Feb. 25, 2010

ARLINGTON, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington director of athletics Pete Carlon has announced a one-year contract extension for head volleyball coach Diane Seymour through the 2011 volleyball season.

"Diane Seymour has been a loyal and productive member of the UT Arlington Athletics family as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach for 19 years," Carlon said. "We look forward to her continued leadership for our women's volleyball program as it is quite evident that she has her team positioned well to achieve significant success both in the classroom and on the court."

Seymour completed her sixth season as head coach of the Mavericks in 2009 where she led her team back to the Southland Conference Tournament. UT Arlington finished with a 12-17 overall record and a sixth-place finish in the Southland Conference with an 8-8 league mark. UTA finished the conference slate with a 7-1 record at home.

The Mavericks are 48-28 at home under Seymour in six seasons with a 36-14 conference record at Texas Hall.

She has led UT Arlington to a pair of runner-up finishes in league play and guided them to a 24-7 record in 2004, which placed them third in the league standings. In 2006, the Mavericks were Southland Conference Tournament runner-up.

Three times the Mavericks have won at least 12 matches in league competition under Seymour, including 12-4 records in 2006 and 2007 and with a 15-5 league record in 2004. In addition, Seymour's teams have tallied a 21-11 record in five-set matches during her head coaching tenure.

Seymour was named interim head coach prior to the 2004 season and was later named the sixth head coach in program history on Nov. 22, 2004.