SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State (22-8, 14-2 Sun Belt) turned in its 13th sweep of the season, defeating UT Arlington (16-12, 8-8 Sun Belt) 25-19, 25-14, 25-11 on senior night Friday at Strahan Arena in front of 2,419 fans (No. 5 all-time). With the win, the Bobcats are the outright Sun Belt Conference Champions for the second consecutive year.
 
"This was the best we have played in a while," said head coach Karen Chisum. "Overall, to repeat as regular-season champions absolutely pleases me. I could say that it is my job, but these girls are believers and worked hard to earn this championship. I am extremely proud of them. This was the largest crowd we had this year and they really brought some energy. I hope they come back for the conference tournament."
 
Seniors Micah Dinwiddie, Rylie Fuentes, Cheyenne Huskey and Konner Wood were honored before the first serve and started tonight's match. Dinwiddie and Wood have been with the Marron and Gold all four years and made history by logging 95 victories in their tenure, the most of any four-year student-athlete in the program's history.
 
"This senior class is fun to be around, and they are four nice young ladies. They work hard, they are talented and most importantly, really good people," said coach Chisum.
 
The Cats outhit the Lady Mavs .384-.118 and dominated their opponents in kills (48-29), assists (47-26) and digs (50-33). Texas State also held a slight 3-1 advantage in aces and a 6-2 margin in blocks. There was one lead change in the entire match.   
 
Senior outside hitter Huskey led all players with 19 kills behind a .429 hitting percentage. Huskey also finished with match-high two aces and added seven digs and one block in the win. Junior middle blocker Tyeranee Scott matched a career-high .900 attacking percentage after landing nine kills on 10 errorless swings. Sophomore setter Emily DeWalt dished out 38 assists and finished with five digs, four kills, and two blocks including one solo block. Freshman middle Tessa Marshall landed seven kills and paced the team with three blocks. Senior defensive specialist Dinwiddie logged a team-high 11 digs followed by fellow classmate and counterpart Wood who dug out a season-high nine balls.
 
Senior outside hitter Kylie Jedlicka led the Lady Mavs with 10 kills and had seven digs. Setters sophomore Kylee Kapp and freshman Jessica Stancliff logged 11 and 10 assists, respectively, and junior libero Madelyn St. Germain led all players with 17 digs and had UTA's only ace in the match.
 
Set 1
The Bobcats used a 5-0 run to grab ahold of an 11-6 lead and built their margin as large as six points on two different occasions. Texas State won the set 25-19 with a .364 hitting percentage highlighted by Huskey's seven kills.
 
Set 2
Texas State opened the stanza with four unanswered points and led UT Arlington 15-10 by the media timeout. The home team extended their lead 19-11 to pressure UTA into a timeout and closed the set on a 6-3 run for the 25-14 win. No Bobcat hitter registered an error in the set and the team hit .419 in the frame. Texas State never trailed in the set.
 
Set 3
The Bobcats ran away with the third set 25-11 to secure the league title outright. TXST opened with a 5-1 run that grew to a 10-4 lead before UTA called for time. The Maroon and Gold never looked back, however, as they hit .375 and held UTA to a .000 hitting percentage behind four team blocks.
 
Up next is the Sun Belt Conference Championships that will be held at Strahan Arena Nov. 21-24. The Bobcats will be the No. 1 seed and have an eight-day break before returning to the court Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
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