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2008 MAVERICK VOLLEYBALL UT ARLINGTON Volleyball Contact: Scott Lacefield (Sports Information Director) | [email protected]| (817) 272-2239 - office | (817) 691-3786 - cell | (817) 272-2254 - fax 2008 SCHEDULE >> MATCHES 5-7 >> AUGUST --- Mean Green Classic 29 vs. Jackson State ! W, 3-0 30 vs. Texas Tech ! L, 1-3 30 at North Texas ! W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 3 at SMU L, 0-3 UT ARLINGTON UTAH STATE SAN FRANCISCO UC-SANTA BARBARA --- SanSan Francisco Tournament Tournament Mavericks Aggies Dons Gauchos 5 vs. Utah State @ 4:30 pm 2008 Overall Record: 2-2 Overall Record: 0-4 Overall Record: 1-2 Overall Record: 1-1 6 at San Francisco @ 11 am Southland: 0-0 WAC: 0-0 West Coast: 0-0 Big West: 0-0 Coach: Diane Seymour Coach: Grayson DuBose Coach: Gilad Doron Coach: Kathy Gregory 6 vs. UC-Santa Barbara @ 5 pm Record (Yrs.): 76-51 (5th) Record (Yrs.): 30-36 (3rd) Record (Yrs.): 64-59 (5th) Record (Yrs.): 799-347-33 (34th) 10 vs. TCU 7 pm All-Time vs. UTA: 6-3 All-Time vs. UTA: 1-1 All-Time vs. UTA: 1-3 --- UT Arlington/Hilton Invitational Sept. 5 - 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6 - 11 a.m. Sept. 6 - 5 p.m. Live Stats: Live Stats: Live Stats: 12 vs. DUKE $ 7 pm www.usfdons.com www.usfdons.com www.usfdons.com 13 vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE $ 10 am 13 vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE $ 5 pm PREVIEW: USF ASICS/POWERADE CHALLENGE - SAN FRANCISO, CALIF. >> --- UT Arlington/Holiday Inn Invitational 19 vs. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK ( ) 7 pm UT ARLINGTON TAKES ON UTAH STATE, SAN FRANCISCO, UC-SANTA BARBARA IN TOURNEY The Mavs are coming off a three-set loss on the road against SMU on Wednesday night. The Mustangs hosted UT Arlington for their 20 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN ( ) Noon season opener after returning from the Baylor Invitational. UT Arlington is now preparing to face Utah State (0-4), San Francisco (1-2) and 20 vs. NEW MEXICO ( ) 7:30 pm UC-Santa Barbara (1-1) in the USF Asics/Powerade Challenge this weekend at War Memorial Gym (5,300) in San Francisco. 26 at UTSA * 7 pm 27 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * 4 pm Sophomore Bianca Sauls is coming off an error-free contest with 12 kills in 21 attempts against SMU on Wednesday. The trouble for the Mavericks was that outside of Sauls and freshman Tara Frantz (11 kills), no other UT Arlington player had more than three kills against the OCTOBER Mustangs. Currently Sauls (2.8 kills per set) and senior Ally Wade (2.29 kps) are averaging more than two kills per set. 2 vs. LAMAR * 7 pm 4 vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE * 4 pm The Mavericks have a combined 7-8 overall record against their three opponents they will face in San Francisco. Utah State owns a 6-3 advantage, despite the Mavs' current three game win streak with victories against the Aggies in 2006, 1990 and 1981. The last meeting be- 11 vs. Texas State * 2 pm tween Utah State and the Mavericks was when UT Arlington defeated Utah State (3-2) in a five-set match at the Oral Roberts Classic in 2006. 15 at Northwestern State * 7 pm UT Arlington and San Francisco have only faced each other twice, with the last meeting coming in 1992. The Dons won the last match-up 17 vs. CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 7 pm played in San Francisco (3-2), and the Mavs won their first meeting played in Provo, Utah, in 1983 (2-0). UC-Santa Barbara won the last match against UT Arlington in 2003 (3-0), but the Mavericks own a 3-1 series advantage with victories in 1987 and 1976 (two). 24 at Southeastern Louisiana * 7 pm 25 at Nicholls * 4 pm THE 2008 UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS >> 28 at Texas State * 7 pm Numerical Roster 31 vs. McNEESE STATE* 7 pm No. Name Pos. HT Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) Notes NOVEMBER 1 Christy Driscoll * MB 6-1 RS Fr. RS Roanoke, Texas (Keller) leads team with five solo blocks 1 vs. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN * 4 pm 2 Bianca Sauls * OH/S 5-11 So. 1L Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) named All-Tournament team at Mean Green Classic 7 at Sam Houston State * 7 pm 4 Tara Frantz * OH 6-1 Fr. HS Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) season-high 11 kills against SMU 8 at Lamar * 3 pm 5 Emily Shearin * MB 6-1 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson) named SLC Defensive Player of the Week (09/02/08) 6 Anna Schepcoff MB 6-1 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) three-time First Team All-District pick in H.S. 14 vs. TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 7 pm 7 Teena Sobczak * OH 6-0 Jr. 2L Plano, Texas (Plano West) SLC Offensive Player of the Week (08/05/07) 15 vs. UTSA 4 pm 8 Ally Wade OH 5-11 Sr. 3L Richardson, Texas (Plano East) career-high 11 kills in season opener against Jackson State 21-23 Southland Conference Tournament TBA 9 Alicia Shaffer * L/OH 5-10 Fr. HS Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia) leads team with 39 digs (2.6 digs/set) 10 Katie Utecht L 5-5 So. 1L Fort Worth, Texas (Boswell) played in seven matches as a freshman (2007) ! - Mean Green Classic (Denton, Texas) 11 Lauren Carpenter OH 5-10 Fr. HS Murphy, Texas (Plano East) made collegiate debut playing in two sets against SMU @ - San Francisco Tournament (San Francisco, Calif.) 12 Eld-hah Kaswatuka OH 5-9 Fr. HS Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) an All-District selection in volleyball and basketball in H.S. $ - UT Arlington/Hilton Invitational (Arlington, Texas) 14 Amanda Aguilera OH 5-10 Fr. HS Pearland, Texas (Pearland) notched 13 kills (.344 hitting percentage) against North Texas ( )- UT Arlington/Holiday Inn Invitational (Arlington, Texas) 15 Michelle Schwartz MB 5-11 Sr. 3L Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak) only returning player at the middle blocker position * - Southland Conference match 18 Raegan Daniel * S 5-9 RS So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Martin) marked career-high 45 assists against North Texas ^ - Southland Conference Tournament (Nacogdoches, Texas) * Projected Starters 2008 MAVERICK VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES ● UT Arlington at USF Asics/Powerade Challenge September 5-6, 2008 2008 UT ARLINGTON VOLLEYBALL 2008 QUICK FACTS >> TAKING A LOOK BACK >> NATIONAL RANKINGS >> GENERAL ● UT Arlington Drops Match in Three Sets to SMU CBS College Sports/AVCA Division I Name ___________________ University of Texas at Arlington - SMU hosted UT Arlington for its season opener on Wednesday, COACHES TOP 25 Poll City/Zip _______________________ Arlington, Texas 76013 Sept. 3, and they didn't disappoint their home fans with a three- 2008 POLL #1: September 1, 2008 Founded __________________ 1895 (Senior College in 1959) set sweep over the Mavs. Freshman Tara Frantz had a season-high Enrollment _______________________________ 25,000 Rank School (First-Place Votes) ________ Record ______ Last Week Nickname _____________________________ Mavericks 11 kills for the Mavs, and sophomore Bianca Sauls led UT Arling- ton with 12 kills and a .571 hitting percentage. No other Maverick 1. Penn State (60) _____________3-0 _________ 1 School Colors ____________Royal Blue and White (Orange trim) 2. Nebraska _________________2-0 _________ 7 Affiliation __________________________ NCAA Division I had more than three kills in the match. With UT Arlington holding 3. Stanford _________________1-1 _________ 2 Conference _____________________________ Southland an 18-17 lead in the first set, SMU followed with an 8-0 run to close 4. Texas ___________________1-1 _________ 3 President ___________________________ James Spaniolo out the set and to take momentum with them into the second set. 5. California ________________2-0 _________ 5 Alma Mater _______________________Michigan State, '68 SMU then notched 21 kills in the second set and closed the match 6. UCLA ___________________2-1 _________ 6 Director of Athletics ______________________ Pete Carlon with a .342 hitting percentage in the third and final set. 7. Southern California___________0-2 _________ 4 Alma Mater _________________________ Iowa State, '75 8. Florida __________________2-0 _________ 8 Senior Woman Administrator ________________ Debbie Garcia 9. Washington _______________2-0 _________ 9 Alma Mater ________________________ UT Arlington, '97 10. Wisconsin ________________3-0 ________ 13 Athletic Dept. Phone ____________________(817) 272-2261 ● Mavs Take Second at Mean Green Classic 11. Hawai'i __________________1-2 ________ 12 - UT Arlington finished second at the Mean Green Volleyball Classic 12. Minnesota ________________3-0 ________ 16 HISTORY with a five-set match victory over host-school North Texas (25-13, 13. Oregon __________________2-1 ________ 11 First Year of Volleyball _________________________ 1973 15-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11). Bianca Sauls was named to the 14. Cal Poly __________________1-1 ________ 10 Overall All-Time Record ___________ 914-461-9 (entering 2008) 15. Middle Tennessee____________3-0 ________ 15 No. Years in Final Four/Last _____________________ 1/1989 All-Tournament team. Texas Tech won the tournament title with a 3-0 record. The Mavs started the match with an impressive .632 16. BYU ____________________3-0 ________ 20 No. Years in NCAA Tournament/Last ________________ 8/2002 17. Colorado State _____________3-0 ________ 17 Last Post-Season Opponent ____________________ Arizona hitting percentage in the first set (13 kills-1 error-19 attacks). Sauls 18. Purdue __________________3-0 ________ 25 Result _________________________L, 22-30, 26-30, 20-30 posted a double-double with a team-high 16 kills and with 10 digs. 19. Illinois __________________3-0 ________ NR Amanda Aguilera notched three kills in the fifth set and finished 20. Kansas State _______________2-1 ________ 14 FACILITY with 13 on the match. Raegan Daniel recorded a career-high 21. San Diego ________________3-0 ________ 22 Home Arena ____________________________ Texas Hall 45 assists and Emily Shearin led all players with eight blocks (two 22.