The volleyball team (9-5, 1-1) will head northeast to play two matches in Arkansas. UTA will face the University of Arkansas at Little Rock at 6 p.m. Friday before squaring off against Arkansas State University at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Mavericks split their opening Sun Belt Conference matches last weekend as they defeated the University of Louisiana Monroe before falling to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in four sets.
Little Rock (2-12, 0-2) is UTA’s next West Division opponent, which is under its worst start to the season since 2010 when it opened the season 2-16. The Trojans have taken just nine of 48 sets played this season, accumulating a .