{"id":458877,"date":"2026-10-07T08:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458877\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:21:22","slug":"sikora-shines-reaching-500-career-points-despite-loss-to-eku-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458877\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikora Shines Reaching 500-Career Points Despite Loss to EKU"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 UT Arlington lost to Eastern Kentucky 3-0 (18-25, 22-25, 18-25) on Saturday at College Park Center. UTA was held to a .115 hitting percentage while the Colonels hit .188 with 14 total blocks.
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\nEmilee Sikora<\/a> reached the 500-career point milestone in this afternoon’s match, marking a significant accomplishment for the sophomore transfer.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nUTA got on the board with a Megan Dougherty<\/a> kill and added early kills from Emilee Sikora<\/a> and Evyn Snook<\/a>, but Eastern Kentucky built a 9-4 lead with Emma Closurdo contributing three kills and a block assist. After an Evyn Snook<\/a> kill made it 11-6, EKU. scored the next four points, including a Caitlyn Flees ace and another Emma Closurdo kill, to move ahead 15-6. UT Arlington later cut the margin from 19-10 to 19-13 on an EKU. service error and back-to-back Evyn Snook<\/a> kills. Eastern Kentucky pushed the set to 24-16 on an Addison Burke kill, and after UTA added two points, a service error ended the set at 25-18.
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\nUTA answered an early 4-1 deficit by pulling even at 5-5, with Dixie Nessl<\/a> and Sikora putting down kills before a Sikora-Hana Aiana<\/a> block helped bring the set level. The teams traded points through 13-13, but Eastern Ky. moved ahead 19-15 behind kills from Emilee Hill and Alexis Bull<\/a>-Hudson block. UT Arlington cut into the gap with consecutive Sikora kills to make it 20-18 and later got an Evyn Snook<\/a> kill and an Eastern Kentucky attack error to close within 23-22. EKU finished the set with kills by Hill and Bull to take it 25-22.
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\nEKU opened the third set with five straight points and later stretched the margin to 10-1 behind kills from Emma Closurdo and a service ace by Audrey Hudson. UTA worked back into the set, getting kills from Mazi Smith<\/a>, Nessl, Hana Aiana<\/a> and Sikora during a push that cut the deficit to 13-11. After the Mavericks pulled within 15-13 and 16-14, Eastern Kentucky answered with four straight points to move ahead 20-14. Camryn McMinn<\/a> had three late kills for UTA, but EKU reached set point at 24-18 and closed the set 25-18 on a kill by Emilee Hill.
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\nGame Notes<\/p>\n


\n\tEmilee Sikora<\/a> led the Mavericks with 13 kills and 14 points.
\n\tSikora also recorded a team-high 40 attacks.
\n\tErica Dellesky<\/a> recorded a team-high 35 assists.
\n\tUTA finished with 36 kills and a .132 hitting percentage. <\/p>\n

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\nUP NEXT
\nUTA heads on the road to face Abilene Christian on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.\u00a0
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–#BuckEm–<\/p>\n

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