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UT Arlington in action against Louisiana–Monroe. The Mavericks began competition in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, as the NCAA didn't sponsor women's sports until the early 1980s. UTA's first coach was Jody Conradt who was also the head coach for the basketball and softball teams. Right away, the Mavericks were ...
UT Arlington volleyball match v Louisiana–Monroe, 2019. The first season for volleyball at UT Arlington was in 1973. The volleyball team appeared in the national rankings in the 1970s during their time in the AIAW and towards the end of the 1980s in the NCAA. They advanced to the NCAA Division I Volleyball Final Four in 1989. [15]
UT Arlington fields teams or competitors in 15 NCAA Division I events, including baseball, basketball (men's and women's), tennis, golf, softball, track, cross country and women's volleyball. Volleyball achieved the greatest team success in the history of the university by advancing to the 1989 NCAA Volleyball Final Four .
The UTA student body had just approved a $2 an hour student fee for the resurrection of football and addition of two women's programs, golf and soccer. In January, President Spaniolo stated the university was going to pursue a new indoor arena for the university, which would replace Texas Hall for the athletic teams.
Among the most notable athletics events of the UTA era were the termination of the university's football program in 1985, [90] the women's volleyball team advancing to the Final Four in the 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, [17] and the Movin' Mavs and Lady Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball teams winning nine and two national ...
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The 1988 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 17, 1988, when Texas defeated Hawaiʻi 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match. Texas won the school's first NCAA championship and became the first non- California or Hawaii university to win the NCAA national championship (Texas also won the ...
Notable athletics events during the UTA era include the termination of the university's football program in 1985, the women's volleyball team advancing to the Final Four in the 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, and national championships for the Movin' Mavs (nine) and Lady Movin' Mavs (two) wheelchair basketball teams.