The Mavericks were happy to come back to Arlington after a 4 game road losing streak. UTA took care of TCU in extra innings on Tuesday when Preston Beck scored on a wild pitch to give the Mavs a 4-3 win. UTA then opened up a 3 game Southland Conference series against the Central Arkansas Bears.

By Jordan Victorin

Last week students got a chance to share their research in the tenth annual ACES event. This was an opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to express their project to other students, faculty and judges. Select presentations were awarded with various honors and rewards. For a complete list of winners visit uta.edu/aces.

By Jordan Victorin

UT-Arlington hosted 4 games over the past weekend and went 3-1. UTA improved to 9-3 and will travel to Wichita State for 2 games beginning Tuesday night.

By Jordan Victorin

On Wednesday night, seniors Lamarcus Reed, Bo Ingram and Bradley Gay walked off their home court for the last time as victors. The Mavs defeated the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders on senior night and capped off a perfect 8-0 campaign at home in conference. However, the Mavericks could not stay perfect Saturday night. UTA fell to UT San Antonio 97 to 88 and finished with an overall regular season record of 23-7. The Mavs will now travel to Katy, Texas for the State Farm Southland Conference Tournament. The number 1 seeded Mavericks will take on Nicholls State in their opener on Wednesday night at 6pm. The Mavericks have already secured an NIT berth, but can punch their ticket into the NCAA tournament with a Southland tournament championship.

By Jordan Victorin

On Friday night College Park Center hosted a prime time boxing event. ESPN Friday Night Fights rolled into town and attracted a whole new breed of sports fans. There were four matches on the undercard before the two prime time bouts took place. Before the main event, US Olympic member Shawn Estrada and Texas native Terrance Wood went the distance in an 8-round thriller. Estrada won the fight by unanimous decision. The main event was a junior welterweight bout between Mike Dallas JR and Miguel Gonzalez. Dallas known as “The Silent Assassin” bounced back from back to back losses to win by unanimous decision. 1,500 people attended this event and it was the first ESPN HD event broadcasted live from U-T-A.

By Jordan Victorin

The Mavericks men’s basketball team played a couple of road games this past week. On Tuesday, the Mavs extended their record game winning streak to 16 games when U-T-A roared back to defeat Stephen F. Austin 51 to 47. However the Mavs were unable to keep the streak going on Saturday night. As a part of the ESPN Sears Bracket Buster series, Weber State drained 14 three pointers in a nail biter to beat the Mavs 72 to 70. U-T-A will take their undefeated conference record to Lake Charles Louisiana when the Mavs take on McNeese State on Wednesday night.

By Jordan Victorin

The U-T Arlington Mavericks baseball team kicked off their 2012 season on a winning note. The Mavs took 2 out of 3 on the road against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs this past weekend. U-T-A opened with a blowout victory on Friday as the Mavs pounded out 21 hits in a 17 to 10 win. The Mavericks split a Sunday doubleheader winning 8 to 2 and losing the night cap 8 to 7. Tulane transfer Matt Shortall made a quick impression for U-T-A batting 500 with 7 R-B-I in the series. The Mavericks then pulled off an upset win on Monday as they beat 12th ranked Texas 7 to 5. Preston Beck hit a 2 run home run to give the Mavs a lead they would never relinquish. U-T Arlington’s home opener is Friday afternoon versus Houston Baptist.

By Jordan Victorin

The curtain closed on Texas Hall after a UTA 63-54 victory over Stephen F. Austin. The Mavericks moved to 13-5 overall as LaMarcus Reed hit a couple of key field goals down the the stretch to close out the Lumberjacks. After the game finished, the curtain literally came down to mark the end of the Texas Hall era. It was an emotional night as well as an exciting night because the crowd knew the countdown was on. UTA head basketball coach Scott Cross pumped up the fans and encouraged them to bring the noise to the new College Park Center. The new arena opens on February 1st with a UTA men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader versus UTSA.

By: Jordan Victorin