ARLINGTON, Texas — A third-quarter run propelled UT Arlington to a 67-53 win over Utah Valley University on Saturday afternoon in the College Park Center. Kylee Mabry and Eleyana Tafisi scored 13 points apiece to lead UVU while UTA's Gia Adams led all scorers with 19.
 
The Mavericks (15-14, 11-8) had four players score in double figures, with Taliyah Clark finishing with 17, Adela Valkova adding 11, and Avery Brittingham had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tahlia White finished with eight points and six boards, Liana Kaitu'u added seven points and Amanda Barcello had a team-high seven rebounds for Utah Valley. 
 
The Wolverines (9-18, 4-14) responded after a slow start to take a lead into the half after outscoring UT Arlington 20-12 in the second quarter. That turned a 14-7 deficit after one into a 27-26 halftime advantage. A 10-1 run in the second, with six points from Tafisi, gave UVU a 19-17 lead with just under four minutes to go in the first half. The Mavericks took the lead late in the quarter before Kaitu'u scored the final bucket of the half to put the Wolverines in front by one.
 
Utah Valley led 29-26 after Tafisi opened the third with a layup before a quick 9-0 spurt in less than two minutes of game time put UT Arlington back in front by six, 35-29. It was 41-35 with 3:14 remaining when the Mavericks closed the quarter by scoring nine of the final 11 points. The last five came from Clark including a three as time expired in the quarter to give her team a 50-37 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
 
The Wolverines closed to within eight in the fourth, on two separate occasions, but would get no closer.
 
The Mavericks forced 27 turnovers, securing 17 steals while turning it over 15 times against a Utah Valley team that entered the game with the best turnover margin in the WAC. The Wolverines had a 44-38 edge in rebounding and outshot the Mavericks from the field but 27 points from turnovers aided UTA in the win.
 
Utah Valley will now return home to close out the regular season with two games next week, starting with Tarleton State next Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m. in the UCCU Center.