ARLINGTON, Texas (October 23, 2026) – The University of North Alabama volleyball team will travel to Arlington, Texas for a UAC matchup against the UT Arlington Mavericks, beginning at 1 p.m. at College Park Center.  

This match will be the second time this season that the Lions and Mavericks have met. They faced off on Oct. 15, and the Lions earned the 3-2 win at CB&S Bank Arena. 

The match will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can follow along with live stats on StatBroadcast. They can also get their tickets at the link here. 

 

MATCH INFO 

North Alabama at UT Arlington 

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 

1 p.m. 

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NOTES 

SCOUTING THE LIONS: The Lions are currently hitting .231 to rank second in the UAC, and they hold opponents to .186 to rank fourth in the UAC. They also rank first in digs per set with 16.04. In the conference standings, the Lions are tied for third with Abilene Christian.  

LAST TIME OUT: The last match UNA played was on Oct. 22 against the Abilene Christian Wildcats, where the Lions lost 3-1. Abilene Christian won the first set 25-17, North Alabama won the second set 25-22, then Abilene Christian won the final two sets. Junior Reese Ricketts had 18 kills, while junior Kinslee McGowan had her 12th double-double of the season after 35 assists and 12 digs. Junior Dylann Garner added 11 kills, and freshman Anna Hoffmayer added eight. 

BACK-TO-BACK REESE: Reese Ricketts earned the UAC Player of the Week for the second week in a row on Monday, Oct. 19. Her and EKU's Emilee Hill were Co-Player of the Week. Ricketts earned the award after her outstanding performance last week, recording 50 kills to average 5.00 kills per set. She set a new career high against UT Arlington after recording 32 kills in a five-set win. She recorded 18 kills against Austin Peay and sparked the comeback to beat the Governors in the fifth set, recording nine kills and two blocks.  

TRANSFER IMPACT: North Alabama brought in one transfer this year, senior Phoebe Reyes Fortunato. The Dominican Republic native transferred from South Carolina, but prior to that spent two years at Barton Community College where she was a two-time NJCAA All-American. So far this season, she has 190 kills and puts up a .239 hitting percentage. She also has 66 digs and 26 blocks. 

MCGOWAN'S THIRD: Kinslee McGowan steps into year three as North Alabama's top returning setter. Her freshman campaign ended with the setter registering 400 assists to finish second on the team. McGowan additionally contributed 178 digs, 14 kills, 13 service aces and eight blocks. She had a breakout sophomore season, recording 1,164 assists to set the Division I single-season program record in assists and assists per set. She also earned four ASUN Setter of the Week awards in 2025 to break the program record. So far this season, she has 792 assists and leads the conference in assists per set with an average of 10.51. She has also earned three UAC Setter of the Week awards this season and reached a career milestone of 2,000 career assists against Abilene Christian on Sept. 24. 

FRESHMAN POWER: Freshman Anna Hoffmayer, the Ocean Springs, Miss. native, has made a difference immediately for the Lions, leading the team with 61 blocks. She also has 146 kills with a .322 hitting percentage, the highest of anyone on the team with 100+ kills. She ranks seventh in the UAC in hitting percentage. 

HITTERS HIT: The Lions have two hitters with at least 200 kills, juniors Reese Ricketts and Dylann Garner. Ricketts leads the way with 309 kills, ranking first in the UAC in kills, as well as kills per set with 4.01. The closest behind her is UT Arlington's Evyn Snook with 3.32. Garner has 219 kills and ranks seventh in the conference. 

THE DIGGERS: Martindale and McGowan are the two leaders in the dig category for the Lions. Martindale leads the team with 301, while McGowan has 233. 

SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS: UT Arlington enters the match with a 10-11 overall record and a 4-5 UAC record. The Mavericks have won their last two matches against West Georgia and Tarleton State following a 3-2 loss to the Lions in Florence, Ala. The team is currently hitting .184 and holds opponents to an average of .190. 

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST UT ARLINGTON: UNA and UT Arlington have only faced off once in the program's history. This sole meeting was earlier this season, just three matches ago. The Lions won the first two sets, followed by the Mavericks winning the next two to force a fifth set. The Lions won the fifth set 15-9 to remain an undefeated 5-0 in matches that go to five sets. 

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