LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Despite 17 tie scores and its best hitting percentage in a month, Little Rock dropped a close match to UT Arlington in the Trojans' home Sun Belt Conference opener Friday evening.
The 3-0 final score had set scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-22. Despite the score, neither team dominated at any one point. After UT Arlington took a six-point lead in the first set – the largest lead any team would see in the match – Little Rock went on a 6-1 run to pull within one and never be put away until the final point was registered.
FINAL | UT Arlington 3, Little Rock 0 | 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 | Box Score | PDF | Photo Gallery
Behind the Box Score
- Laura Jansen put down nine of her 19 kills in the first set.
- The largest lead for any team came by six points for UT Arlington in the first set before Little Rock stormed back and pulled within one (23-22) on a 6-1 run.
- The first set was the only set in the match that Little Rock was out-blocked (4-3).
- Laura Jansen led all players in the second set with six kills. Carol Barbosa added five.
- Little Rock registered two blocks to UT Arlington's none in the second set.
- Carol Barbosa led all players with seven kills in the third set.
- The Trojans hit a match-best .324 in the third set.
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 19,
Laura Jansen
Assists: 24,
Nathalia Vigineski
Service Aces: 1,
Diana Giordani,
Alyssa Nayar,
Janae Thurston
Digs: 12,
Maile Levy
Blocks: 4,
Janae Thurston
Notables
- Laura Jansen tied a season- and career-high with 19 kills in the match.
- Little Rock's hitting percentage of .217 is the highest the team has hit since Sept. 13.
- Nathalia Vigineski tied a season-high three blocks.
- UT Arlington edged their lead in the all-time series to 16-14.
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