THE BASICS
Score: ULM 0, UTA 3
(10-25, 9-25, 15-25)
Records:ULM (8-20, 2-8 SBC)
UT Arlington (12-14, 6-5 SBC)
Location: Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas - The ULM volleyball team fell to UT Arlington in three sets Friday night in the first of back-to-back weekend matches in the Lonestar state.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Warhawks started things off with a three-point run, but UTA answered back with a quick four points of their own. The teams stayed close until the Mavericks went on a nine-point run that would set them up take the first set.
-UTA took control of set two with an early six-point run. The Mavericks held that lead through the entirety of the set only allowing ULM nine points in the set.
-The Warhawks kept things close in set three until a tied score of 14 when the Mavericks went on a six-point run that ULM was unable to recover from before UTA closed out the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-ULM posted its highest total of kills in set three with eight total kills.
-Sarah Woods led the offense with four kills on the night. Hope Pawlik and Catherine Griffith followed right behind with three kills apiece.
-Albany Schaffer led the defensive effort with 13 digs in the loss.
-Tara Jenkins and Presleigh Williams fed the offense with 15 assists combined, notching 10 and five assists respectively.
-The match ended with 12 total tie scores and nine total lead changes. The most contested set was set three with nine tie scores and six lead changes.
FROM COACH HILTZ
About the match: It's one thing to lose when you're fighting hard for every point. Those are the times you can walk away feeling like you improved and got better. It's an entirely different circumstance when there's no fire, no desire and an overall fear of even being out on the court. No matter how well we perform in practice, it doesn't matter if you can't execute and perform at your best on game day. These past few performances have been completely unacceptable. We have to start seeing some change soon. Even a desire to change would be a start.
Looking forward: Texas State is even tougher than UTA. It will take a large turnaround from tonight's performance for us to compete against them tomorrow. I know we are capable. The question is if we are willing.
UP NEXT
-Next up on the slate for the Warhawks is Texas State. ULM make the short drive to San Marcos to take on the Bobcats Saturday night.
