ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington volleyball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the National Invitational Volleyball Tournament (NVIC) with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) sweep of Sam Houston State on Friday night at College Park Center.
 
The Mavs (20-13), who picked up their 10th sweep of the season, outhit Sam Houston .298-.151 in the win. UTA also secured the program's first 20-win season since 2014 (25 wins) with the sweep.
 
Kylie Jedlicka paced the Mavs with 13 kills and a .348 hitting percentage. The senior also added six digs and a pair of blocks. Madison Hill chipped in with 10 kills, six digs and five total blocks. Brooke Townsend and Bre Walp added six kills apiece, while Meredith Fisher finished with five kills. 2019 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year Madelyn St. Germain tallied a match-high 12 digs, while setters Jessica Stancliff and Kylee Kapp both registered 16 assists.
 
The Bearkats (19-14) never led in the first, but they were able to fight from being down by as many as four points to tie things up at 18. In response, the Mavs won seven of the next 10 points to win the set.
 
In the second set, the Mavs found themselves in a three-point hole before they got on the board with a kill from Hill. UTA again found itself down three when Sam Houston went up 10-7, but three consecutive Bearkat errors forced the second of 11 ties in the set. UTA didn't pull away until Kylie Jedlicka broke a 22-22 tie to give the Mavs a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
 
The teams were again locked in a tie halfway through the third set, but UTA went on a 5-0 run to take the lead for good and went on to take the third set and complete the sweep.
 
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The Mavs will travel to South Dakota for their quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Dec. 10. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
 
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