The UTA volleyball team (7-7, 1-0) tipped off its conference opener with a win against Troy University on Friday at College Park Center.
UTA claimed the first set 25-21, taking the match lead 1-0.
Troy came back and won the second set 26-24 and tied the match 1-1.
UTA then won the third set 25-15 and took a 2-1 lead in the match.
The team then secured its first conference victory of the season as it took the fourth set 25-18.
Junior middle blocker Zhanelle Geathers collected 17 kills while senior outside hitter Qiana Canete collected 11 kills.