ARLINGTON, Texas – Looking to bounce back from a tough 3-0 loss to Texas State in mid-week action, the UTA volleyball team (10-7, 2-3 SBC) heads to welcomes Georgia Southern and Georgia State to College Park Center for a pair of Sun Belt conference matches.

The Mavs will face the Eagles on Friday, Oct. 11 (6:30 p.m.) before hosting the Panthers on Saturday night (Oct. 12). At 6:30 p.m.

UTA (10-7, 2-3 Sun Belt) vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (6-9, 1-3 Sun Belt)
When: Friday, Oct. 11 | 6:30 P.M.
Where: Arlington, Texas | College Park Center
Live Stats | Live Video

UTA (10-7, 2-3 Sun Belt) vs. GEORGIA STATE (5-10, 1-3 Sun Belt)
When: Saturday, Oct. 12 | 6:30 P.M.
Where: Arlington, Texas | College Park Center
Live Stats | Live Video

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | GEORGIA SOUTHERN
- The Eagles split a pair of Sun Belt matches last weekend in Hanner Fieldhouse, their first home league contests. GS topped Troy 3-1 and fell 3-0 to South Alabama.
- Middle Baylor Bumford set the school record for single-match blocks against the Trojans. The sophomore's total of 15 topped the mark of 14, set by Megan Pfeiffer in a five-set match against Charleston Southern in 1995. Bumford added two blocks against South Alabama and averaged 2.43 per set to earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week accolades. She also notched 14 kills and hit a team high .565 for the week.
- Madison Brown ranks sixth in the Sun Belt in assists (9.17 per set), and Landon Jones ranks sixth in digs (4.30 per set).

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | GEORGIA STATE
- Meisheia Griffin (123), Sydney Stroud, (131), and Dzemila Hadzic (102) have all notched over 100 kills this season.
- Meisheia Griffin leads the Sun Belt with an average of 1.17 blocks per set. In the back row Lauren Bandera's 4.66 digs per set rank second in the conference.
- On offense seniors Sydney Stroud and Madelyn Ott have continued to be key hitters for the Panthers. Stroud leads the offense with 131 kills. Ott has proven to be the most efficient hitter with a .348 hitting percentage, best for third in the Sun Belt.

UTA NOTES
- UTA is outhitting the opposition .204-.180.
- Brooke Townsend and Kylie Jedlicka lead the team with 219 and 173 kills, respectively.
- Madison Hill is 55 kills away from 1,000 for her career. She currently has 945 career kills.

BEST START SINCE 2015
UTA's 8-4 start was the best start to a season since 2015. The 8-4 start was also the best start for UTA since head coach J.T. Wenger took over.

SBC PLAY FOR UTA
- UTA has posted a 62-45 record in SBC play since joining the league in 2013.
- The Mavs have won 10+ SBC matches in four of their six season in the league.

NEW FACES
The Mavs will have eight newcomers (7 freshmen, 1 transfer) on the roster for the 2019 campaign.

UTA's 2019 class, which was given High Honorable Mention honors by PrepVolleyball.com, features Division II transfer sophomore Chase Davis (Azusa Pacific / Homeschool / Keller, Texas) and freshmen Danielle Dion (Plano East / Richardson, Texas), Meredith Fisher (Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS), Devon Martinka (Stanwood, Wash. / Stanwood HS), Jessica Stancliff (Carrollton, Texas / Hebron HS); Alli Wells (Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie HS), Megan Walsh (Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids Senior HS); Gabby White (Lewisville, Texas / Flower Mound HS).

SINGLE-MATCH TICKETS ON SALE
UTA Volleyball single-match tickets are now on sale for the 2019 season. Single-match tickets are general admission and are $6 for fans over the age of three, while children two and under get in free.

Fans can purchase their 2019 single-match tickets in person at the College Park Center Box Office or online by visiting UTATickets.com. For more information regarding single-match tickets, please contact the UTA Box Office at boxoffice@uta.edu or 817-272-9595.

Group tickets are $3 each for groups of 10 or larger. For more information regarding group tickets and group packages contact Assistant Director of Marketing & Outbound Sales Jeremy Malnes at jeremy.malnes@uta.edu or 817-272-9607.

Military, UTA faculty and staff and UTA students receive free admission to all home, regular season matches.

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