Mavericks Fall to Central Arkansas in Five-Set UAC Match, 3-2 - University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Thursday, November 5

Conway, AR

6 PM CT

University of Texas Arlington

11-14,5-8UAC

Central Arkansas

9-14,9-4UAC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
UT Arlington	26	21	25	18	9	2
Central Ark.	24	25	19	25	15	3

11/5/2026 9:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

CONWAY, Ark. – UT Arlington (11-14, 5-8 UAC) fell to Central Arkansas in five sets Thursday. The Mavericks won the opening and third sets before dropping the final two, finishing with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-19, 18-25 and 9-15.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Mavericks overcame an early 11-5 deficit in the opening set, using kills from Camryn McMinn, Evyn Snook and Karisa Martin to work back into contention. Hana Aiana's kill tied the set at 16-16 before Snook put UTA ahead 17-16. Central Arkansas regained the lead and reached set point at 24-22, but consecutive Aiana kills brought the Mavericks even. A Central Arkansas attack error gave UTA a 25-24 advantage, and Aiana delivered another kill to complete the comeback, 26-24.

Central Arkansas opened the second set with a 5-1 lead before UTA rallied behind Snook and McMinn. Martin's kill tied the score at 9-9, and the Mavericks later moved ahead 15-14 on a block by Dixie Nessl and McMinn. The Sugar Bears answered with four straight points, but UTA pulled even at 19-19 after consecutive blocks involving Nessl. Central Arkansas scored six of the final eight points, closing the set on a Tatelyn Brandsma kill for a 25-21 decision.

UTA took control early in the third set, with Aiana supplying four kills as the Mavericks built an 8-5 lead. McMinn added two kills around a Lucy Tricco service ace to extend the advantage to 11-6. A four-point stretch that included kills from Snook and Nessl pushed the margin to 15-7. Central Arkansas later cut the deficit to 19-16, but Snook answered with a kill, and the Mavericks pulled away with help from a Samantha Glenn ace and a Martin kill. A Sugar Bears attack error finished the 25-19 set win.

The Sugar Bears responded by building an 11-5 advantage in the fourth set and extending their lead to 19-10. Snook contributed two kills and an ace during UTA's effort to close the gap, while Aiana's service ace brought the Mavericks within 20-16.

Central Arkansas scored five of the final seven points, with McKinzee Haas delivering the final kill to force a fifth set, 25-18.

Central Arkansas broke a 1-1 tie with five consecutive points in the deciding set, including three kills from Nicole Sargent. UTA cut the deficit to 6-4 on an Aiana kill, a Sugar Bears attack error and a Snook kill, but Central Arkansas answered with three straight points. A block by McMinn and Aiana and another Snook kill brought the Mavericks within 9-7. The Sugar Bears maintained their advantage, and Ella Chaney's kill closed the match with a 15-9 fifth-set win.

GAME NOTES

Snook led all players with 23 kills, added 16 digs for a double-double and paced the Mavericks with 24.5 points.
Aiana recorded 18 kills without an attack error on 26 attempts, hitting .692.
Martin and McMinn each finished with nine kills.
Tricco registered a double-double with 44 assists and 19 digs.
McMinn matched Tricco with a team-high 19 digs, while Glenn added 18.
Nessl led UTA with five block assists and added four kills without an attack error.
The Mavericks finished with 64 kills, 92 digs and 14 block assists.

UP NEXT
UTA returns home to face Abilene Christian on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11:30 a.m. CT at College Park Center.

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