All-for-one attitude, tough defense are a perfect mix for UTA

Published: December 17, 2007, 7:18 am

By HEIDI PEDERSON ARLINGTON -- UT-Arlington was trailing 59-55 with 1:40 remaining at Wichita State, and the Shockers appeared to have the momentum.The Mavericks huddled on the court during a timeout, and forward Anthony Vereen reminded his teammates how hard they had been working since the spring."They weren't up at 5:30 every morning! We were the ones up at 5:30!" Vereen yelled. "We're going to win this game!"And the Mavericks proceeded to do just that. They came away with a 60-59 victory in Wichita on Dec. 7 and improved to 8-0.UTA is off to its best start in program history and are 14th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. The ranking is the first of any kind for the program.UTA will put its undefeated record on the line at 7 tonight against TCU at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. If the Mavs beat the Horned Frogs, they would tie the program's record for consecutive wins.TCU won last season's matchup 97-89 in double overtime and hasn't lost to UTA since 1981. However, the

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