September 03, 2004
No. 15 Texas A&M set a school record for fewest points allowed as the Aggies easily disposed of McNeese State, 30-14, 30-17, 30-15, at the McDonald's/Texas A&M Invitational at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies pounded 55 kills, hitting .449 for the match, while holding the Cowgirls to only 19 kills and a -.020 hitting percentage. A&M junior outside hitter Laura Jones (Arlington, Texas) nearly single-handedly equaled McNeese's team kill total, taking match high honors for kills with 16. She tied for match-high honors for digs with 11 and also added a match-high four aces in the thrashing.
Aggie senior middle blocker Melissa Munsch (Columbus, Texas) added 12 kills while hitting at a career-high .733 clip. She tied Jones with 11 digs and led all players with nine blocks as A&M outblocked McNeese, 11-4.
Junior middle blocker Kendra Felder (Corpus Christi, Texas) also reached double digits in kills for A&M with 10 and hit .412 for the match.
Trisha Seale led the Cowgirls with six kills as McNeese suffered its first loss of the season to fall to 2-1.
The Aggies (2-0) conclude the tournament with a showdown against No. 3 UCLA Saturday at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Two-time USA Volleyball Olympian Stacy Sykora will be honored prior to the match and will be available for autographs immediately following the contest.
Texas A&M State Farm Player of the Match: Laura Jones
Tournament schedule/results:
Thursday, Sept. 2
McNeese State def. Georgia Southern 3-0 (30-28, 30-22, 30-25)
Friday, Sept. 3
McNeese State def. Samford 3-0 (30-21, 30-12, 30-22)
No. 15 Texas A&M def. Georgia Southern 3-0 (30-15, 30-27, 30-13)
No. 3 UCLA def. Southern Mississippi 3-0 (30-18, 30-22, 30-20)
No. 15 Texas A&M def. McNeese State 3-0 (30-14, 30-17, 30-15)
Samford vs. Georgia Southern 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 4
UCLA vs. Samford 10 a.m.
Georgia Southern vs. Southern Mississippi 12 p.m.
McNeese State vs. Southern Mississippi 4 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. UCLA 7 p.m.