ARLINGTON, TEXAS --- The UT Arlington volleyball team (13-5, 2-3 WAC) will host California Baptist (10-6, 3-2 WAC) on Saturday at noon inside the College Park Center.
It will be the second-ever meeting between the two programs as the Lancers produced a four-set win in Arlington last year. On Saturday, both teams will look to bounce back from a Thursday loss as the Mavs fell at home to Grand Canyon while CBU fell to SFA on the road.
For UTA fans, it will be camper reunion day with a poster giveaway, and there will be a post-match autograph session with the team.
WELLS INCHES CLOSER TO HISTORY
Graduate libero
Alli Wells continued her climb toward the program's all-time digs record on Thursday as she produced a match-high 21 digs against Grand Canyon. In doing so, she became the third player to reach the 1,900 milestone, which she sits at exactly, while surpassing Amber Pack (1,887, 1999-02) for third on the program's all-time list. The only two ahead of her now are Alicia Shaffer (2,033, 2008-11) and Ashley Smith (1,921, 2003-06).
THE TERMINATOR
Brianna Ford, who was honored on Thursday with a pre-match ceremony for reaching 1,000 career kills, has pushed her all-time total to 1,038 following a team-high 15 along with 11 digs on Thursday against GCU. It was her team-best seventh double-double of the season, and it was also her seventh match with at least 15 terminations this year. On top of that, it was her 60th career outing with double-digit kills. In terms of the program's all-time list, she is 10 terminations shy of moving past Jackie Bennett (1,047, 1985-88) for 18th place.
WAC STANDINGS
California Baptist currently sits in a tie with Abilene Christian for fourth place in the conference standings entering Saturday's action, while the Mavs are tied with Tarleton and Utah Tech for sixth.
WAC LEADERS
The Mavs currently have five players who rank among the WAC's statistical leaders.
- Brianna Ford's 3.78 kills per set ranks second in the conference behind GCU's Tatum Parrott (4.44/set). She also checks in second in points per set (4.46) behind Parrott (5.53).
- Alli Wells ranks third in digs per set (4.25).
- Mollie Blank checks in fifth among all players in assists per set (8.79).
- Paige Reagor (1.13) and Kortney Puckett (0.98) rank sixth and eighth, respectively, in blocks per set.
50 SEASONS OF UTA VOLLEYBALL
This year marks the 51st season of UT Arlington volleyball dating back to the program's inception in 1973. Over those 50+ seasons, the Mavs have built one of the richest volleyball traditions in NCAA Division I history with a 1,152-687-8 all-time record, which puts them 16th nationally in all-time wins.
Meanwhile, UTA has compiled 16 national tournament appearances in either the NCAA or AIAW, including a Final Four appearance in 1989, and captured 22 combined regular season and tournament conference championships.
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