ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington women's basketball team avenged an earlier season Sun Belt Conference loss to Georgia Southern, picking up a 70-49 victory on Kids Day at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
The Mavericks (17-10, 11-5 SBC) also picked up their sixth win in a row, while the Eagles (5-21, 2-13 SBC) fell for the third straight time. Georgia Southern completes its Texas swing on Saturday, taking on Texas State at 4 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas, in Sun Belt Conference action.
Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year Rebekah VanDijk scored nine of the first 11 points for the Mavericks as UTA built an 11-4 lead in the first four minutes of the contest.