UT Arlington volleyball sweeps; TCU splits

UT Arlington ran through its competition on the final day of The Big Daddy’s Invitational in Lake Charles, La., as it swept Jackson State 3-0 and Louisiana Tech 3-0.

The Mavericks recorded their first sweep of an away tournament since 2007 when they claimed three victories at the Marquette Kick-off Tournament.

“It’s a good confidence-builder to be able to come down here and win four matches,” UTA coach Diane Seymour said. “There are areas that we could have played better in, but our girls did a great job of weathering the storm.”

UTA is 7-1 for the season.

TCU volleyball

TCU split two matches at the TCU Nike Invitational

The Frogs (5-2) swept Prairie View A&M in a morning match 3-0, but were swept by Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0 in an evening match.

Chyna Perkins served out each set for the Frogs against Prairie View. Perkins notched a career-high four kills to go along with career-highs in hitting percentage (.429), service aces (3) and digs (7).

TCU played UALR tough in the first two games, falling 26-24 and 27-25. UALR won the last game 25-15.

Stafford has surgery

Texas center Imani McGee-Stafford had surgery to reinforce the tibia in her left leg, the school said.

School officials did not release details of whether McGee-Stafford was injured or what else may have prompted Friday’s surgery, other than to announce that she will begin rehabilitation immediately.

The 6-foot-7 junior from Los Angeles averaged 10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds last season as Texas went 22-12.

Florida TE hurt

Florida lost tight end Jake McGee for the season when he broke two bones in his lower left leg in Saturday’s 65-0 victory over Eastern Michigan.

McGee, a transfer from Virginia, was expected to be a significant contributor this season.

This story was originally published September 6, 2014 at 9:09 PM with the headline "UT Arlington volleyball sweeps; TCU splits."