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\n vs.\u00a0North Texas
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<\/p>\n ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 UT Arlington lost to Sam Houston 3-2 on Saturday at College Park Center, falling 25-18, 24-26, 23-25, 25-15, 15-11. The Mavericks rallied from two-point deficits to take the second and third sets, but the push was not enough to overcome Sam Houston.
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\nSenior Samantha Glenn<\/a> recorded her 1,000th career dig during tonight’s game.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nThe opening set stayed level through 8-8, with Sophia Krichev<\/a> and Evyn Snook<\/a> providing early kills before Emilee Sikora’s<\/a> third kill brought the Mavericks even again. Sam Houston moved back in front 11-9 on a Chelsea Butler kill, but an attack error by Rachelle Reed, a block by Hana Aiana<\/a> and Karisa Martin<\/a>, and another Sam Houston attack error gave the Mavericks a 12-11 lead. After Sam Houston went ahead 14-12, kills by Evyn Snook<\/a>, Sikora and Martin pushed the Mavericks in front 15-14, but Sam Houston answered with five straight points, including two Rachelle Reed kills and a Chloe Monson ace, to lead 19-15. The Mavericks got back within 21-18 on a Sam Houston service error, but Bella Wood followed with a kill and later served consecutive aces as Sam Houston closed the set 25-18.
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\nSam Houston opened the second set with the first three points and later led 8-3 after a Chloe Monson service ace. The Mavericks worked back within 11-9 behind a Lucy Tricco<\/a> ace, an Evyn Snook<\/a> kill and a Sam Houston attack error, then erased a 13-11 deficit with kills from Sikora, Snook and Sophia Krichev<\/a> before a Krichev-Tricco block helped put the Mavericks ahead 15-13. The teams traded points through the late stages, with the Mavericks moving ahead 20-18 on consecutive Snook kills before Sam Houston tied it at 21-21 and again at 24-24 on a Bella Wood kill. Snook answered with a kill for a 25-24 lead, and a Chloe Monson attack error closed the Mavericks’ 26-24 set win.
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\nUTA scored the first two points on a Sam Houston attack error and an Evyn Snook<\/a> ace, but Sam Houston answered with five straight points and later built a 12-5 lead. The Mavericks cut into the gap with a four-point stretch to 14-11 that included two Sikora kills, then pulled within 18-16 on kills by Sikora, Tricco and Snook. Sam Houston was still in front 22-19 and 23-21 late, but UTA closed the set with four straight points, tying it on a Sam Houston attack error, reaching set point on a Martin-Sophia Krichev<\/a> block and finishing the 25-23 win on a Samantha Glenn<\/a> service ace.
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\nThe Mavericks scored first on an Evyn Snook<\/a> kill from Erica Dellesky<\/a> and pulled even at 2-2 on a Hana Aiana<\/a> block, but Sam Houston answered with a 7-1 stretch to move ahead 9-3. Tricco, Camryn McMinn<\/a> and Snook had kills as the Mavericks cut into the early margin, getting as close as 12-9 before Bella Wood’s kill and service run helped Sam Houston push the lead to 17-9. The Mavericks got late points on a Sophia Krichev<\/a>–Camryn McMinn<\/a> block and a Tricco kill, but Sam Houston reached set point at 24-14 and finished the set 25-15 on a service error.
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\nSophia Krichev’s<\/a> kill and a block by Tricco and Krichev brought the Mavericks even at 2-2 after Sam Houston took the first two points on attack errors. Sam Houston moved back in front, but Camryn McMinn<\/a> answered with a kill and a service ace to tie the fifth set at 6-6. Sam Houston took the next three points, including kills by Chloe Monson and Bella Wood around a block by Faith Roulston and Rachelle Reed, to go ahead 9-6. The Mavericks stayed within reach on kills by Hana Aiana<\/a>, Evyn Snook<\/a>, Krichev and McMinn, but Annika Brooks had three late kills for Sam Houston, including the final point in a 15-11 set finish.
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\nGAME NOTES<\/p>\n
\n\tEvyn Snook<\/a> accumulated 21 kills, 22 points five digs and one service ace.
\n\tSamantha Glenn<\/a> recorded 24 digs, six assists and one service ace
\n\tSophia Krichev<\/a> posted 10 kills on a .409 hitting percentage, along with seven blocks and 13.5 points
\n\tLucy Tricco<\/a> dished out 23 assists while adding five blocks, six digs and four kills on a .429 hitting percentage.
\n\tEmilee Sikora<\/a> tallied 12 kills and nine digs.
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Mavericks head to Nacogdoches for the SFA Tournament to take on North Texas on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. at the Shelton Gym.
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