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By Paul Watley | @PRWatley

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - UT Arlington wrapped up the Razorback Invitational with a split in matches against Northwestern State and Arkansas on Saturday.

UT Arlington opened up the second day of the invitational with a four-set victory (25-16, 16-25, 28-26, 27-25) over Northwestern State. The Mavericks took control of the opening set early, as they never trailed in the frame. After dropping the second set 25-16, the Mavs looked to be in trouble, trailing 22-18 in the third set. However, UTA rallied with four straight points to tie the set as they ultimately came out on top 28-26. The back and forth continued into the final set with neither team holding more than a two-point lead as the Mavs went on to claim the set 27-25 and the match 3-1.

After dropping the opening set in the nightcap against Arkansas and trailing 20-9 in the second set, UTA responded with an impressive 12-4 run that cut the Razorback lead to three points. However, it was too little, too late as the Mavericks dropped the frame 25-21. The two teams battled back and forth in the third set, but ultimately it was Arkansas who came out on top in the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

Player of the Day
Qiana Canete helped pace the Mavericks offensive output on Saturday, registering 25 kills, while hitting .257. The Copperas Cove native also dug 15 balls and notched four assists and service aces.

Records
The split puts the Mavericks overall record at 8-3 with a 6-3 mark in tournament play this year. The Lady Demons fell to 2-7 on the year, while Arkansas improved to 8-1 this season.

Stat Leaders
The Mavericks were led at the net by Marisah Ingram who came away with a team-high six blocks in the two matches, including one solo block. Caitlyn Cooney paced the Mavericks digging efforts with 21 total digs, while Canete and Helt also chipped in with 15 apiece. Directing the UTA offense was Cassidy Wheeler who ended the day with 57 assists.

All-Tournament Team
Qiana Canete and Marisah Ingram were named to the Razorback Invitational on Saturday. The honors marked the first All-Tournament accolade for both Canete and Ingram this season.

Quotable
"There are some really good things going on for our team. There are also some things we need to be a little more consistent on, but overall expectation-wise sitting here at 8-3, I'm pleased with where we are at this point." -UT Arlington coach Diane Seymour on how she feels about her team at this point of the season

"We haven't played them in a long time. They've had some good matches this year as I've been watching the results. We just need to rise to the occasion and realize we need to compete consistently no matter if the talent level is like Arkansas or if it's a team like Southeast Missouri. That's the consistency we're looking for in our competiveness, our technique and just being sharp." -Seymour on matchup with Oral Roberts

"It's a mentality thing. I think we're still just a little bit young on paper and who's playing most of the points right now. The mental capacity to stay intense through every point, every set and every day is the one thing we're going to have to get better on." -Seymour on what improvement she would like to see out of her team

Up Next
The Mavs will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Tulsa, Okla. to face Oral Roberts. The Golden Eagles are 5-4 this season and are coming off of a 1-2 weekend at the Rebel Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev. The matchup will serve as the final nonconference match this season for UTA.