STATESBORO, Ga. – The UT Arlington volleyball team bounced back on Sunday, improving to 7-14 on the season with a sweep of Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The Mavericks now move to 9-0 all-time against the Eagles.
 
The Mavericks were led by Briana Brown and Brianna Ford, each finishing with 11 kills.  Brown ended the match with a season-high .611 kill percentage. Mollie Blank paced the match with 22 assists, while Kylee Kapp added 16 assists.
 
Alli Wells finished with a team-high 15 digs.  Blank added 10 digs to finish with a double-double, while Brooke Townsend finished with 11 digs. Kainah Williams and Brianna Ford led the Mavericks at the net, finishing with three block each.

SET 1 | UTA 25, GS 18 | UTA LEADS 1-0
The Mavericks opened an 8-4 lead over the Eagles to start the match, never trailing. The Eagles cut the lead to one at 10-9, but a 7-2 run put the Mavericks up 17-11 late in the set and forced a Ga. Southern timeout. GS held a 4-0 run to cut into the deficit, but a timely timeout by UTA ended the momentum and allowed UTA to finish the set.

SET 2 | UTA 25, GS 20 | UTA LEADS 2-0
The second set was toe-to-toe for much of the set, with neither team able to gain any ground until late.  With the match tied at 17, the Mavericks used a 4-1 run to take the largest lead of the set.  A timeout from the Eagles was unable to slow down the Mavericks as UTA finished strong, ending the set with a block from Kainah Williams and Mollie Blank.

SET 3 | UTA 25, GS 17 | UTA WINS 3-0
Midway through the set, the Mavericks led 9-8, but a kill from Nya Blair started a 4-0 run to give the Mavericks a four-point lead and forced a Georgia Southern timeout.  The Mavericks increased their lead to as many as seven at 20-13 forcing another Eagle timeout. The timeout was all-for-not as the Mavs powered to the end of the set, winning by eight.

UP NEXT
UTA will return to College Park Center for their final two home matches of the year, taking on Arkansas State (Nov. 5) and Little Rock (Nov. 6) next weekend.

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