ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington volleyball team will look to continue their winning ways and extend their two-match winning streak this weekend as they host App State and Coastal Carolina in the College Park Center.
UTA NOTES
- For a third time this season and second time in October, Alli Wells has been named SBC Defensive Player of the Week. The sophomore libero averaged 6.25 digs per set last week and picked up her first career double-double with her 28 dig/10 assist performance against Little Rock.
- Brooke Townsend enters this weekend with 983 career kills, just 17 shy of becoming the 19th Maverick to enter the 1,000 kill club. She is currently averaging 2.63 kills per set.
- Not missing a beat from last year, Alli Wells picked right where she left off. The sophomore ranks 16th in the nation with 5.25 digs per set and 33rd in total digs (352)
- Alli Wells hasn't just been a force on defense this year, the CoVID sophomore sits at 992 career digs - just 8 away from becoming the 22nd member of the 1,000 dig club.
- Monica LaFleur is putting together one of the more impressive freshman seasons in Maverick history. Through 17 matches, she is hitting .271 - good for the 7th best hitting percentage by a freshman in program history.
- After not winning on the road all season, the Mavericks went to Arkansas and swept the Arkansas schools for just the second time in program history - defeating A-State and Little both by a score of 3-1.
- UTA has been limiting their errors when attacking. They have the fourth fewest attacking errors in the Sun Belt.
NEW FACES
- The Mavericks have 11 freshmen on their team - only three of which are first year players due to COVID-19 eligibility - defensive specialist Kaylen Beaty (Fort Worth, Texas; Boswell HS), outside hitter Lauren Staruch (Lake Orion, Mich.; Lake Orion HS), and middle blocker Monica LaFleur (Hartland, Wisc.; Arrowhead HS).
- Wenger brought in three transfers in the offseason – junior outside hitter Nya Blair (Grand Prairie, Texas; San Diego State), sophomore defensive specialist Emily Larson (Nashotah, Wisc.; UW-Green Bay), and graduate senior middle blocker Kainah Williams (Spring Branch, Texas; Liberty).
SERIES HISTORY - APP STATE
- This is the 12th meeting between UTA and App State - first meeting in 2013. The Mavs own a 7-4 record overall and are 3-0 in the College Park Center.
SERIES HISTORY -COASTAL CAROLINA
- This is just the sixth meeting between Coastal and UTA with the Chants owning a 2-3 record. The series is tied a 1-1 in the College Park Center.
UP NEXT
- The Mavericks will travel to Georgia to take on Georgia State (Friday, Oct. 29) and Georgia Southern (Sunday, Oct. 31)
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