UTA Volleyball Sweeps Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, La. – UT Arlington completed the season sweep of Louisiana after downing the Ragin’ Cajuns 3-0 at Earl K. Long Gym on Friday in Sun Belt play.

The Mavericks (17-9, 8-6 SBC) jumped out of the gates quick and never looked back. UTA opened up a 5-0 lead in the first before pulling away for a 25-16 win. The second set played much closer early, with the teams finding themselves tied at 8-8. However, the Mavs stole the momentum back in their favor with a 15-5 run to take the second, 25-17.

UTA started out hot against in the third, pulling out to a 6-0 lead, ultimately leading 9-2 before Louisiana (5-22, 1-13) was forced to call a timeout. The Mavs earned their ninth sweep of the season with a 25-14 final set.

Stacey Koch and Qiana Canete were the lone players with double-digit kills in the match. Koch finished with a match-high 11 kills, hitting .500 in the contest. Canete, hitting .400, smashed 10 kills and picked up eight digs overall. The pair’s 22 kills were just three short of Louisiana’s overall team total.

Cassidy Wheeler had a strong game from the setter position. Wheeler accounted for a match-high 30 assists. She also led the team with 10 digs to earn her seventh double-double of the year. As a team, UTA hit .361, holding Louisiana to just .067 in the match. UTA had 10 blocks overall, limiting the Ragin’ Cajuns to four.

Marisah Ingram moved into second all-time for a freshman with three block-assists in the match. Ingram now has 99 this season. Kim Draper leads all-time freshmen with 176. Ingram’s 103 overall blocks in 2015 put her tied for third in freshmen history.