Rhode Island Starters (0-2)
Ma. Disu, Me. Disu, Owens, Shilling, Abuto, Butler, Blaney

UT Arlington Starters (2-0)
Blank, Reagor, Brown, Ford, Pucket, Tritt, Wells
 
How It Happened
Rhode Island was swept for the second consecutive match, falling to UT Arlington 25-17, 25-19, 25-17 Saturday afternoon at the Amy Svoboda Memorial, hosted by Air Force.

Set One - UT Arlington 25, Rhode Island 17
What started as a highly competitive opening set fell apart late for Rhode Island. The teams were never separated by more than two points through the first 31 rallies. With UT Arlington up 16-15, the Mavericks ran off five of the next six points to open a 21-16 edge. Jalie Tritt, Briana Brown and Paige Reagor each had a kill while Evyn Snook added an ace. Brown closed out the set with back-to-back kills from Mollie Blank.

Set Two - UT Arlington 25, Rhode Island 19
The momentum continued into the second set, as UT Arlington grabbed five of the first six points. The lead steadily grew to 15-9 before Rhody rallied with five consecutive points (blocks) to get within one at 15-14. Gabrielle Shilling had two blocks assists - one each with Madi Disu and Megan Disu - and also had a kill to key the Rams. A Briana Brown kill out of a UT Arlington timeout stopped the run, and the Mavericks quickly regained control by scoring six of the next points for a 21-15 lead. Contest to trade points from there, UT Arlington closed out the set on a Paige Reagor kill.

Set Three - UT Arlington 25, Rhode Island 17
With the scored tied 7-7, the Mavericks got blocks on three consecutive points. Paige Reagor was in on all three, getting one solo stuff and two block assists to spark a 7-2 run. UT Arlington never looked back from there. A 4-0 run made the score 21-13 and Rhody never got closer than seven points away from there.

Inside the Box Score

• Freshman Megan Disu had team-high eight kills.
• Junior Andrea Owens and freshman Madi Disu each added seven kills.
• No other Ram had more than three.
• Freshman walk-on Chloe Abuto made her first career start.
• Freshman Catalina Hendricks led the Rams with eight digs while adding nine assists.
• Junior Katie Butler had 16 assists and six digs.
• The Rams had 32 kills and 15 errors in 90 attacks, for a team hitting percentage of .189.

Up Next
Rhode Island plays one more match at the Amy Svoboda Memorial when it battles in-state rival Bryant Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST. The match will stream on the Mountain West Network.