Mavericks Fall Short Against Abilene Christian, 3-1

Thursday, October 8

Abilene, TX

6 PM CT

University of Texas Arlington

7-10,1-4UAC

Abilene Christian

12-5,4-1UAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UT Arlington	26	27	26	22	1
Abilene Christian	28	25	28	25	3

10/8/2026 8:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Kensley Walters

ABILENE, Texas — UT Arlington fell to Abilene Christian (26-28, 27-25, 26-28, 22-25) on Thursday night at Moody Coliseum. The Mavericks won the second set 27-25 but dropped the other sets 26-28, 26-28 and 22-25.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After Dixie Nessl opened the set with a kill, the Mavericks stayed even through the early exchanges, with Evyn Snook's ace tying it at 6-6 and the teams later reaching 9-9. ACU moved ahead 18-13 behind a stretch that included an Aubrey Beaver kill, a Beaver block and UTA attack errors, but Nessl and Camryn McMinn kills helped the Mavericks remain within 22-20. McMinn's kill and back-to-back ACU attack errors brought the Mavs level at 23-23, and McMinn added kills to answer set points at 24-23 and 25-24 before Snook tied it again at 26-26. ACU closed the set with consecutive Hannah Gonzalez kills to take the opener 28-26.

UTA built an early 7-3 lead behind kills from Nessl, Evyn Snook and Hana Aiana, along with consecutive ACU attack errors. The Mavericks were still ahead 19-14 after Nessl and Erica Dellesky combined on a block, but the Wildcats scored seven straight points, including two Hadlee Welch kills and two blocks involving Welch, to move in front 21-19. After an ACU service error and an Aubrey Beaver kill, Mazi Smith's kill and two Wildcat attack errors put the Mavericks back ahead 23-22. The teams traded points to 25-25, with Snook answering ACU's 25-24 lead, before the Mavericks closed the set 27-25 on a block by Hana Aiana and Dellesky and Snook's final kill.

Samantha Glenn's serve helped the Mavericks turn a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 lead, with Mazi Smith and Hana Aiana combining on a block during the four-point run. ACU worked back to 9-9, but the Mavericks answered with four straight points, including two blocks and an Evyn Snook kill, to move ahead 13-9. The set tightened again as the Wildcats pulled within 18-17, before the Mavericks pushed back to 23-20 on kills by Snook and Hana Aiana. Camryn McMinn kills gave the Mavericks set points at 24-22, 25-24 and 26-25, but ACU answered each time and closed the set with kills by Izabelle Larson and Hannah Gonzalez for a 28-26 win.

The Mavericks led 5-3 after Evyn Snook kills and an ACU attack error, but ACU answered with six straight points, using kills by Aubrey Beaver and Hannah Gonzalez to move ahead 9-5. UTA stayed within reach as Snook continued to terminate swings and Camryn McMinn added kills, but the Wildcats pushed the margin to 21-17. Snook delivered consecutive kills and a bad set by Rachel Koss brought the Mavericks within 21-20, but ACU scored four of the final six points and closed the set 25-22 on a block by Gonzalez and Koss.

Game Notes

Evyn Snook led the match with 24 kills, 62 attacks and 26.5 points.
Erica Dellesky ranked second in the match with 56 assists.
Freshman middle blocker Dixie Nessl led all players with six blocks.

UP NEXT
UTA continues conference play on the road, as they take on Little Rock at Jack Stephens Center on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. CT.

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