{"id":444686,"date":"2026-09-23T02:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444686\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T02:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:42:38","slug":"uta-drops-four-set-match-to-tarleton-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444686\/","title":{"rendered":"UTA Drops Four-Set Match to Tarleton State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 UT Arlington lost to Tarleton State, 3-1 on Tuesday, falling 15-25, 25-23, 16-25, 22-25 at Wisdom Gym. UTA drops to a 6-7 overall record and 0-1 in UAC play.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHOW IT HAPPENED<br \/>\nTarleton State scored the first seven points of the opening set behind kills from Onita Davis, Alyssa Dinh and Madison Natori Rice-Locket before <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/evyn-snook\/14840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14840\" target=\"_blank\">Evyn Snook<\/a> put UTA on the board with a kill. The home side pushed the lead to 12-2, and although Snook and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/mazi-smith\/14938\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14938\" target=\"_blank\">Mazi Smith<\/a> supplied kills for UTA through the middle of the set, Tarleton St. kept the margin at 19-8. UTA answered with four straight points, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/hana-aiana\/14834\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14834\" target=\"_blank\">Hana Aiana<\/a> kill, an <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/emilee-sikora\/14939\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14939\" target=\"_blank\">Emilee Sikora<\/a> kill and blocks involving <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/camryn-mcminn\/14841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14841\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn McMinn<\/a> and Aiana to get within 19-12, but TSU reached 24-14 on kills by Breannah Peterson and Natori Rice-Locket before closing the set 25-15.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter the teams traded early points, Tarleton State ran off five straight to move ahead 8-3, with Leddy Rae Guinn serving two aces during that stretch. The Mavericks worked back to 9-8 behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/camryn-mcminn\/14841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14841\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn McMinn<\/a> kill, <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/hana-aiana\/14834\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14834\" target=\"_blank\">Hana Aiana<\/a> ace and a block by McMinn and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/dixie-nessl\/14942\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14942\" target=\"_blank\">Dixie Nessl<\/a>, then erased a 12-10 deficit with <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/evyn-snook\/14840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14840\" target=\"_blank\">Evyn Snook&#8217;s<\/a> kill and a block by Sikora and Nessl before moving in front 13-12. That was part of a seven-of-eight stretch that also included a Sikora kill, a Smith kill and consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/samantha-glenn\/14842\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14842\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Glenn<\/a> aces to build a 17-13 lead, and Snook later put UTA ahead 23-19 with another kill. The Texans closed to 23-22 and again to 24-23 after Snook put UTA at set point, but a Texans&#8217; service error ended the set 25-23 for the Mavericks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter Sikora&#8217;s opening kill gave UTA the first point, Tarleton State answered with seven straight points behind Alyssa Dinh&#8217;s offense and blocks involving Dinh and Breannah Peterson to move ahead 8-1. UTA later put together a four-point stretch from 14-5 to 14-9, getting kills from Smith and Sikora before a service ace during <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/evyn-snook\/14840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14840\" target=\"_blank\">Evyn Snook&#8217;s<\/a> turn at the line. Tarleton State kept the margin in place with kills from Dinh, LaNeah Lara and Madison Frank, then pushed from 20-14 to 23-14 with a Frank kill and a block by Frank and Madison Natori Rice-Locket. After Snook&#8217;s kill held off one set point at 24-16, Natori Rice-Locket and Dinh combined on the closing block to give the Texans the set, 25-16.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter TSU built a 5-2 lead, <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/camryn-mcminn\/14841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14841\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn McMinn<\/a> put down a kill and served consecutive aces to pull UT Arlington even at 5-5. Tarleton St. moved back ahead 11-9, but a service error, <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/samantha-glenn\/14842\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14842\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Glenn&#8217;s<\/a> ace, a block by McMinn and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/hana-aiana\/14834\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14834\" target=\"_blank\">Hana Aiana<\/a> and another Glenn ace pushed UT Arlington in front 13-11 before Smith&#8217;s kill made it 14-12. The set stayed level through ties at 14-14, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19 and 20-20, with UT Arlington going back in front on kills from McMinn and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/evyn-snook\/14840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14840\" target=\"_blank\">Evyn Snook<\/a> during that stretch. Tarleton St. took four of five points to move ahead 24-21, and after a Texans&#8217; attack error kept UT Arlington in the set, an attack error from UTA closed Tarleton State&#8217;s 25-22 set win.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGame Notes<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/mazi-smith\/14938\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14938\" target=\"_blank\">Mazi Smith<\/a> led the Mavericks with 14 kills on 30 attacks and added 14 points.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/evyn-snook\/14840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14840\" target=\"_blank\">Evyn Snook<\/a> tallied 11 kills on a team-high 34 attacks.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/camryn-mcminn\/14841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14841\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn McMinn<\/a> recorded 33 attacks, four blocks and 13.5 points.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/erica-dellesky\/14846\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14846\" target=\"_blank\">Erica Dellesky<\/a> dished out a team-high 19 assists and added 12 digs.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/samantha-glenn\/14842\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14842\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Glenn<\/a> contributed 15 digs and six assists.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/dixie-nessl\/14942\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14942\" target=\"_blank\">Dixie Nessl<\/a> hit a team-best .500 and added two blocks.&#13;<br \/>\n\tUTA recorded our blocks from McMinn, with Nessl and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/hana-aiana\/14834\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14834\" target=\"_blank\">Hana Aiana<\/a> each adding two.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nUP NEXT<br \/>\nUTA returns to the College Park Center on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. CT. for its first conference opponent at home, West Georgia.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;#BuckEm&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nFOLLOW THE MAVS<br \/>\nFor the latest news on\u00a0UTA\u00a0Volleyball, log on to\u00a0UTAMavs.com\u00a0or stay connected to the Mavs on social media. 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