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9\/18\/2026 | 11 AM CT<\/p>\n
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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n NACOGDOCHES, Texas \u2014 UT Arlington lost to SFA 3-0 on Saturday at Shelton Gym, falling by set scores of 18-25, 21-25 and 23-25. UTA finished with 43 kills and 43 digs, while SFA hit .308 and recorded four service aces. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nUT Arlington scored the first point of the opening set on a block by Lucy Tricco<\/a> and Sophia Krichev<\/a>, but SFA moved in front 6-3 behind two Kennedy Jones kills and a block by Molly Cravens and Katherine Holtman. Aniston Collins served consecutive aces to push SFA to 9-4, and after the home side reached 11-6, the Mavericks used kills from Sophia Krichev<\/a> and SFA attack errors to close within 11-10. SFA kept the lead from there, and a four-point stretch featuring kills by Kennedy Jones and Jordan Henderson and two UTA attack errors made it 19-13. UTA got late kills from Sophia Krichev<\/a> and Camryn McMinn<\/a> to reach 18-23, but SFA closed the set on Avery Koonsen’s kill and a block by Kennedy Jones and Molly Cravens for a 25-18 finish.
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\nUTA traded points with SFA through a 4-4 start, getting kills from Sophia Krichev<\/a> and Camryn McMinn<\/a> and blocks involving Krichev, McMinn, Hana Aiana<\/a> and Mazi Smith<\/a>. SFA moved in front 10-6 behind kills from Lara Gilardi and Avery Koonsen, but UTA cut it to 13-11 after McMinn’s kill, a Kennedy Jones service error and a Katherine Holtman attack error. After SFA reached 19-15 on a Jones kill and a Maverick setting error, Emilee Sikora’s<\/a> kill and Tricco’s ace brought UTA within 19-17. SFA answered with a Jordan Henderson kill and consecutive Jones aces to go ahead 22-17, then finished the set 25-21 after late UTA points from a Smith-Aiana block, Smith, Evyn Snook<\/a> and an Avery Koonsen attack error.
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\nUTA pushed ahead 10-6 in the third set when Smith recorded kills for 8-6 and 10-6 and joined Sophia Krichev<\/a> on a block in between. SFA answered with four straight points to tie the set at 10-10, and after kills by Smith, Evyn Snook<\/a> and Sikora helped the Mavericks keep the score level through 13-13, SFA moved in front 18-16 on a stretch that included kills by Kennedy Jones, Jordan Henderson and Avery Koonsen. UTA stayed close with kills from Krichev, Camryn McMinn<\/a> and Smith, and an SFA attack error made it 23-22 after Jones had put SFA ahead 23-21. A kill from Katherine Holtman gave SFA set point at 24-22, Snook answered from Camryn McMinn<\/a> to cut it to 24-23, and Henderson’s kill closed the set 25-23 for SFA.
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\nUP NEXT
\nUTA will travel to Lafayette, La. next Friday, Sept. 18, for the Ragin’ Cajuns Classic, UTA will open the tournament with a Friday doubleheader against Jackson State at 11 a.m. and host Louisiana at 6 p.m. The Mavericks will close out the tournament against Mississippi State at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.<\/p>\n
\n–#BuckEm–<\/p>\n
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