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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Qiana Canete registered her 62nd career double-double and Kylie Jedlicka added a match-high 13 kills, leading UTA volleyball to a four-set win (25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-14) over Georgia State, on Friday night in a contest presented by Liv+ Apartments at College Park Center.

UTA (9-12, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference) returned from a nearly month long road swing to post the four-set win over Georgia Southern (7-14, 3-6 Sun Belt Conference) on Friday. UTA opened strong before the Panthers won the second to put pressure on the Mavs. UTA finished off the four-set victory with dominating performances in the third and fourth.

LEADING THE MAVS
Canete, a native of Copperas Cove, Texas, recorded her 13th double-double of the year and the 62nd in her decorated career. The two-time all-conference selection had 12 kills and 19 digs and now sits second in UTA career history in kills (1,361) and fourth in digs (1,508). She sits just 55 kills shy of equaling the program mark.

Jedlicka added a match-best 13 kills, also charting nine digs. Zhanelle Geathers finished with 10 kills and four blocks, with sophomore Madison McConnell owning seven kills in 10 swings, while adding four blocks. Freshman Tessa Harfield was a kill shy of her career high with six, also sporting a team-high five blocks. Setters Haley Higgins and Madison Helt combined to dish out 39 assists, with Higgins owning a team-high 21. Helt also notched her first two kills of the year, adding six digs. Libero Libbie Vickers finished with 23 digs, with Allie Deese adding a key block and a dig.

NEXT
The Mavs will return to action on Saturday in a game presented by eSix Sportswear. UTA will host Georgia Southern at 6:30 p.m. CT at College Park Center, with the game broadcast live on UTAMavs.com with the Voice of The Mavs, Josh Sours, calling the action.

SET ONE
Harfield got the Mavs on the board to open the set with her first kill and after Georgia State answered with a pair of points, Harfield's second kill evened it up at 2-2. Georgia State rallied with a 4-0 run to build the lead and UTA fought back to cut it to three with a pair of kills from Geathers. Madison Helt's fully extended, one-handed dig led to a UTA point to cut it to 8-5 but GSU stretched its lead to 10-5. A kill from Canete cut the lead to a 12-7 hole but the Mavs used a 3-0 run and a 4-0 run to score seven of eight points during a stretch to even up the game at 14-14, with Geathers tying it after a monster block. The clubs traded points until UTA went on a 3-0 run to take an 18-17 lead, getting a block from Allie Deese. After Georgia State took a 20-19 lead, the Mavs went on a 4-0 stretch, including a point with back-to-back blocks from Geathers and Harfield. After GSU rallied to cut it to 24-23, UTA Coach J.T. Wenger called for his first timeout, with the Mavs finishing off the win with the next point, 25-23.

SET TWO
Georgia State opened the scoring and used a 3-0 run to take a 4-1 lead. Harfield's soft kill cut the lead to 6-3 and Jedlicka's kill finished a 2-0 run to cut the lead to 6-5. A 2-0 run evened it at 7-7 and the teams traded runs, with the match tied at 11-11 before a 3-0 Georgia State run. The Panthers extended their lead with a 2-0 run to take it to 16-13 but UTA used a 3-0 stretch, finished by a McConnell kill, to tied it at 16-16. The Panthers answered with a 3-0 run and were able to hold off the Mavs for a 25-21 win.

SET THREE
The teams traded points until GSU went on a 2-0 run for a 7-5 lead. UTA answered with a 3-0 run, using a stretch of 10 of the next 13 points to take a 15-10 lead. UTA was the first to 20 after a nifty short kill from Higgins, forcing a timeout. The Mavs came out of the break to trade points with the Panthers, with GSU cutting the lead to 21-17 before UTA ripped off a 4-0 run to finish off the win.

SET FOUR
Canete got the Mavs on the board to open the set, with UTA building a 7-1 lead behind kills from Geathers, Jedlicka and Harfield. UTA extended its lead to 15-5 to force the final GSU timeout with McConnell, Jedlicka and Helt each notching kills, with Helt's the first of the year. The Mavs continued to build their lead, taking it to 22-14 before a 3-0 run for UTA finished off the win, 25-14.

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