SAN MARCOS, Texas - After a pair of five-set thrillers went the Maverick way over the weekend, UT Arlington was on the other side of it Tuesday night with Texas State coming back from a two-set deficit to top UTA in a battle of the top two teams in the Sun Belt West Division. 

The Mavericks built up a 2-0 lead behind a 25-20 and 25-22 result to get things started. However, a big 25-10 win by the Bobcats in the third stole momentum away, momentum they would carry for the remainder. UTA saw the end of its three-match winning streak to go to 9-6 overall and 3-2 in the league. Texas State stayed unbeaten in the Sun Belt at 5-0 and are 14-5 overall. 

Zhanelle Geathers was the lone Maverick in double figures offensively, but finished with a season-high 18 kills, hitting .308 on offense. Alex Janak ran her double-double streak to four matches in a row for her eighth overall with 25 assists and 11 digs. Madison Hill, the league leader in hitting percentage, notched nine kills with a .333 percentage, finishing with just one attacking error. 

MATCH NOTES
Texas State won its seventh in a row over UTA... The Mavs pushed the Bobcats to five sets for the first time in league play this season ... UTA leads the all-time series 43-36... The Mavericks are 8-2 when winning the first set and 2-2 in five-set matches... The match is UTA's third five-set match in a row... The Mavs' three-match road trip is tied for a season long. 

MATCH LEADERS
Brooke Townsend followed up an 18-kill performance with a solid nine kills to tie for second on the team... Geathers finished with the lone solo block on the evening and tied for a team-high with three overall... Kylie Jedlicka had three assisted blocks... Madelyn St. Germain had a team-high 15 digs... Janak finished with three aces and has seven in her last three matches ... UTA hit .199 as a team

UP NEXT
The Mavericks take the road trip to Georgia for a matchup with Georgia State on Friday night and then close the trip on Sunday at Georgia Southern.