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ARLINGTON - The eyes of the Sun Belt will be on San Marcos on Tuesday night, as the top teams in the SBC West Division clash in an in-state rivalry that dates back to 1973. 

Texas State and UT Arlington have shared a rivalry that has spanned three different conferences through realignment, but Tuesday night's battle marks one of the first in the Sun Belt with first-place in the division on the line. Texas State is undefeated in league play at 4-0 and are 13-5 overall, while the Mavericks are 9-5 overall and 3-1 in the Sun Belt. 

The Mavericks are coming off a thrilling weekend at College Park Center that saw UTA on the right side of two five-set matches against Arkansas State and Little Rock. UTA ended a six-match losing streak to the Red Wolves on Friday night, and then overturned an 8-2 deficit in the tiebreaker to top the Trojans on Saturday. The effort helped Madelyn St. Germain earn her second Defensive Player of the Week award, getting 60 digs in the matches, including a season-high 35 on Saturday night. 

UTA will be seeking to end a similar streak against the Bobcats on Tuesday. UTA has dropped the last eight meetings with the West Division preseason favorites dating back to UTA's last win in 2013. The Mavs came close in the home matchup last season, falling in five at CPC. 

KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS
UTA leads the all-time series 42-35, but are 1-9 in the last 10 meetings... UTA is 12-18 on the road in the series... Madison Hill is 28th in the nation and best in the league with a 0.384 hitting percentage ... Bre Walp is 40th in blocks per set and fifth in the league at 1.28... Alex Janak notched four aces against Arkansas State and improved to fifth in the SBC with 0.40 per set... UTA is 8-1 when winning the first set, but 1-4 when dropping it... UTA continues the three-match road trip when it travels to Georgia State and Georgia Southern on the weekend. 

Season Tickets On Sale Now
Volleyball tickets for the 2018 UTA season are officially on sale through UTATickets.com and at the UTA College Park Center Box Office! 
 
The Mavs will host 13 total home matches at the gorgeous College Park Center, including a pair of tournaments to open the home slate. UTA will welcome Air Force, Loyola Maryland, Binghamton, Grand Canyon, Belmont and Sam Houston State for tournaments before hosting seven Sun Belt Conference games. All student tickets are free for all athletic home events. Students are asked to scan their UTA Student ID. 
 
Season tickets are available for $50, while single-game tickets can be purchased for $6 and group tickets (10 or more) at $3. Season tickets will go on sale Monday, July 23 at 10 am at UTAtickets.com while single game tickets are expected to go on sale in early August. Fans can also get the Mav Mania All-Sports Pass, which is $99 and includes access to all home athletic sporting events! For more information visit UTAtickets.com or call the College Park Center Box Office from 9-5 on Monday-Friday at 817.272.9595.