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ARLINGTON - The Mavericks are at College Park Center for the first time in Sun Belt play when they host Arkansas State on Friday night and Little Rock to conclude the homestand on Saturday.
UT Arlington split its opening weekend in league play during a trip to Louisiana and ULM and returns home with a 7-5 record overall, while being 1-1. It was a milestone weekend for senior
Zhanelle Geathers as she became just the 18th member of the Maverick 1,000-kill club. Geathers, entering with exactly 1,000 kills, is 70th among NCAA Division I active career leaders.
The Mavericks bounced back from the league-opening loss to Louisiana with an efficient offensive performance to top ULM on Sunday afternoon. UTA hit .243 in the 3-1 win, led by
Madison Hill's .550 hitting percentage on the way to 12 kills. Hill knocked down 23 against the Ragin' Cajuns and has vaulted up to the top spot in the league with a .409 percentage, the closest competitor in one of this week's visitors, Little Rock's Carol Barbosa who is at .347.
With Hill hitting at a high clip, it was three other Mavs that found their names in the double-double charts. UTA had a season-high three individuals reach the achievement against ULM with
Alex Janak - securing her sixth,
Kylee Kapp and
Madelyn St. Germain.
DADDY DAUGHTER DATE NIGHT
Friday night's match against Arkansas State marks UTA's Daddy Daughter Date Night at College Park Center. The 6:30 p.m. match has special available to fans that include tickets and a concession voucher for the Sept. 28 match.
HOW TO WATCH
Both of UTA's weekend matches are available on Mavs All-Access with
Josh Sours on the call for play-by-play. Fans can find the subscription service at UTAMavs.com/watch
KNOW THE FOES
Both squads enter with a 10-5 overall record and are 2-0 in Sun Belt play with matches against Troy and South Alabama.
ASU has an eight-match winning streak dating back to a Sept. 6 loss in five sets at UMKC. Carlisa May was named the SBC Offensive Player of the Week last week with 46 kills (5.75 per set) and a .299 attacking percentage. Her 29 kills against South Alabama is the most for a player this season.
Little Rock has won the last three dating back to a 1-2 weekend in which it fell to Clemson and Tulane before defeating Villanova on Sept. 14-15 to close nonconference in New Orleans. Senior middle blocker Veronica Marin was named the Defensive Player of the Week after finishing with a combined 23 blocks. She featured 13, tied for fourth in single-match history, against the Jaguars.
KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS
UTA is 7-1 when it wins the first set, the lone loss was at Louisiana... The Mavs are 9-9 all-time against Arkansas State, but have lost the last six meetings ... UTA is 10-8 against Little Rock. The teams split matchups in 2017 with each team taking the home match...
Bre Walp is fourth in the league and 34th in the nation with 1.33 blocks per set.
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.
