SAN FRANCISCO – UT Arlington is looking to bounce back from a tough Black Friday loss at Fresno State when it closes a two-game trek through California on Sunday at San Francisco. 

The Lady Mavericks, tipping at 4 p.m. CT against the Dons, are 2-2 after falling in their first road test of the season. UTA put itself in an early hole, and despite coming back from multiple double-digit deficits to within one, couldn't finish strong to pull off the comeback bid. San Francisco is 2-2 with wins over San Jose State and Cal Poly. 

Three were in double figures in Friday's contest, led by 14 points from freshman Claire Chastain, the second game in which the Shawnee, Okla. native has led in scoring in her short UTA career. Aysia Evans scored 11, while Cierra Johnson finished with 10. Katie Ferrell continued her impressive look on the stat sheet as she finished with nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Her 6.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game lead the Sun Belt. 

Sparking a run to start the fourth quarter, UTA trimmed the FSU lead down to just one with six minutes to play. However, the shots would go cold over the next six minutes as UTA couldn't get a bucket to fall. The defense kept the Lady Mavs in the hunt, but the Bulldogs would hit on their free throws down the stretch and force key turnovers to claim the 70-61 victory, avenging a loss to UTA in 2017. 
 
FOLLOWING THE LADY MAVERICKS 
Friday's meeting with San Francisco is featured on USFDons.com via a web stream. A subscription is not needed. 

All of UTA's 14 home games at College Park Center will be featured on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year and cancel anytime. Fans wishing to see behind-the-scenes action and get updates from the court are encouraged to follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/ladymavhoops. Live stats for each of UTA's games can be found at UTAStats.com. 
 
KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS
UTA has dropped just three November games in the last three seasons. UTA is trying to avoid its first losing November since 2015 when it was 2-3... Cierra Johnson enters with 960 points in her career as she approaches becoming the 19th member of the UTA 1,000-point club... UTA leads the all-time series 2-1 with USF. Laurynn McGowen scored 14 in last year's matchup. The meeting is the first since 1988 in San Francisco... The 25 points scored in the first quarter for Fresno State were the most against UTA in a quarter this season.
 
COACHING STAFF
UTA coach Krista Gerlich is in her sixth season at the helm of UTA and enters with a record of 246-129 overall and 78-77 at UTA. Talby Justus was named the program's associate head coach during the offseason, while Jordan Vessels was named an assistant coach after serving as the team's Director of Operations. Assistant coach Ashley Crawford remains the team's recruiting coordinator. 

LOOKING AHEAD
UTA enters the middle of a five-game road trip when it takes on Incarnate Word in San Antonio. The Lady Mavs topped the Cardinals 61-48 in the season opener in 2017. UTA shot just 39.6 in the win, but outscored UIW 20-12 in the fourth to pull away. UTA had just one in double figures with Rebekah VanDijk scoring 11 - eight Lady Mavs had five points or more.
 
HOME TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets start at just $6 for women and $8 for men, with group rates, military discounts and other cost-saving packages available as well. For additional information related to group tickets, contact Assistant Director of Marketing & Outbound Sales Jeremy Malnes at 817-272-9607 or via email at jeremy.malnes@uta.edu. Season tickets also remain on sale for as low as $50 per seat. For seating options and pricing, as well as Maverick Club benefits, click here. 

Additionally, with a purchase of men's basketball season tickets (Starting at $99), fans are eligible to receive complimentary season tickets to women's basketball, volleyball, softball and baseball for the entire 2018-19 season via the Mav Mania All Sports Pass. For more information on opting in to this complimentary package, or for any other season-ticket questions, please contact the UTA Box Office at 817-272-9595 or visit the College Park Center during regular business hours.