MONROE, La. – The UTA volleyball team swept the Warhawks 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-13) to ruin ULM's Senior Day on Sunday afternoon in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

With the win, UTA pushes their winning streak to 4 matches and improves to 15-10 overall and 7-6 in conference actions, while ULM falls to 11-17 on the season and 1-11 in league play.

"We had two solid, team wins this weekend," said head coach J.T. Wenger. "We played a high-level brand of volleyball, and look forward to being back at home this coming weekend."
 
Madison Hill and Brooke Townsend led the Mavs with a match-high 9 kills each. Hill also hit .400 with 3 blocks and 3 digs. Petra Manderson chipped in with 8 kills (.421 hitting percentage) and 10 digs. Meredith Fisher finished with 5 kills, 3 digs and a pair of blocks, while Madelyn St. Germain, fresh off of recording her 1,000th career dig at Louisiana, tallied a match-high 23 digs. Kylee Kapp led UTA with 16 assists, while Jessica Stancliff recorded her third consecutive double-double (10 assists, 11 digs).
 
Trailing 8-7 in the opening set UTA used a 12-3 run to take a 19-13 lead. The Warhawks didn't go away quietly, as Ina Gosen's service ace and an error by UTA pulled the Warhawks within 2 points (22-20), but the Mavericks held on and took set one, 25-21.

UTA started set two with a 10-3 spurt. ULM responded with a 10-5 run to cut the Mavs lead down to 2 points (15-13), but the Mavericks scored 10 of the final 13 points of the set to grab a 25-16 win and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

Leading 6-5 early in the third set, the Mavericks used a 13-2 run to take a 19-7 lead and never looked back. The Mavs would cruise to a 25-13 win to secure the sweep.

UP NEXT
The Mavs return to College Park Center to host their final two matches of the 2019 regular season. UTA hosts Arkansas State on Friday, Nov. 8, before welcoming Little Rock to CPC on Senior Day (Sunday, Nov. 10, 12:00 p.m.).