A walk-off home run at the hands of junior KJ Murphy gave the softball team (10-13, 1-1) its first conference victory against Troy University 2-1 on Saturday at Allan Saxe Field.
Prior to hitting her first home run of the season, Murphy said she took a deep breath, focused in on the pitch and stuck to her game plan.
The Mavericks previously fell to the Trojans 11-2 in their conference opener Friday.
UTA got on the scoreboard early after a RBI double from senior infielder Whitney Walton allowed sophomore infielder Kimber Cortemelia to score from first base.