ARLINGTON, TEXAS - The Western Athletic Conference regular season champion UT Arlington volleyball team (26-2, 16-0 WAC) face off against the eight-seeded Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-17, 5-11 WAC) in the first round of the WAC volleyball tournament at the College Park Center.
MATCH NOTES
- The Mavs finished the regular season at 26-2, including 17 sweeps, for their first undefeated conference season since 1992. Additionally, the Mavs are on a seventeen-game win streak.
- Paige Reagor holds a hitting percentage of .415 which not only leads the Western Athletic Conference, but also ranks 12th in the nation.
- Brianna Ford continues to lead the conference in kills per set with a mark of 4.39, which also ranks 27th in the NCAA. Ford also leads the conference in points per set with a 5.24 clip, which ranks her 14th in the nation. Ford, who has 421 kills so far this season, is currently third all-time in program history with 1,706 kills, and is 23 kills away from being tied with Ana de Oliveira for the second most in UT Arlington history, and 81 kills from the most all-time.
- Mollie Blank ranks first in the conference in assists per set with a strong mark of 10.67, which also ranks 21st in the country. Blank currently ranks eighth in the program record book with 3,408 assists throughout her career.
- As a team, the Mavericks lead the conference in hitting percentage (.279), assists per set (12.81), kills per set (13.85) and have held teams to a .155 hitting percentage.
- The Mavericks are one of five teams in the country with at least 26 wins. Additionally, the Mavs hold the 6th highest winning percentage in the nation with a.929 mark.
- Samantha Glenn has put together 377 digs throughout the season for a mark of 3.85 digs per set, which ranks her sixth in the conference.
LIVE COVERAGE
No. 1 UTA vs No. 8 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (7:00 p.m. CT)
College Park Center
ESPN Broadcast
Live Stats
NEXT UP
The winner of the matchup will face off against the winner of the No. 4 Utah Tech Trailblazers vs No. 5 California Baptist Lancers on Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m.
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