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Wells
Sharon Ellman
0
App State APP 7-14,3-6 Sun Belt
3
Winner UT Arlington UTA 6-12,4-5 Sun Belt
App State APP
7-14,3-6 Sun Belt
0
Final
3
UT Arlington UTA
6-12,4-5 Sun Belt
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
App State APP 23 20 19 (0)
UT Arlington UTA 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ian Applegate (@Ian_Applegate)

Mavericks Sweep Mountaineers as Wells Picks Up 1,000th Career Dig

Alli Wells becomes the 22nd Maverick to reach 1,000 career digs

ARLINGTON, Texas – Alli Wells picked up her 1,000th career dig as the UT Arlington volleyball team won its third straight match, sweeping App State 25-23, 25-20, 25-19.
 
Wells finished the night with a game-high 13 digs as she became the 22nd member of the 1,000-career dig club. 
 
Monica LaFleur (3), Brianna Ford (3), Kainah Williams (2) and Briana Brown (2) each had an impact at the net, finishing with multi-block performances.
 
Brooke Townsend led the Mavericks with 12 kills on the night, hitting at a .476 clip in the match. Brianna Brown and Monica LaFleur each added seven kills. Mollie Blank (16 assists) and Kylee Kapp (14 assists) paced the match for the Mavericks.

SET 1 | UTA 25, APP 23 | UTA LEADS 1-0
Trailing 10-7 in the early-going of the set, a kill from Brown sparked a 5-0 run to give the Mavericks a lead 12-10 lead.  The Mavericks led by as many as four (19-15) before the Mountaineers battled back and took a 23-22 lead following a 8-2 run.  Following a timeout, the Mavericks won the final three points thanks to kills from Ford and Townsend to take the set.

SET 2 | UTA 25, APP 20 | UTA LEADS 2-0
After falling behind 2-0, the Mavericks scored five straight to take a lead that they would not give back.  UTA led by as many as nine points (19-10) following a block assist by Ford and LaFleur. App State attempted to battle back, cutting the lead to four points (19-15), but the Mavericks answered to keep them at bay, holding on to win 25-20.

SET 3 | UTA 25, APP 19 | UTA WINS 3-0
UTA used a 9-1 run early in the set to take a commanding 11-5 lead. The teams battled for the remainder of the set, but the Mavericks kept their distance and picked up the third set win to complete the sweep over App State.

UP NEXT
The Mavericks will be back in action tomorrow at 6 p.m. when they host Coastal Carolina in the College Park Center.

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