DENTON, TX --The UT Arlington volleyball team showed remarkable fortitude in a five set win over the Northwestern State Lady Demons Friday at North Texas Volleyball Center.
The out-of-conference win improved the Mavericks' overall record to 7-0 on the season.
The Mavericks attack was paced by Evyn Snook, who finished with 14 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .333, and by Sophia Krichev, who had 11 while hitting .304. got 12 digs from Samantha Glenn to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
» Evyn Snook had a match-high four aces in the win.
» UT Arlington served up five aces on the way to a first-set victory.
» Evyn Snook had a team-high 14 kills for UT Arlington.
» UT Arlington got a team-high 12 digs from Samantha Glenn.
» UT Arlington attackers were helped by a match-high 38 assists from Mira Ledermueller.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Mavericks took control of the set-one lead at 4-3 and never looked back to win 25-15. UT Arlington led by 12 points at 21-9 before closing out the set. UT Arlington also supplemented their offense with five aces in the opening set.
SET 2 | UT Arlington dropped set two 25-19 to even the match 1-1. The Mavericks fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | UT Arlington put the second-set loss behind and took a 2-1 match lead with a victory in set three. The Mavericks won the set 25-17 helped by a strong showing on the attacking end. UT Arlington put together a .357 attack percentage with 14 kills in the set win. The Mavericks ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza. The UT Arlington offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
SET 4 | UT Arlington couldn't finish off a four-set win as the Lady Demons forced a fifth set with a 25-21 victory. The Mavericks trailed by as many as six points as Northwestern State grabbed the advantage for good at 11-10 and UT Arlington was never able to recover in a set that was tied up eight times before the Lady Demons took over the lead.
SET 5 | UT Arlington and Northwestern State went back and forth all game, trading set wins until the Mavericks took set five 15-13 and the match. The Mavericks grabbed control of the set-five lead at 3-2 and held it the rest of the way. UT Arlington led by as many as five points at 13-8 before closing out the set, totaling 10 kills along the way.
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