 8-6 SBC) jumped out of the gates quick and never looked back. UTA opened up a 5-0 lead in the first before pulling away for a 25-16 win. The second set played much closer early, with the teams finding themselves tied at 8-8. However, the Mavs stole the momentum back in their favor with a 15-5 run to take the second, 25-17.

UTA started out hot against in the third, pulling out to a 6-0 lead, ultimately leading 9-2 before Louisiana (5-22, 1-13) was forced to call a timeout. The Mavs earned their ninth sweep of the season with a 25-14 final set.

Players of the Match
Stacey Koch and Qiana Canete were the lone players with double-digit kills in the match. Koch finished with a match-high 11 kills, hitting .500 in the contest. Canete, hitting .400, smashed 10 kills and picked up eight digs overall. The pairs 22 kills were just three short of Louisiana's overall team total.

Stat Leaders
Cassidy Wheeler had a strong game from the setter position. Wheeler accounted for a match-high 30 assists. She also led the team with 10 digs to earn her seventh double-double of the year. As a team, UTA hit .361, holding Louisiana to just .067 in the match. UTA had 10 blocks overall, limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to four.

Milestone Watch
Marisah Ingram moved into second all-time for a freshman with three block-assists in the match. Ingram now has 99 this season. Kim Draper leads all-time freshmen with 176. Ingram's 103 overall blocks in 2015 put her tied for third in freshmen history.

Quotable

UTA coach Diane Seymour on the win
"We did a really good job. We got in a string to where we were actually digging balls to target as well as passing balls to target and that opens up that offense. I thought Q and Stacey did a good job of executing that."

Seymour on not giving Louisiana chances at momentum
"We worked very hard in practice this week on some defensive things and talked about that to keep rallies alive and give yourself a chance. I thought we did a good job on that and sometimes the other team will get an error and you will earn that point."

Seymour on UTA's matchup vs. ULM
"We have to play as well as we did tonight. We have to step out there and execute on our side of the net and let things be what they will be."

Up Next

UT Arlington travels up the road to face ULM in its final road contest of the Sun Belt season. UTA is hoping to avenge a 3-1 setback in the team's last matchup on Saturday, Oct. 31.