ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington volleyball team (3-12, 1-5 Sun Belt) lost in straight sets to Texas State on Saturday night in the College Park Center 21-25, 18-25, 23-25.
 
Three Mavericks tied for a team-high seven kills – Brooke Townsend, Briana Ford, and Devon Martinka. Mollie Blank finished with 17 assists, while Kylee Kapp added 11.  Alli Wells had a team-high 12 digs, while Kainah Williams (3 blocks) and Briana Brown (2 blocks) had multi-block performances.

SET 1 | UTA 21, TXST 25 | TXST LEADS 1-0
Texas State jumped out to an early 7-4 lead, but the Mavericks battled back tying the set at 13 with a kill from Briana Brown. The Bobcats went on a 6-1 run after the kill to take a commanding 19-14 lead late in the set. The Maverick cut the lead to two following a Bobcat service error, but the lead was too much to overcome as Texas State won three of the final four points.

SET 2 | UTA 18, TXST 25 | TXST LEADS 2-0
The Bobcats continued their momentum into set three, winning the first five points and taking a 10-3 lead early on. The Mavs cut the lead to three with a Martinka kill, but the Bobcats used a series of runs to open the set back up, winning 25-18.

SET 3 | UTA 23, TXST 25 | TXST WINS 3-0
The Mavericks took their first lead in the third set with a kill from Briana Brown to open the set. The led 7-5 following a Townsend kill, but the Bobcats evened it up with a kill from Janell Fitzgerald at 10-10. Still tied at 13, the Bobcats used a 4-0 run to take a 17-13 lead and force a Maverick timeout. UTA battled back, cutting the lead to just one point at 24-23, but a well-timed Bobcat timeout ended the momentum as Texas State took the final point and the match.

UP NEXT
The Mavericks will travel to Arkansas to take on Arkansas State (Oct. 14) and Little Rock (Oct. 16).

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