FOLEY, Ala. - The UT Arlington volleyball team fell to No. 2 seed (East Division) Troy 3-1 (18-25, 15-25, 25-20, 24-26) on Friday night in the final match of Sun Belt Tournament Pool Play at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.

With the loss, the Mavs finish the 2020 season with an 11-7 overall record.

UTA dropped the first two sets, but flipped a switch to take the third frame. The Mavs led 22-18 late in the fourth set, but the Trojans scored eight of the next 10 points to pick up the 26-24 win and secure the match.

Brianna Ford led the Mavericks with 15 kills (.289 hitting percentage) on the night. She also added 10 digs to record her eighth double-double of her rookie season. Briana Brown finished with 12 kills and hit a match-high .579 on the night.  Simara Peyton chipped in with four kills and seven blocks, Michaela Wright registered four kills and five blocks. Kylee Kapp racked up 21 assists, while Mollie Blank finished with 17 assists and five digs.

Cheyenne Hays led Troy with a match-high 23 kills, while Amara Anderson racked up 53 assists and nine digs.

The Mavericks hit .164 for the match, while the Trojans finished the night with a .238 hitting percentage. UTA recorded more blocks than Troy (14-8), but lost the battle of assists (60-41), aces (7-3) and digs (55-36).

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