August 26, 2006
The Texas A&M volleyball team improved to 2-0 with a 30-19, 30-26, 30-25 victory against Missouri State today at the Hilton Classic in Moby Arena.
With the victory, A&M is the only undefeated team in the tournament. The Aggies conclude the event tonight at 5 p.m. against Morgan State, which lost to the Bears, 3-0, on Friday.
A&M began the day by outhitting the Bears, .324 to .051, in the opening game. Freshman Sarah Ammerman, who hails from Parker, Colo., led the Aggies?â„¢ charge, hitting .500 and posting 7 of her match-high 13 kills in the stanza.
There were four lead changes early in the game with A&M taking the lead for good on an Ammerman ace to put the Aggies ahead, 9-8. MSU tied the score at 9-all, before A&M began to pull away. The Aggies went up, 28-19 on a MSU service error and closed out the game with a kill by Ammerman and an ace by Kelsey Bryant.
A&M never trailed in Game 2, but the Bears stayed within six points the entire frame. Erin O?â„¢Conner, who led MSU with 11 kills in the match, put the Bears within three points at 29-26 before Ammerman put the game away with a kill from the back row.
A&M coach Laurie Corbelli subbed in several players from the bench in the third game, including freshman Jenny Banse, who saw the first action of her young career. Although A&M hit only .054 for the game, the Aggies held the Bears to a -.024 hitting percentage en route to completing the sweep.
Christi Hahn joined Ammerman in double-digit kills with 11 for the match, while hitting at a .match-high 556 clip. She also led the team with seven blocks as the Aggies outblocked MSU, 12-6 and also outhit the Bears, .202 to .069.
Mary Batis took match-high dig honors with 13. Bryant, who reached double figures in digs for the second consecutive match and the second time in her career, added 10.
Live scoring of tonight?â„¢s match will be available at AggieAthletic.com.
Short boxscore:
Missouri State vs Texas A&M (Aug 26, 2006 at Fort Collins, Colo.)
Texas A&M def. Missouri State 30-19,30-26,30-25
Missouri State (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - O'Connor, Erin 11-0-0; Adams, Jamie 6-0-4; Panzau, Katelyn 5-0-3; Lansing, Sara 4-1-2; Foley, Addie 4-0-0; Thomas, Sara 4-0-2; Harper, Shanda 2-0-1; Staubach, Sara 1-0-0; Vandepopulier, Nikki 0-1-0; Totals 37-2-6.0. (Assists) - Panzau, Katelyn 29. (Dig leaders) - Vandepopulier, Nikki 12; McAfee, Adeana 8; Panzau, Katelyn 8; Thomas, Sara 8
Texas A&M (2-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ammerman, Sarah 13-1-5; Hahn, Christi 11-0-7; Batis, Mary 7-1-0; Stanton, Kelly 6-3-4; Bryant, Kelsey 2-1-3; Kainz, Meghan 2-0-1; Banse, Jenny 1-0-1; Yon, Lindsey 1-0-0; Phillips, Jillian 0-0-1; Totals 43-6-12.0. (Assists) - Kainz, Meghan 38. (Dig leaders) - Batis, Mary 13; Bryant, Kelsey 10; Moore, Jen 8
Site: Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena)
Date: Aug 26, 2006 Attend: Time: 1:32
Referees: Gale House, Tom Pingel