UT Arlington Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 11
Mavs Volleyball Hosts Sam Houston State Thursday
November 4, 2009
ARLINGTON, Texas –
FIRST SERVE
UT Arlington and Sam Houston State enter Thursday’s match heading in opposite directions with the Mavericks on a three-match losing streak and Sam Houston State riding an 11-match win streak. UTA finishes it home schedule this week with its match against the Bearkats on Thursday and their home finale against Lamar on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Thursday marks the 63rd all-time meeting between UT Arlington and Sam Houston State with UTA holding a 45-17 lead in the series. The Mavericks own a 19-3 advantage in matches played in Arlington, which includes winning 12 of the last 13 matchups at Texas Hall dating back to 1995. The Bearkats have won three in a row over the Mavs. Sam Houston State won the first match this season in four sets in Huntsville and swept the series last year. Despite the Bearkats recent success, the Mavericks have won 14 of the last 19 meetings.
First Serve: ____________ 7 p.m.
All-Time Series_ UTA leads, 45-17
Last Meeting SHSU defeated UTA, 3-1
Huntsville, Texas (10/3/09)
Arena________ Texas Hall (3,600)
Live Stats____ www.utamavs.com
Press Row (817) 272-3795
UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS
Overall Record: 9-15
Conference Record: 5-7
Home Record: 7-4
Away Record: 0-9
Neutral Record: 2-2
Last 5/Last 10: 2-3/3-7
Streak: Lost 3
AVCA Ranking: N/A
Website: www.utamavs.com
Head Coach: Diane Seymour
Career Record: 90-87 (6th year)
Record at UTA: 90-87 (6th year)
SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS
Overall Record: 19-10
Conference Record: 11-1
Home Record: 15-2
Away Record: 4-4
Neutral Record: 0-4
Last 5/Last 10: 5-0/10-0
Streak: Won 11
AVCA Ranking: N/A
Website: www.gobearkats.com
Head Coach: Brenda Gray
Career Record: 542-380 (26th year)
Record at SHSU: 542-380 (26th year)
TAKING A LOOK BACK
The Mavericks lost their first home conference match of the season on Tuesday in three sets against Texas State. More went into the match than what meets the eye, as UTA and Texas State combined scored 80 points (41-39) in the second set which marked school records for both programs. The Mavericks had five set points and the Bobcats had a total of nine set points before putting away a kill for the set’s final point. Tara Frantz led the way for UTA with 15 kills and Eld-hah Kaswatuka put up career-highs with nine kills and nine digs.
ON THE HORIZON - SENIOR NIGHT
UT Arlington plays its final home match of the season on Saturday, Nov. 7, taking on Lamar for a 4 p.m. first serve at Texas Hall. The Mavericks will recognize Teena Sobczak - UTA’s only senior - prior to the match, who will play her final match at Texas Hall. Sobczak is a four-year letterwinner for the Mavs and has played in 114 matches and 396 sets entering Thursday.
UTA TIED FOR FOURTH IN THE WEST; TIED FOR SEVENTH BEST RECORD IN SLC
The race for the postseason continues as UTA is currently tied with UTSA for the seventh best record in the SLC. If the playoffs started today, UT Arlington and UTSA would be tied for the sixth seed, as both programs own a 5-7 league record. UTA is just behind McNeese State (5-6) and has Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana on their heels with a 4-8 SLC mark.
UT ARLINGTON VOLLEYBALL HISTORY - MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SINGLE SET
Entering the night, the most points ever scored in a set in a UT Arlington volleyball match was 72, that record was demolished Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a record-setting 80 points scored in the second set between UT Arlington and Texas State with the Bobcats winning the frame 41-39. The previous record was in a match at Huntsville where Sam Houston State defeated the Mavs 37-35 in the fourth set of a Bearkats victory on Oct. 5, 2004. Nine times the Mavericks have had either 66 points or 68 points scored in a set. It is believed that the SLC record is 82 points in a set with Northwestern State defeating Lamar, 42-40, on Sept. 23, 2006 in Beaumont. Earlier this season on Friday, Oct. 23, Manhattan defeated Rider in a set that included 88 points (45-43), which is an NCAA all-time record.
UTA History - Most Points Scored in a Set
Pts Date Teams Result
80 11/3/09 Texas State (41) @ UTA (39) UTA lost in 3
72 10/5/04 UTA (35) @ Sam Houston State (37) UTA lost in 4
70 9/23/06 Texas State (34) @ UTA (36) UTA won in 4
68 9/9/05 Iowa (35) @ UTA (33) UTA lost in 4
68 10/15/04 Texas State (35) @ UTA (33) UTA lost in 5
68 10/25/03 UTA (35) @ McNeese State (33) UTA won in 4
68 11/1/03 UTA (35) @ Nicholls (33) UTA lost in 5
66 9/7/07 UTA (34) vs. Georgia State (32) UTA won in 3
66 10/28/05 UTA (32) @ Sam Houston St. (34) UTA lost in 4 sets
66 9/24/04 UTA (34) @ McNeese State (32) UTA lost in 4
66 10/19/02 UTA (34) at Louisiana-Monroe UTA won in 3
66 11/16/02 UTA (34) @ Lamar (32) UTA lost in 5
MAVS’ HOME WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT FIVE
UT Arlington started the season with a five-match home winning streak in SLC matches. That streak came to an end in a three-set loss against Texas State on Tuesday night. The Mavericks started 7-0 at home in SLC competition in 2006.
SOBCZAK NEARS 14TH PLACE ON ALL-TIME DIGS LIST
Senior Teena Sobczak needs only three digs to move into 14th place on the all-time digs list at UT Arlington. Sobczak, who is averaging 2.99 digs per set in her career, led all players on Tuesday night with 15 digs and now has 1,183 for her career. Former Maverick Kisha Tucker (1,185 - 1997-2000) currently sits in 14th place. Last season Sobczak became the 16th member of the UTA career 1,000-dig club.
KASWATUKA HELPING THE CAUSE
UT Arlington sophomore Eld-hah Kaswatuka recorded a career-high nine kills and nine digs against Texas State. She entered the match during the first set and finished third on the team in kills and digs. Kaswatuka is averaging 1.37 kills per set and has a .195 hitting percentage.
FIVE-SET SUCCESS
UTA improved to 3-1 this season in five-set matches with a victory over Nicholls. The Mavericks are now 17-6 in five-set matches since 2006. UT Arlington is 21-11 during the Diane Seymour head coaching era, which began in 2004.
5-SET RESULTS (since 2004)
Years 5-Set Record
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MAVS SET SCHOOL RECORD WITH ONE ATTACK ERROR - 4TH TIME IN NCAA HISTORY
UT Arlington made school history on Wednesday night committing just one attack error in a three-set victory over Northwestern State. It is also a Southland Conference record and is the only one-attack error match this season in the NCAA. The previous school record was three attack errors, set by the 1985 Mavericks in a three-set win over North Texas (Sept. 25, 1985). In addition, it is only the fourth time in NCAA history that a team has had only one attack error in a match.
FEWEST ATTACK ERRORS IN A MATCH - NCAA HISTORY
Date Team vs. Opponent
10/14/09 UT Arlington vs. Northwestern State
11/3/99 Fairfield vs. Iona
12/3/98 Long Beach State vs. Southern .615 (25-1-39)
10/10/86 Oregon vs. Fresno State .661 (40-1-59)
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