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2017 UTA Volleyball
UTA 3, Southern 0
Arlington, Texas - Postgame Quotes
Aug. 25, 2017 - College Park Center

"Definitely exciting to get that first win on the board and actually get that first match out of the way," J.T. Wenger said. "To have our athletes show up the way they did and perform. We saw some marked improvement in places where we have been spending our time and that is what we want out of our program, to make sure we are getting better at the things we are practicing at regularly. That was exciting."

"Q (Qiana Canete) did a nice job," Wenger said. "She struggled early but she came back, which as a coach, we love to see. She ended up hitting almost .300 which is great. She had some tough situations that she made some great plays on. There was a set that she made, that comes to mind. It was a weird broken play and she got her hands on it and put up a nice, high hittable ball and we were able to terminate."

"Haley (Higgins) did a nice job, Cameryn (Zahradnik) did a nice job, Kailyn (Gilbreath) came in and did a nice job," Wenger said about newcomers getting their debuts out of the way. "Tessa (Harfield) went the while way and did a nice job. A lot of people showed up and they did what they've been showing in practice, which is great."

"Cam went out there and swung her butt off," Canete said. "She wasn't afraid to take swings, even when she make an error, she kept swinging. Madison Smith had a good ace. We were all really aggressive and confident going out to the floor. We played like we should have been playing."