Fourth Set Heroics Propel Troy over UT Arlington

FOLEY, Ala. – Troy gutted out a gritty four-set victory over UT Arlington Friday night inside the Foley Events Center behind a season-high 23 kills from Cheyenne Hayes. The Trojans secured their second-straight Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinal appearance with a 3-1 (25-18, 25-15, 20-25, 26-24) win over the Mavericks.

The win forced a 1-1 tie between all three teams in Pool B, but Troy advances to the semifinals by virtue of the percentage of sets won tiebreaker.

Troy's (11-7, 10-6 SBC) offense was firing on all cylinders early in the match as the Trojans hit .358 in the first two sets before UTA's (11-7, 10-6) defense slowed the attack in the third set. Ultimately, Troy used a 7-1 run…