UTA vs. Texas State Recap | Final Stats

By Michael Eldridge | @DFWSportsMike

ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington sports year was filled with upsets, championships, buzzer-beaters and memorable performances that will go down in Maverick history.

Leading up to the 2016-17 seasons beginning with UTA volleyball in August, UTA Athletics is making sure we do not forget the accomplishments of the past season. Running from June through August, we will be counting down the top-15 moments and performances with "Best of 2015-16" features.

Moment No. 14: Lady Mavs crush rivals on the road
The Best of 2015-16 continues with a look at one of the largest victories in UT Arlington women's basketball history, a milestone win over Texas State on the road that earned coach Krista Gerlich her 200th-career win.

Entering the Feb. 9 meeting in San Marcos, the Bobcats had the Lady Mavericks' number, reeling off a five-game streak against UTA that included elimination in the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Championship in New Orleans in the previous meeting.

After Texas State scored the opening three points, UTA opened up a 20-3 run, turning over Texas State eight times in the opening quarter. Shooting 69.2 percent from the field in the second quarter, UTA took a 42-16 lead into the break.

The 80-48 final score was the second largest margin in the I-35 series and sophomore Rebekah VanDijk exploded with a 26-point effort, a career mark that stood until the home meeting with the Bobcats when she would pour in 33 points.

Amara Wainwright finished just an assist away from the all-time single-game record with eight, while Cierra Johnson chipped in with seven.

The win over Texas State helped tie the team's best all-time five-game road trip with a 4-1 record, which was last achieved in the 1990-91 season and pushed UTA into a tie for fourth in the SBC standings.

Best of 2015-16 Schedule
No. 1 -- August 4
No. 2 -- August 1
No. 3 -- July 28
No. 4 -- July 25
No. 5 -- July 21
No. 6 -- July 18
No. 7 -- July 14
No. 8 -- July 11
No. 9 -- July 7
No. 10 -- July 5
No. 11 -- June 30
No. 12 -- June 27
No. 13 -- June 23
No. 14 -- Lady Mavs crush rivals on the road
No. 15 -- Guanlao shoots up leaderboard on SBC final day